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The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has issued a Monetary Penalty Notice to pensions release provider Grove Pensions Solutions Ltd, fining it £40,000 after the company used contact details collected by a third party for its direct marketing campaign.
Continue Reading UK ICO Fines Pensions Release Provider for Unsolicited Marketing Emails

On June 5, 2017, an Illinois federal court ordered satellite television provider Dish Network to pay a record 280 million dollars in civil penalties for violations of the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and state law.
Continue Reading Federal Court Imposes Record Fine on TV Provider for Do Not Call Violations

On November 1, 2016, the FTC announced that a group of entities known as the Consumer Education Group settled FTC charges that, between late 2013 and 2015, it made millions of telemarketing calls, including pre-recorded robocalls, to consumers on the national Do Not Call Registry, in violation of the Telemarketing Sales Rule.
Continue Reading FTC Announces Settlement Over Illegal Telemarketing Calls

On October 2, 2015, California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris announced that her office settled a lawsuit against an online home design company, Houzz Inc., stemming from allegations that the company impermissibly recorded phone calls without appropriately notifying the parties to the calls.
Continue Reading California Attorney General’s Settlement with Houzz Inc. Requires Company to Hire CPO

On September 25, 2015, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office issued a fine of 200,000 pounds to Home Energy and Lifestyle Management Ltd. for making a large number of automated marketing calls in violation of the UK’s direct marketing laws. …
Continue Reading UK ICO Issues Largest Fine to Date for Unlawful Automated Marketing Calls

On January 21, 2015, the FTC announced that a U.S. District Court recently granted partial summary judgment to the federal government in its action against Dish Network alleging that the company placed calls to the National Do-Not-Call Registry and an entity’s internal Do-Not-Call list in violation of the Telemarketing Sales Rule.
Continue Reading Federal Court Grants Partial Summary Judgment to Government in an Action Against Dish Network Alleging Telemarketing Violations