Category Archives: Direct Response

Supreme Court Hands TCPA and Privacy Defendants a Gift

The U.S. Supreme Court handed telemarketing and privacy defendants a nice gift in May. In Spokeo Inc. v. Robins, the court denied standing to an individual who had brought a federal class action against a consumer reporting agency that operates … Continue reading

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Supreme Court Rules Government Cannot Freeze ‘Untainted’ Funds

In the December 2015 edition of The DRMA Voice (Supreme Court to Decide Whether Government can Freeze ‘Untainted’ Funds), I wrote about the U.S. Supreme Court oral argument this term in Luis v. United States, which framed – in stark … Continue reading

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FTC ‘Avalanche’ Crushes Settling Defendant for Fibbing on Financials

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary figuratively defines “avalanche” as “a sudden great or overwhelming rush or accumulation of something,” such as being hit by an avalanche of paperwork. Last month, a party to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was … Continue reading

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