Gerald Lane Forced to Acknowledge Under Oath That 145 Show-Cause Orders Have Been Issued in Central District of California; Judges in the District Then Issue Six More
July 31, 2026
Last fall we reported on Gerald D. Lane, Jr. and a handful of missed deadlines in his sprawling "quiet hours" litigation campaign. We noted then that "judges in dozens of other quiet hour cases have also filed Orders to Show Cause." Ten months later, that pattern has not slowed — it has compounded. The Order to Show Cause (OSC) is a court's warning shot: comply with a deadline or a rule, or explain yourself and risk dismissal or sanctions. …
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The AI Disclosure Bill Merchants Should Be Watching: A Look at the QUIET Act Ahead of This Week’s Subcommittee Hearing
July 20, 2026
On Wednesday, July 22nd, the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology will hold a legislative hearing titled "Protecting Communications Networks and Improving Connectivity" in 2123 Rayburn. Chairmen Brett Guthrie (KY-02) and Richard Hudson (NC-09) announced the hearing on July 15, framing it around three goals: protecting Americans from foreign threats like China, cracking down on illegal robocalls and scammers, and expanding broadband access.…
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Broad Business Coalition Urges Supreme Court to Limit Expansion of Video Privacy Law
July 13, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court is now considering one of the most significant digital privacy cases for online businesses in years. In Salazar v. Paramount Global, a growing coalition of business organizations is urging the Court to avoid expanding a decades-old Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) law in ways that could expose countless websites to new class action lawsuits.…
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NC Senate Fixes a Last-Minute Robocall Amendment to HB 936 That Could Have Banned AI Calls and Texts — Even With Consumer Consent
June 18, 2026
When the North Carolina House sent House Bill 936, “Robocall Solicitation Modifications,” to the Senate last year, it did so unanimously — 110-0. The bill that left the House was a measured update to the state’s telephone solicitation laws, and the House had already worked with EIA and other business groups to adopt an amendment removing the problematic one-to-one consent requirement we wrote about previously. It looked like a clean story.…
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“King v. Bon Charge” Marks An Opportunity to Fight Back Against Meritless TCPA “Quiet Hours” Litigation
May 22, 2026
A federal court has issued a ruling on the ongoing fight over TCPA “quiet hours” litigation — and ecommerce businesses should pay close attention. The decision in King v. Bon Charge challenges a growing wave of lawsuits targeting businesses for allegedly contacting consumers during federally restricted “quiet hours,” even when those consumers voluntarily provided their phone numbers and consented to receive communications. …
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Layoffs Hit PLG Damages Attorneys, The Firm Is Behind A Recent Surge of Quiet-Hours Litigation
Ecommerce Innovation Alliance
June 23, 2026
The firm behind the new quiet-hours filing campaign we have been tracking has gone through a round of layoffs across both its California and Florida operations according to Faythe Gutierrez, the attorney whose California filings first put the firm on our radar. Ms. Gutierrez confirmed to EIA that she was part of the layoffs.…
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