On December 13, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that an independent sales organization can be held liable for all damages suffered by consumers as a result of a merchant’s violation of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (“TSR”).  The court rejected the ISO’s argument that its liability should be limited to the fees it received from the merchants as a result of the merchants’ processing activities.
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