The Telephone Consumer Protection Act is a major source of consumer privacy litigation against companies that engage in telemarketing. This past year, there was little change in the status quo of what constitutes an...more
4/4/2025
/ Advertising ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Class Action ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Facebook Inc v Duguid ,
Faxes ,
FCC ,
McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates Inc v McKesson Corporation ,
Robocalling ,
SCOTUS ,
TCPA ,
Telemarketing ,
Unsolicited Advertisements ,
Unsolicited Faxes
In 2024, plaintiffs across the United States filed various class action cases related to web tracking technology employed by companies to enhance user experience on their websites and to improve the efficacy of their...more
2/26/2025
/ Advertising ,
Bots ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
CIPA ,
Class Action ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Legal History ,
Privacy Laws ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Web Tracking ,
Wiretap Act
Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) continues to drive a wave of privacy-related litigation across the United States, though a 2024 amendment to the act—the first since BIPA’s enactment in 2008—may slow the...more
2/20/2025
/ Amended Legislation ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Class Action ,
Damages ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Exemptions ,
Litigation Strategies ,
PHI ,
Privacy Laws ,
Statutory Damages
The Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”), a federal statute enacted in 1988, is gaining new relevance in recent years as plaintiffs bring lawsuits with the goal of enforcing online privacy rights. 2024 saw a continuation of...more
2/13/2025
/ Class Action ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Third-Party Risk ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Tracking Systems ,
Video Privacy Protection Act ,
Web Tracking ,
Websites