In-Depth, Updated: The New Wave of Quiet Hours Litigation Is Bigger Than We Originally Understood
May 14, 2026
An update to our earlier reporting, "A New Firm Joins the Quiet Hours Gold Rush." After our earlier piece on Faythe Gutierrez and PLG Damage Attorneys, PLLC ran, we received a tip that our reporting was incomplete: other attorneys at the same firm have been filing a parallel wave of quiet-hours cases in Florida federal court, and our initial search hadn’t surfaced them. The tip checks out. …
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In Depth: A New Firm Joins The Quiet Hours Gold Rush
May 7, 2026
The EIA Examines The Similarities And Differences Between PLG Damages Attorneys And The Hindi Firm’s Approach. PLG Damage Attorneys — a Miramar, Florida firm — files dozens of TCPA quiet hours cases in California. For the better part of a year, a single Florida law firm has dominated TCPA “quiet hours” litigation against ecommerce brands. …
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EIA Updates the FCC: Quiet Hours Litigation Crisis Reaches One-Year Mark
November 25, 2025
On November 20, 2025, the EIA made a filing with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to deliver updated data and an urgent message: the wave of frivolous “quiet hours” lawsuits targeting legitimate ecommerce businesses has reached a crisis point, and immediate Commission action is essential.…
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Pattern of Missed Court Deadlines and Show-Cause Orders Mounts in Gerald Lane’s “Quiet Hours” Litigation Campaign
September 30, 2025
The Ecommerce Innovation Alliance (EIA) is calling attention to a recent court order regarding sanctions in a “quiet hours” case being litigated by attorney Gerald D. Lane, Jr., the attorney who has pursued more than 350 “quiet hour” cases targeting ecommerce brands nationwide.…
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Ecommerce Innovation Alliance Files Lawsuit To Block Texas Senate Bill 140
September 2, 2025
The EIA announced today that it has filed a "Complaint For Declaratory And Injunctive Relief" in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. The lawsuit seeks to prevent the enforcement of Texas Senate Bill 140 that made significant changes to the Texas Business & Commerce Code. Most notably, expanding the definition of "telephone solicitation" to include text messages. This change subjects ecommerce businesses that send text messages to individuals, even those who have consented, to burdensome registration, reporting, and disclosure requirements.…
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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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