SPB’s Unprecedented Podcast

Another AMAZING episode, this one featuring a true American innovator-- David King, the inventor of VoApps ringless voicemail technology. David joins us to discuss VoApps' technology and its recent efforts to assist Defendants sued in TCPA suits. Its a strong move by VoApps considering that litigation surrounding the TCPA propriety of its technology is ongoing.   Before the interview we break down the biggest TCPA news from the last week, including: That terrible and scary Morgan decision holding that even manual calls can trigger the TCPA's ATDS provisions; The huge certification denial in Chinitz casting doubt on whether popular TCPA suits against real estate brokerages based on calls by individual agents can proceed on a classwide basis;  and of course; We breakdown all the best arguments as to why ringless voicemails are (probably) not subject to the TCPA. Yet another Unprecedented TCPA experience coming your way! Host: The Czar Cast:   Archduke, Grand Duchess

Rebekah Johnson, the visionary CEO and foudner of Numeracle, explains how callers are now at the mercy of phone carrier analytics and cannot expect their calls to go through without help. That's where Numeracle comes in. Rebekah and the Czar dive deep into the FCC's new default call-blocking rules,  addressing the contours of the brave new world we now inhabit in which carriers may wield tremendous power over which calls do and do not connect.  Rebekah explains why there's a real risk that legitimate callers--particularly debt collectors-- are at risk of being frozen out. Before we get to the interview, however, the team breaks down the biggest TCPA news of the week, including a recent decision determining when a call is actually "made" under the TCPA, a critical new case out of Florida holding that contractual consent is irrevocable, and the Sixth Circuit's smack down of a bid by a lawyer to bring repeat claims for calls to a landline phone. Host: The Czar Cast:  Knight, Jester,  Archduke, Grand Duchess

Abbas Kazerounian – the “Godfather” of TCPA class actions – breaks down California’s new privacy act – the CCPA. Abbas helped draft the statute and, as one of the most feared consumer litigators in the nation, plans to use it to good effect. You simply cannot miss his insights in this area. Of course, as one of the country’s leaders in defending consumer class actions in the privacy space, you can also count on us to bring you 360 degree analysis and coverage of CCPA developments – and this interview with Abbas is just the start. But don’t worry TCPAWorld, we didn’t spend the entire interview talking about CCPA. I also take Abbas to task on First Amendment issues and the remarkable fact that consumer lawyers are chipping away at our constitutional rights by advocating for a watered-down version of strict scrutiny in TCPA cases. As I argue to Abbas– the precedent created in these cases damages the First Amendment landscape for all of us in every context. Abbas fights back hard at times, but even he sees the inherent danger of eroding our Constitutional protections in the name of stopping robocalls. Before we get to the interview we breakdown Commissioner O’Reilly’s big speech–and how best to leverage it–and of course you cannot miss our take on the TRACED Act. We break it down and explain exactly what to expect if (and when!) the bill becomes law. Host: The Czar Cast:   Archduke, Grand Duchess