Last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard oral argument in ACA International v. FCC, the appeal of the Federal Communication Commission’s July 2015 declaratory order interpreting the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The D.C. Circuit may soon clarify the TCPA’s restrictions on automated telephone dialing, a result many affected businesses throughout the country would welcome.
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Emma C. Merritt
More Slack Fill Litigation, and Retailers Are Not Exempt
By Ryan G. Rich & Emma C. Merritt on
Slack-fill litigation has increased in recent years as class plaintiffs allege that companies are deliberately including empty space in their packaging to deceive consumers into paying higher prices for lower product quantities. Mars, Inc. and its M&M’s Minis are the latest target of a class action. …
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