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Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Maintain Internal Do Not Call List Compliance Procedures or Face the Consequences!

Last month, Lendify Associates LLC (“Defendant”) was sued in the Central District Court of California for allegedly violating the internal Do Not Call (or “DNC”) list compliance requirements of the Telephone Consumer...more

Troutman Amin LLP

JOURNEYS: Genesco, Inc. Sued in TCPA Class Action Over Promotional SMS Messages From Journeys Brand

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Interesting new TCPA class action filing. Dr. Evil and the folks at LawHQ have filed a class action against Genesco, Inc. alleging it continued to send SMS messages promoting Journeys after a consumer texted stop. Per the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Federal Court Allows Privacy Related Claims to Proceed in a Proposed Class Action Lawsuit Against Motorola

In December 2024, Jonathan Gabrielli filed several claims alleging that Motorola Mobility LLC (Motorola) misrepresented its data usage policy and shared his personal data with third parties, including Google, Amazon, and...more

Troutman Amin LLP

MIDYEAR LITIGATION REPORT: TCPA Class Actions Up Staggering 95.2% from 2024–Previously the Highest Year On Record

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2024 was a record setting year for TCPA litigation with the highest number of class actions filed in a single year ever. 2025 is blowing it out of the water. To date there have been 1,052 TCPA class actions filed in 2025–...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

What a 1988 Statute Signals in the New England Patriots’ Privacy Class Action Settlement

The 1988 Video Privacy Protection Act (VVPA) prohibits the disclosure of VHS rental history; now, in a recent class action where the VPPA was invoked by the plaintiffs, the parties’ voluntary settlement signals developments...more

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PRIME TIME: Wolf Destroys Window Cleaner’s Hopes of Quick TCPA Class Action Exit

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A window washing company in Chicago is caught in a TCPA class action arising out of their apparent use of prerecorded calls to contact consumers. In Bulgart v. Prime Time Window Cleaning, 2025 WL 1899536 (N.D. Ill. July 9,...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Ninth Circuit Judge Questions Continued Viability of Internet Wiretapping Claims

Readers of this blog may recall a piece in which we discussed an unfavorable Ninth Circuit California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) internet wiretapping decision. Interestingly, the Ninth Circuit recently weighed in again...more

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Northern District of California Underscores Futility of Certain CIPA “Trap and Trace” Class Actions

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The Northern District of California recently dismissed, with prejudice, a purported class action against Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (Royal Caribbean), alleging a violation of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA)...more

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Pixel Litigation Risk at Financial Institutions

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An increasingly aggressive plaintiffs’ bar has brought purported class action suits based on the nearly ubiquitous use of tracking technologies used for website analytics. Although any actual harm to the plaintiffs is...more

Fisher Phillips

California Proposal to Curb Website Cookie Litigation Stalls for This Year: What 3 Things Should Your Business Do?

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A California bill aimed at curbing the explosion of lawsuits filed against businesses using common website tools like cookies, pixels, and session replay software has stalled out in the 2025 legislative session, meaning your...more

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Illinois Federal Court Dismisses BIPA Claim Against Hyundai Over Driver Monitoring Technology

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A federal court in Illinois has dismissed a class action suit filed under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), finding that Hyundai did not “collect, capture, or otherwise obtain” biometric data by use of...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

California limits certification, revealing challenges for litigating privacy cases

In the recent high-profile civil class action, Frasco v. Flo Health, a California federal court issued a significant ruling partially certifying a nationwide class and California subclass of individuals who used the Flo...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Liability Beyond Borders: Court expands scope of California privacy litigation

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has issued a pivotal ruling that is likely to reshape privacy litigation for e-commerce platforms. In Briskin v. Shopify, Inc., the Court held that Shopify, despite being...more

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ITS HERE: The First of a Wave of New “Keyword Avoider” SMS Opt Out TCPA Class Actions Has Been Filed And TCPAWorld Will Never Be...

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An attorney named Jeff Lohman recently narrowly escaped a jury verdict against him on a RICO claim arising out of allegations he had manufactured TCPA claims by encouraging clients to use vague opt out language during phone...more

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BC Court Finds No Identifiable Class in Mall-Directory Camera Privacy Class Action

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In Cleaver v The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited, 2025 BCSC 910, the BC Supreme Court refused to certify a class proceeding alleging privacy breaches of biometric data, concluding that the plaintiffs had failed to...more

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Federal Judge Denies CIPA Lawsuit’s Class Certification: 5 Key Takeaways for Businesses

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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

Troutman Amin LLP

TCPA CLASS ACTIONS CONTINUE TO SKYROCKET!!: TCPA Class Action Filings DOUBLE in April, 2025 And That’s Not All…

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Well as TCPAWorld.com readers know well the TCPA class actions continue to pour in. Previously we reported TCPA class action filings were up over 100% YoY through March, 2025....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

When Satire Meets Statute: The Onion’s VPPA Class Action

Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) class action lawsuits have been on the rise, and the owner of the The Onion, a popular satire site, finds itself the subject of a recent one. On May 16, 2025, a plaintiff-initiated...more

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FLIP OUT: New Complaint Against Humans, Inc. Demonstrates the Risk to App Publishers that Push SMS To Contact Lists

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We are always on the lookout for the latest trends in TCPA litigation here at TCPAWorld.com. Obviously the biggest trend right now is a massive increase in TCPA class actions– up over 100% year over year....more

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California’s evolving standing jurisprudence provides companies with a key defense in response to a wave of privacy claims

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Over the last several years, California appellate courts have begun to align the threshold standing analysis under California law with the federal Article III standing requirements, presenting an emergingly viable...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

DeSantis signs bill allowing debt collection emails between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed legislation making it clear that debt collection emails sent between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m. do not violate Florida law....more

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Second Circuit Rules on Scope of VPPA Protection

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On May 1, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued its decision in Solomon v. Flipps Media, Inc., affirming the dismissal of a putative class action alleging violations of the Video Privacy...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Janie & Jack’s Alleged CIPA Violations Consolidated, Thus Avoiding Over 2,000 Individual Arbitration Claims

This week, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled in favor of children’s clothing retailer Janie & Jack, which sought to enjoin over 2,400 individual arbitration claims resulting from alleged...more

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Ninth Circuit Expands Specific Jurisdiction in E-Commerce: What Briskin v. Shopify Means for Online Businesses

The Ninth Circuit sitting en banc has greatly expanded the reach of personal jurisdiction by holding that e-commerce companies can be sued in any state where their platforms interact with users, even without differential...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Second Circuit Sets Precedent Limiting VPPA in Facebook Pixel Cases

Over the past several years, class action litigants have flooded federal dockets with Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) cases against companies that embed Facebook’s Pixel tool on their websites. The plaintiffs have...more

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