In the wild new world of TCPA litigation following the end of binding deference to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), one of the more salient questions is whether the Do-Not-Call (DNC) Registry’s protections extend to the sending of text messages. Florida finds itself at ground zero for this debate after three different federal district courts
The Supreme Court’s June 2025 decision in McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates v. McKesson Corp. has upended the long-settled framework for Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) compliance and litigation. As we discussed in our rundown of the decision, by holding that courts are no longer required to defer to FCC interpretations of the TCPA, McLaughlin invites
On June 20, 2025, the Supreme Court issued perhaps the most momentous decision in Telephone Consumer Protection Act history with McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corp. This landmark ruling jettisons decades of established practice that bound district courts to follow the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) interpretations of the TCPA.
TCPA litigation has already been
Over the past few years, we’ve seen a wave of consumer lawsuits filed under Florida’s Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA), many of them alleging violations of the law’s “quiet hours” provision based solely on the timing of emails. That legal loophole has now been closed.
On May
Last year, the FCC adopted new rules under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) designed to expand consumers’ rights to revoke consent to receive robocalls and text messages. As we noted in a prior post, these changes were set to take effect on April 11, 2025, and would require businesses to treat any valid
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has a new rule under the TCPA for revocation of consent for robocalls and text messages set to go into effect on April 11, 2025. This rule is designed to give consumers greater control over their ability to withdraw consent for marketing communications. Businesses that use text messaging and