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*CHAMBER, BUSINESS GROUPS REQUEST FCC CLARIFICATION:* The *U.S. Chamber of
Commerce*, business groups and trade associations have sent a letter to the
Federal Communications Commission, asking the agency to clarify
telemarketing rules that have "strong-armed" companies into large
settlements. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act - passed by Congress to
deal with complaints about unwanted telemarketing telephone calls - is
being abused by plaintiffs' law firms seeking big legal fees, the letter
states. http://politico.pro/1BSpgYP
<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=f9301e82c4e71afd9dd61a065ced42604108d4cdd9cc1b620821bc4097285354>

Ironically, as *Bryan Quigley,* a spokesperson for the U.S. Chamber
Institute for Legal Reform, pointed out to PI, the *American Association
for Justice*, which represents many of those same plaintiffs' firms, is one
of the organizations being sued by its members for violation of the
telemarketing law. "The plaintiffs' lawyer lobby has finally found a
lawsuit they believe is frivolous," Quigley said. "Perhaps now they can
sympathize with what many companies face every day by being sued despite
having done everything possible to comply with the law."

Eric D. Schwerin
eschwerin@rosemontseneca.com

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