Following the Supreme Court’s decision in McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates v. McKesson Corp., which we discussed last year in depth, federal courts have gained the ability to deviate from the Federal Communications Commission’s interpretations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Last week, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued what may be the most
In Florida’s 2026 legislative session, both chambers will consider bills that would impose strict requirements for caller identification on businesses. The bills target both telecommunications companies and the callers. While the legislation is presumably meant to target telephone scams and robocalls, its broad blocking mandates and authentication requirements would impact any company that places calls
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
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
In a recently issued ruling, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) declared that “ringless voicemails” are “calls” subject to the requirements of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Ringless voicemail technology delivers messages directly to wireless users’ voicemail boxes without ringing their devices. The FCC’s new ruling clarifies that ringless voicemails are treated no differently
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering opening another front in robocalling enforcement by declaring “ringless voicemails” subject to consumer consent and other requirements under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Ringless voicemails deliver messages directly to wireless users’ voicemail boxes without ringing their devices. Proponents of the technology have long argued that such messages
In a landmark decision released this morning, the U.S. Supreme Court finally answered the question that has been at the heart of Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) litigation for decades – what constitutes an autodialer? – and the decision is a huge win for TCPA defendants. In Facebook v. Duguid, the Supreme Court unanimously