Attorney General William Tong and bipartisan legislators announced a bill to modernize Connecticut's anti-robocall laws, which haven't been updated since 2015. The bill would expand coverage to text messages, ban gateway VoIP providers, enforce calls to Connecticut area codes, set calling hour restrictions, strengthen telemarketer disclosures, and clarify Do Not Call List protections.
In-house legal teams should review vendor agreements with telemarketing firms, customer agreements for SMS marketing, and employee sales contracts to align with Connecticut's proposed anti-robocall bill. Specific clauses to scrutinize include telemarketing compliance terms, calling hour restrictions (prohibiting calls before 9 a.m. and after 8 p.m.), Do Not Call List compliance, text message consent provisions, automated call disclosure requirements, and prohibitions on gateway VoIP providers. Recommended changes involve adding calling time windows, securing prior consent for text messages, enhancing disclosure language, banning gateway VoIP services, and reinforcing Do Not Call honor mechanisms.
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$29.6M
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$29.6M
Attorney General William Tong led a coalition of 48 states and territories in a $29.6 million settlement with Glenmark, a generic drug manufacturer, to resolve allegations of a widespread conspiracy to artificially inflate prices, reduce competition, and unreasonably restrain trade for numerous generic prescription drugs. The settlement includes cooperation from Glenmark in ongoing multistate litigations and internal reforms to ensure fair competition and compliance with antitrust laws.
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