In this post: (1) California courts split on personal jurisdiction post-Briskin; (2) District courts dismiss VPPA claims against movie theaters & online platforms; (3) ND Cal courts find “crime-tort” exception met in...more
8/13/2025
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Class Action ,
Colorado ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Dismissals ,
Jury Trial ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Torts ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Video Privacy Protection Act ,
Web Tracking
Keypoint: In this post: (1) Standing may depend on how specific plaintiffs’ complaint is; (2) the 2d Circuit adopts the 3rd and 9th Circuit’s narrower interpretation of PII under the VPPA; (3) Promises in privacy policies not...more
6/23/2025
/ Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Data-Sharing ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Facebook ,
Google ,
IP Addresses ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI ,
Privacy Policy ,
Social Media ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Third-Party ,
TikTok ,
Tracking Systems ,
URLs ,
VPPA
Keypoint: In this post: (1) The Ninth Circuit holds essentially any website can be sued in California; (2) two courts limit pen registry claims; (3) courts split on whether privacy policies establish consent for wiretapping...more
5/7/2025
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California ,
Consent ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Privacy Laws ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
Keypoint: In this post: (1) California considers a “commercial exception” to wiretapping and pen registry laws; (2) a rise in federal wiretapping claims against websites; (3) more courts impose “knowledge or intent”...more
4/15/2025
/ California ,
CIPA ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
ECPA ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
VPPA ,
Wiretapping
Keypoint: In this post: (1) How a privacy policy can defeat a plaintiff’s “delayed discovery” argument; (2) Two CA state courts reject plaintiffs’ allegations concerning personal jurisdiction; (3) Three courts dismiss PR/TT...more
3/11/2025
/ California ,
CIPA ,
Class Action ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Discovery ,
Personal Information ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Social Media ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Web Tracking
Welcome to the twentieth installment in our monthly data privacy litigation report. We prepare these reports to provide updates on how courts in the United States have handled emerging data privacy trends. After our expansive...more
2/18/2025
/ California ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
CIPA ,
Class Action ,
Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Popular ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Privacy Laws ,
Third-Party ,
VPPA ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
Keypoint: California state courts weigh in on what does, and does not, qualify as a “pen registry” or “tap and trace” device while one California federal court raises whether a wiretapping claim can also allow for a CCPA...more
10/22/2024
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
CIPA ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Third-Party ,
Vendors ,
Video Recordings ,
VPPA ,
Wiretapping
Keypoint: California district courts continue to split over whether “knowledge” is required to plead liability under Section 631(a)’s fourth prong while two decisions show courts taking different approaches to VPPA claims at...more
9/10/2024
/ CIPA ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Electronic Communications ,
Facebook ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Third-Party ,
VPPA ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
Keypoint: The Central District of California issued several wiretapping decisions in May while two decisions on the VPPA illustrate how claims fail or succeed at the pleading stage. Welcome to the fourteenth installment in...more
6/13/2024
/ CIPA ,
Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Discovery Disputes ,
Facebook ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
VPPA ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
Keypoint: The Central District of California issues a major victory for website owners facing CIPA-arbitration demands, two decisions address whether a plaintiff consented as a defense to wiretapping claims, three courts in...more
5/7/2024
/ Audio Recording ,
Call Centers ,
CIPA ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Facebook ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Third-Party ,
Video Recordings ,
VPPA ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
Keypoint: Two California state court decisions have addressed motions to dismiss claims under the novel “pen registry” and “tap and trace” theories, but reached different outcomes after finding different policy considerations...more
4/10/2024
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
E-Commerce ,
Electronic Communications ,
Electronic Monitoring ,
Internet Retailers ,
Privacy Policy ,
Tracking Systems ,
Web Tracking ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
Keypoint: Courts resolved six motions to dismiss wiretapping claims based on session replay technology in January, while two VPPA decisions highlight balance struck by courts. A new privacy litigation theory based on “pen...more
2/6/2024
/ American Arbitration Association ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Data-Sharing ,
Facebook ,
Frivolous Lawsuits ,
Privacy Laws ,
VPPA ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
Keypoint: In July 2023, plaintiffs have been busy opposing motions to dismiss in chat wiretapping, session replay, and VPPA cases while testing claims against a new technology....more
Keypoint: Claims brought under the Washington My Health My Data Act’s private right of action will turn on whether a plaintiff can prove actual damages that were caused by a violation effecting the plaintiff’s business or...more
Keypoint: April 2023 saw developments in chat, session replay, voice recording, and VPPA litigation along with two new trends to watch in May.
This is our second installment in our monthly data privacy litigation reports to...more
Keypoint: The Southern District of New York dismissed a VPPA claim after finding use of the Meta Pixel does not violate the VPPA when used to transmit information about a visitor’s general activity on a webpage, even where...more
Keypoint: In the wake of a recent California decision that allowed claims alleging use of chat functionality on website violated California wiretapping laws, three California district courts have dismissed nearly identical...more
Keypoint: Plaintiffs’ attorneys continue to expand lawsuits relating to website tracking technologies.
Chick-fil-A once again found itself in the spotlight last week when it was named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed in...more