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Claude Brunet, Brian W. Gray; Norton Rose Canada LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 14, 2012, previously published on February 2012 On February 9, 2012, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Reference Re: Broadcasting Act. 2012 SCC 4.
| | Immersion Files New 337 Complaint Regarding Certain Mobile Electronic Devices Incorporating Haptics
Alexander B. Englehart, Eric W. Schweibenz; Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.;
Legal Alert/Article February 10, 2012, previously published on February 9, 2012 On February 7, 2012, Immersion Corporation of San Jose, California (“Immersion”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337.
|  | Judicial Scrutiny of Arbitration Clauses Under Concepcion
Michael P. Bracken, Thomas E. Gilbertsen; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 10, 2012, previously published on February 2012 Two recent federal appellate decisions demonstrate the limits of last year’s Supreme Court decision in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 131 S.Ct. 1740 (2011). In Concepcion, plaintiffs alleged a class of California customers to challenge the wireless carrier’s practice of charging sales...
| | Optus TV Now Decision Prompts Government to Launch Digital Copyright Review
Nick Abrahams, Cameron Harvey; Norton Rose Canada LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 9, 2012, previously published on February 8, 2012 In response to the Optus TV Now decision, the Federal government announced yesterday that it has ordered a review of copyright law in the digital environment to be conducted by the Australian Law Reform Commission.
| | U.S. Supreme Court: Federal Courts Retain Jurisdiction Over Private TCPA Claims
Peter E. Pederson, David M. Schultz; Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 7, 2012, previously published on February 6, 2012 Resolving a split of authority among the circuits, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Mims v. Arrow Financial Services, LLC, No. 10-1195 (Jan. 18, 2012), that Congress did not grant state courts exclusive jurisdiction over private actions for statutory damages under the Telephone Consumer Protection...
| | PPSA Impact on Technology and Telecommunications Businesses
Nick Abrahams, Arthur Davis; Norton Rose Canada LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 6, 2012, previously published on January 2012 The Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (PPSA) is one of the most significant commercial law reforms in recent times. It has now come into effect as at 12.01 am on 30 January 2012
| | Time Limits on Telecom Company Facility Siting Approvals
David J. Falcone; Saul Ewing LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 31, 2012, previously published on January 2012 On January 23, 2012 the Fifth Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals upheld the decision of the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) to cause state and local governments and municipalities to act within 90 days to process personal wireless service facility siting...
| | FTC Cracks Down on Gold, Credit Marketers for TSR Violations
Roger A. Colaizzi, Gary D. Hailey, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Melissa Landau Steinman, Ian D. Volner; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 31, 2012, previously published on January 19, 2012 On Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a pair of enforcement actions and asset freezes relating to alleged violations of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (“TSR”).
| | The Department of Transportation Bans Mobile Phone Use for Drivers of Commercial Motor Vehicles
Frantz Ward LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 30, 2012, previously published on January 25, 2012 Effective January 3, 2012, the new hand-held mobile phone ban from the U.S. DOT is expected to impact approximately four million commercial drivers. It is imperative that employers and their employees clearly understand its restrictions.
| | United States Supreme Court Rules That Private TCPA Suits Can Originate in Federal Court
Douglas G. Bonner, Mark A. Flessner, Joel D. Siegel; SNR Denton;
Legal Alert/Article January 27, 2012, previously published on January 25, 2012 Businesses today still attract customers the old-fashioned way: by telephone solicitation. Customer solicitation/retention studies show that among the most successful methods for businesses to win and retain customers is by telephone call, which is why telemarketing remains a major source of new...
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