On June 17, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied Brown-Daub Chevrolet of Nazareth’s motion to dismiss a putative class action alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (TCPA) National Do Not Call Registry (DNCR) provisions. In Pero v. Brown-Daub Chevrolet of Nazareth (E.D. Pa. June 17, 2026), the
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Verification Texts Are Not Automatically TCPA Ads, New Jersey Court Holds
On May 20, 2026, in Zelma v. Wonder Group Inc. (D.N.J. May 20, 2026), a federal court in New Jersey largely dismissed Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) claims against food-tech company Wonder Group Inc. (Wonder), holding that two bare verification-code text messages were not “telephone solicitations” or “unsolicited advertisements.”
The TCPA regulates certain calls and…
Texas Mini-TCPA Gets a Makeover: What Businesses Need to Know
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) is a federal law designed to protect consumers from unwanted telemarketing and intrusive solicitation practices. Many states have also enacted similar state laws governing telephone solicitations, so called “mini-TCPAs.” One such state is Texas, which has had a mini-TCPA in place since 2009.
The Texas mini-TCPA applies…
Privacy Tip #154 – Accessing the Do-Not-Call Registry
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulates the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR), which requires marketing entities to eliminate from telemarketing campaigns telephone numbers that are listed on the Do-Not-Call Registry (the Registry).
Although many of us have both our residential and cell phone numbers listed with the Registry, we still get many, many annoying and inconvenient…
TOPS Software Company Hit with TCPA Class Action
Last week, TOPS Software LLC (TOPS), a software company that specializes in condominium and homeowners association communication platforms, was served with a class action in Illinois federal court which alleges that TOPS violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by using auto dialer technology to solicit consumers to attend the “CAMfire conference.” The CAMfire Conference…
FTC Issues National Do Not Call Data Book for Companies
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued the National Do Not Call Registry (the Registry) Data Book (Data Book) for Fiscal Year 2016 last week. The Registry is used by consumers to choose not to receive telemarketing calls. Consumers can visit the Registry’s website and input their telephone number into the list. Businesses are supposed to…