In a significant decision for privacy class action litigation, a federal judge in California recently denied the certification of a proposed class action involving claims under the state’s invasion of privacy law. The May 29...more
6/11/2025
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Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
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FRCP 23(a) ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Privacy Laws ,
Retailers ,
Standing ,
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Web Tracking
A California federal court just certified a significant class action involving allegations that a health-tracking app improperly shared sensitive health information with third parties without user consent. The court’s May 22...more
5/30/2025
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Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Class Certification ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data-Sharing ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Mobile Apps ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Terms of Service ,
Web Tracking ,
Without Consent
Businesses just received some good news when a federal court dismissed a California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) claim that aimed to expand the reach of the state’s wiretapping law to cover internet communications. The...more
4/23/2025
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cookies ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data-Sharing ,
Dismissals ,
Eavesdropping ,
Electronic Communications ,
Internet ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Privacy Policy ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Summary Judgment ,
Third-Party ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
In a big win for businesses, a California federal court just held that a “tester” plaintiff – someone who visits websites for purposes of initiating litigation – cannot bring a claim under the California Invasion of Privacy...more
4/16/2025
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cookies ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data-Sharing ,
Internet ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Opt-In ,
Opt-Outs ,
Privacy Policy ,
Reasonable Expectation of Privacy ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Third-Party Liability ,
Web Tracking ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
In what appears to be a first-of-its-kind decision, a California federal court just granted class certification in a wiretapping claim brought against a website operator that used third-party technology to track users’...more
12/19/2024
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Class Certification ,
Cookies ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Personal Information ,
Web Tracking ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping