Hospitals must obtain written informed consent from patients before subjecting them to pelvic exams and exams of other sensitive areas — especially if an exam will be done while the patient is ...

Next year, the FCC’s new rules requiring prior written consent for robocalls and robotexts per seller will go into effect thus closing the “lead generator loophole.” Specifically, on January 27, 2025, ...

Over the last few years, reporting from across the country has revealed that in an alarming amount of hospitals, medical students perform intimate exams on patients who were unconscious or under ...

Hospitals must obtain written informed consent from patients before subjecting them to pelvic exams and exams of other sensitive areas — especially if an exam will be done while the patient is ...

In Bradford v. Sovereign Pest Control of Texas, Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) does not require “prior express written ...

On February 26, 2026, in Bradford v. Sovereign Pest Control of TX, Inc., the Fifth Circuit held that the TCPA permits either written or oral consent for autodialed or pre-recorded/artificial voice ...

Informed consent is essential to building vaccine trust and ensuring public health policies truly serve El Paso’s diverse ...

FILE - An operating room is seen in Calif., July 27, 2010. Hospitals must obtain written informed consent from patients before subjecting them to pelvic exams and exams of other sensitive areas ...