The California Privacy Protection Agency has taken enforcement action against LocateSmarter LLC, an Iowa data broker, for failing to register timely and requiring Californians...

A federal judge in Florida has ordered TCPA defendant Czar Marketing Group to appear in court with their CRM system for live examination after defense counsel failed to produce promised discovery records. The court's unprecedented decision to conduct an in-person evidentiary hearing stems from suspicious similarities between production documents and concerns about altered records, raising questions about discovery compliance and potential spoliation.

A federal court in New York delivered a significant victory for TCPA defendants by dismissing a class action lawsuit that challenged text message practices. The ruling addressed critical questions about opt-out procedures, caller ID requirements for SMS messages, and whether responding affirmatively to a solicitation constitutes consent for follow-up communications.

Three CEOs unite to discuss the groundbreaking merger of Contact Center Compliance and PureCaller ID into Sonera, exploring what this major consolidation means for the telecommunications compliance industry.

A California federal court granted three motions to dismiss in a privacy case involving alleged unauthorized disclosure of personal information collected through a chiropractic appointment booking website. The court addressed critical questions about standing requirements, the applicability of federal wiretap laws, and whether California's Invasion of Privacy Act extends to internet communications.

A California class action lawsuit against SoundHound AI alleges the company secretly intercepted and recorded customer phone calls to Chipotle restaurants using AI voice agents, raising novel questions about third-party vendor liability under California's wiretapping law. The complaint argues that routing calls through SoundHound's servers for AI training and data sharing with OpenAI constitutes unauthorized eavesdropping, even when customers believe they're speaking directly with the restaurant.

A Florida court examines whether a patient's alleged revocation of consent can override an established business relationship defense under the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act.

A California company facing a CIPA violation demand letter over its use of Google Analytics 4 and HubSpot has taken the unprecedented step of filing a preemptive declaratory judgment action against serial litigant Vivek Shah. The case now tests whether federal courts will entertain such reverse actions when a plaintiff has sent hundreds of similar demand letters but hasn't yet filed the actual lawsuit.

The Eastern District of Pennsylvania examines whether a phone number with mixed business and residential use qualifies for TCPA protection, ultimately ruling on summary judgment based on how the plaintiff publicly represented the number during the relevant period. The court applies equitable estoppel principles and evaluates five factors to determine if a number should be classified as residential or business for telecommunications law purposes.

Palm Beach Tan agrees to pay $2.5 million to settle a TCPA class action lawsuit over text messages sent after customers requested to stop communications. The settlement reveals an extensive list of words and phrases that constitute valid opt-out requests, providing crucial guidance for businesses managing SMS marketing campaigns.

A federal court in Michigan has ruled that Rocket Mortgage must first prove Mark Dobronski actually submitted an online inquiry form before it can enforce an arbitration agreement embedded in that form's terms.

A federal judge in Los Angeles has declared Vivek Shah a vexatious litigant after he filed 29 lawsuits in under five years, with seven nearly identical California Invasion of Privacy Act complaints in just seven months. The ruling examines the pattern of Shah filing cases and then abandoning them before judicial rulings, raising questions about whether this represents legitimate litigation or a strategy to extract quick settlements without testing claims in court.

A California federal court allows CIPA wiretapping claims against Wayfair to proceed based on allegations that third-party tracking tools intercepted user communications before reaching the company's servers. The decision examines whether website tracking technology constitutes illegal interception under California's decades-old privacy statute and whether trap-and-trace device prohibitions apply to modern analytics tools.

The Third Circuit has ruled that a two-page fax promoting a pharmaceutical patient assistance program qualifies as an unsolicited advertisement under the TCPA, even when framed as "support" rather than a direct sales pitch.

When Wayfair faced a CIPA lawsuit over tracking pixels allegedly sharing user browsing data with six social media platforms, the company deployed nearly a dozen creative legal defenses—from encryption arguments to First Amendment claims. The court systematically rejected almost every theory, yet Wayfair secured dismissal of one claim for an unexpected reason that had nothing to do with the merits.

A federal court in New York dismissed a California consumer tracking class action on standing grounds after the case was transferred from the Northern District of California, finding that device identifiers, email addresses, and even Venmo transaction data failed to establish concrete injury under Second Circuit precedent. The ruling demonstrates how venue transfer can fundamentally alter the legal landscape of privacy litigation, as the court applied stricter Second Circuit standing requirements rather tha

A New Jersey federal court recently ruled that text messages qualify as "telephone calls" under TCPA Section 227(c)(5), but the decision's reasoning directly contradicts arguments...