Fourth Circuit Affirms $61 Million TCPA Judgment
6/18/19
By: Matt Foree The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently affirmed a judgment based on a jury verdict of over $61 million for illegal telemarketing calls made under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). As a matter of background, plaintiff Thomas Krakauer brought the TCPA lawsuit against Dish Network, L.L.C. (“Dish”)…
NLRB Strikes Down Another Social Media Policy
12/10/12
By: David Cole The NLRB has ruled that another social media policy is unlawful because it infringes on employees’ rights to engage in concerted activity. This time, it looked at DISH Network’s social media policy, which stated that “you may not make disparaging or defamatory comments about DISH Network, its employees, officers, directors, vendors, customers,…