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Celebrating Excellence: Kohl & Cook Attorneys Honored by SuperLawyers for 2025
We are thrilled to announce that three of the distinguished attorneys at Kohl & Cook Law Firm, LLC, have been recognized by SuperLawyers for their exceptional legal expertise and dedication. Andrew Gerling: A SuperLawyer for Four Consecutive Years: Andrew Gerling continues to set a high standard in the legal community, having been named to… Read More »
Ohio AG Files Consumer Fraud Lawsuit Against Area Home Improvement Companies
Ohio Attorney General David Yost has announced six lawsuits against Ohio home improvement companies that he says ripped off customers. All six of the lawsuits allege that the businesses violated provisions of the Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act (CSPA). The CSPA protects Ohio consumers from unlawful business practices. This legislation ensures that businesses perform… Read More »
Law Firms Representing Camp Lejeune Clients Accused Of Violating TCPA
In case you haven’t heard, the residents of a military base in North Carolina filed a water contamination lawsuit against two water treatment plants after cancer-causing chemicals were found in the water in 1982. Since then, former residents have reported various health complications potentially related to their time at Camp Lejeune. It is not… Read More »
9th Circuit Upholds Dismissal Of Class-Action TCPA Lawsuit Over The Definition Of “Voice”
In the case of Trim v. Reward Zone USA, the plaintiff, Lucine Trim received several unsolicited text messages from the defendant Reward Zone USA. She filed a putative class-action lawsuit brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). According to Trim, Reward Zone USA violated the TCPA because she received at least three mass… Read More »
Leadsmarket Faces TCPA Class-Action Lawsuit
Leadsmarket, which describes itself as “the leading marketplace for consumer loans leads”, is facing a TCPA class-action lawsuit. TCPA Lawsuits against lead gen marketplaces have traditionally been fairly rare. However, a recent case that pitted plaintiffs against QuoteWizard resulted in QuoteWizard being held liable for sending unsolicited text messages under the TCPA. Plaintiffs have… Read More »
Ohio Used Car Dealership Sued By AG For Failure To Deliver Titles To Customers
A used car dealership in Akron, Ohio allegedly violated state consumer protection laws when it failed to deliver the vehicle titles to dozens of car buyers, according to a new lawsuit filed by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. According to the lawsuit, Yost’s office received 114 complaints concerning the failure to deliver the titles… Read More »
Plaintiff Sues Facebook For Unwanted Text Messages In Facebook Inc. V. Duguid
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 is a piece of legislation that protects consumers from unwanted, harassing, or abusive telephone communications. Decisions in the past have held that text messages qualify under the TCPA and plaintiffs who received unwanted text messages can file lawsuits. However, there are very specific provisions under the TCPA… Read More »
OpenAI Accuses New York Times Of “Hacking” ChatGPT To Produce Copyrighted Materials
One of the largest newspapers in the world is accusing one of the most popular generative AI apps of producing copyrighted materials. The New York Times alleges that ChatGPT was trained on their newspaper articles and produces content that is similar or identical to copyrighted material. At present, ChatGPT has won most of the… Read More »
FCC Issues Guidelines For Illegal Robocalls
The TCPA (Telephone Consumer Protection Act) is a robust piece of legislation that holds businesses accountable for illegal robocalls. Robocalls are made with an auto-dialer or contain a message made with a prerecorded or artificial voice. Advances in AI technology have made it more difficult to discern artificial voices from human ones, but any… Read More »
Recent Court Decisions Offer Insight Into U.S. Copyright Law
A recent spate of copyright infringement lawsuits has provided further insight into U.S. copyright law. When and how, for instance, is a tattoo design copyrightable? Can a tattoo artist sue a videogame if his designs appear in the videogame? These are questions that an Ohio federal judge was required to answer in 2024 when… Read More »