On May 7, 2013, the US District Court for the Central District of California granted final approval of Steven Madden, Ltd.’s settlement of a nationwide class action alleging that it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by sending plaintiff and class members unsolicited text message ads.
On May 9, 2013, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Declaratory Ruling interpreting various provisions of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).
On May 7, 2013, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) concerning potential actions it is considering to address problems associated with rural long-distance call completion.
Arent Fox Complex Commercial Litigation Partner Debra Albin-Riley was quoted in a Daily Journal article profiling Superior Court Judge Donna F. Goldstein, who entered a complete defense verdict in a case involving client Mission Community Hospital.
Partner Hunter Carter was featured in Law360, Laywers.com, and Society for Human Resource Management commenting on the US Supreme Court’s hearings on two key gay rights cases: Hollingsworth v. Perry, a dispute centered on California’s Proposition 8, and US v. Windsor, which targets a part of DOMA th
Partner Hunter Carter appeared in one of Chile’s largest circulation print publications, The Clinic, to discuss his fight against the Chilean government for not recognizing same-sex marriage.
Partner Hunter Carter appeared on CNN Chile to discuss the debate over gay marriage in Chile and the complaint brought against the State of Chile in the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights by the Gay Liberation Movement.
Managing Partner Matthew Clark and Automotive leader Aaron Jacoby were quoted in a Daily Journal article after the firm announced it signed a lease for a new San Francisco office.
Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held a press conference to announce that it recently filed 8 separate complaints in federal courts across the country against entities and individuals sending “spam” text messages offering purportedly free gift cards to consumers.
On February 26, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected a petition filed by American Electricity Power Services Corporation and other power companies challenging a 2011 Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) order concerning pole attachments.
The deadline for filing annual certificates of compliance with federal Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) rules with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is Friday, March 1, 2013.
Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) concerning potential actions it is considering to address problems associated with rural long-distance call completion.
Today the Staff of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a report titled Mobile Privacy Disclosures: Building Trust Through Transparency that makes recommendations for best practices in safeguarding user privacy on mobile devices.
Arent Fox Partner Jenny Lee will be speaking on the panel, “Examining the Latest Activity of the CFPB, Coordination Amongst the Different Federal Agencies and What to Expect from Federal Enforcement Going Forward,” as part of the 31st National Forum on Consumer Finance Class Actions on July 23-24.