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Following up on a report last week, a bill has been introduced in the Senate by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-Nev.] that would criminalize robocalls, with the intention of putting perpetrators behind bars. Senate Bill 1826, the “Deter Obnoxious, Nefarious, and Outrageous Telephone Calls Act of 2019” or DO NOT …

Yet another Senator is planning on introducing yet another bill aimed at eliminating robocalls, according to a published report. This time, it’s Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-Nev.], who plans to introduce legislation that would criminalize robocalls. Sen. Cortez Masto is joined by Sen. Charles Schumer [D-N.Y.], Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-Minn.], …

A second Appeals Court has ruled that an exemption granting collectors the use of automated telephone dialing system when collecting debts owed to or guaranteed by the federal government is unconstitutional, and reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit. A copy of the ruling in Duguid v. Facebook, Inc., …

A District Court judge in Wisconsin has denied a motion for summary judgment filed by the owner of a company that provided autodialing services after he was sued by a serial plaintiff for allegedly violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. A copy of the ruling in Cunningham v. Montes can …

An individual has filed a lawsuit against a cable company in Florida, alleging he received more than 150 collection calls to his cell phone that were made via an automated telephone dialing service without first receiving the plaintiff’s consent and after he told the defendant to stop calling him, alleging …

A District Court judge in Florida has denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for allegedly violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by making collection calls to an individual’s cell phone using an automatic telephone dialing system without first receiving expressed permission to do so. A copy …

A District Court judge in Texas has granted summary judgment in favor of a defendant that was accused of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, in part because the plaintiff’s mother heard the plaintiff revoke consent to being contacted, except for the fact …

In one of those cases that sounds like it is fascinating to lawyers and courtroom junkies but flies over the head of the rest of us, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has essentially affirmed a lower court’s ruling that the receipt of a single unwanted text message …

A District Court judge in California has declined to certify a class action lawsuit alleging a defendant violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by making collection calls to individuals who were not the intended recipients of the communications. A copy of the ruling in Revitch v. Citibank can be accessed …

An exemption under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act that allows for individuals to be contacted on their cell phones using an automated telephone dialing system without first providing consent when collecting on debts that are guaranteed by the federal government is unconstitutional, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday. …