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Context Matters: An ‘Established Business Relationship’ Can Be Created During a ‘Telephone Solicitation,’ Thus Preventing Subsequent Calls From Violating the TCPA

By Rand L. McClellan on July 23, 2020 Posted in Telephone Consumer Protection Act

A federal court has ruled that an “established business relationship” can be created during a call, even if that call is a “telephone solicitation” that violates the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Charvat v. Southard Corp., No. 2:18-cv-190 (S.D. Ohio). A copy of the opinion is attached; the defendants in this matter are represented by … Continue Reading

California Delays Privacy Law Enforcement and Congress Is Lobbied to Pre-empt the Law

By Alan L. Friel on September 25, 2018 Posted in CCPA, State Legislation

This summer California enacted, effective Jan. 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), a privacy law unprecedented in the U.S. that grants California residents a broad range of European-like privacy rights. Amendments passed as SB 1121 on Aug. 31 and signed into law by Gov. Brown on Sept. 23 extend the time for the California … Continue Reading