The FCC’s TCPA “opt-out” notice requirements for sending solicited faxes continues to be weakened.
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| 05.10.2017 |
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| 08.09.2016 |
We are pleased to report a victory in the Eastern District of Missouri in an FDCPA case concerning the collection of statutory post-judgment interest on an unpaid Missouri state court judgment. |
| 12.17.2015 |
Courts sometimes have trouble determining whether a warranty explicitly extends to future performance. A recent case provides refreshing clarity on the issue. |
| 11.16.2015 |
A new theory of securities fraud may prove important (and dangerous) to manufacturers. |
| 11.10.2015 |
If you’re like many manufacturers who sell internationally, your standard terms and conditions provide that the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (“CISG”) does not apply to your transaction. But, maybe they don’t, or maybe your disclaimer is ineffective (it happens a lot). In those instances, it’s important to understand where CISG differs from Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code, which typically covers sales of goods within the United States. |
| 09.02.2015 |
The United States District Court for the Southern District of California recently issued an order denying class certification to a nationwide putative class of consumers against The CBE Group, Inc. (“CBE”), which alleged that CBE made over 500 million calls to these consumers’ cell phones without their prior express consent in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. § 227, et seq. (“TCPA”). Blair, et al. v. The CBE Group, Inc., No. 3:13-cv-00134-MMA-WVG (S.D. Cal. August 26, 2015). |
| 08.27.2015 |
One thing that telemarketers and other companies that communicate with their customers by calling their customer’s cellphones crave is clarity under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), 47 U.S.C. § 227. The Sixth Circuit recently shed some light on the meaning of “prior express consent” under the TCPA in connection with calls by a creditor to its debtor’s cellphone in the case of Hill v. Homeward Residential, Inc., No. 14-4168 (6th Cir. August 21, 2015). |
| 08.26.2015 |
In the case of Davidson v. Capital One Bank (USA), N.A., No. 14-14200 (August 21, 2015), the Eleventh Circuit had occasion to decide whether a bank that collects on defaulted debt it acquired from another bank is a “debt collector” under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692-1692p. |
| 07.06.2015 |
If you review the terms and conditions given by many manufacturers in their invoices (including, probably, yours), you likely will find a provision that says something to the effect of “we agree to sell you this product if, and only if, you agree to each of these terms and conditions.” It’s a common term, and there’s a good reason for it: it can counteract standard form language in the buyer’s purchase order that you don’t like. |
| 07.01.2015 |
There is almost never such a thing as a magic word anymore. In medieval England, people would recite things three times to get magical protection (“third time’s the charm”). Similarly, in the earliest days of the law, parties would write contracts “under seal” that protected them, regardless of whether the contract was otherwise valid. That is what a magic word does; it protects you just by being there. Today, the law hates magic words; courts constantly dig into the hidden meaning behind material terms and the intent and understanding of the parties who use them. Because there is almost never such a thing as a magic word these days, when one does occur business owners would do well to take note. |