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Healthline to Pay $1.55M for Alleged CCPA Violations: Key Lessons for Businesses from Largest Settlement Yet

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Healthline Media has agreed to pay $1.55 million to resolve allegations that it violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) – which is the largest settlement to date under the state’s landmark privacy law. The...more

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Courts Reject Theoretical Privacy Violations Due to Lack of Standing

Courts across the country are becoming skeptical of data breach and web tracking claims that assert theoretical privacy violations without alleging any actual injury to the plaintiffs. Recent decisions underscore that courts...more

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Businesses Get Big Privacy Win in Tester Plaintiffs’ Wiretapping Case: 3 Key Takeaways

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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

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U.S. Privacy Litigation Update: February 2025

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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

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Tide May Be Turning in Businesses’ Favor After Key California Court Decisions in Website Tracking Cases

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Two recent court decisions have provided businesses with long-awaited clarity on the reach of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) – and could begin to redefine digital privacy litigation for the better. Two separate...more

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Class Certification Granted – California Website Tracking Lawsuit Reminds Businesses about Notice Risks

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A California federal district court recently granted class certification in a lawsuit against a financial services company. The case involves allegations that the company’s website used third-party technology to track users’...more

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“VPPA Is No Dinosaur Statute” – Second Circuit Breathes New Life Into Federal Video Privacy Protection Act

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“Our modern means of consuming content may be different, but the Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”)’s privacy protections remain as robust today as they were in 1988,” wrote Second Circuit Judge Beth Robinson in the...more

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Privacy Litigation Alert: Two California decisions weigh in on pen registry and “tap and trace” tech claims – but reach different...

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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

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Plaintiffs Continue Website Privacy Lawsuits Using 35-Year-Old Statute

In 1988, Congress enacted the Video Protection Privacy Act (“VPPA”) in response to the confirmation hearing of Judge Robert Bork, where his video rental history was disclosed during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing....more

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Monetizing Your Digital Fingerprint: Ninth Circuit Revives Privacy Lawsuit Against Facebook Over User Tracking

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A case pending against Facebook in California is heading back to the Federal District Court for further litigation on the merits. On April 9, 2020, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal ruled on plaintiffs’ claims against...more

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EUR 30,000 For A “Simple Cookie Banner”?!? – Spanish Supervisory Authority Fined For Non-Compliance

The Spanish supervisory authority agencia española protección datos (“Supervisory Authority”) has issued a fine against an airline based on their use of a cookie banner, which the Supervisory Authority considered not to be...more

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