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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

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

A Blockbuster Week for the VPPA—New Releases from the Sixth and Seventh Circuits

Much like Blockbuster Video rental stores (of which you might be surprised to learn there is still one remaining), the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) was quietly slipping into obsolescence with the advent of the Internet...more

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U.S. Biometric Laws & Pending Legislation Tracker - March 2025

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The enactment of biometric privacy laws is a growing trend across the country. Existing legislation has led to a boon of class action litigation against employers, consumer-facing businesses, and technology companies for...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

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

Womble Bond Dickinson

First Class Action Filed Under Washington’s MY Health MY Data Act Draws Parallels to Previous SDK Litigation

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On February 10, 2025, the first class action complaint was filed pursuant to Washington’s MY Health MY Data Act (“MHMDA”), Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 19.373.005 et seq. See Maxwell v. Amazon.com, Inc. et al., Case No. 2:25-cv-261...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

U.S. Privacy Litigation Update: January 2025

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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

Jackson Lewis P.C.

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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Year in Review: CCPA Litigation Trends from 2023

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This post is part of a series of articles we are doing on 2023 data protection litigation trends. While the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is most known for its onerous privacy compliance obligations, the law also...more

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Eyewear Virtual Try-On Tool Not Regulated by Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act

​​​​​​​On September 8, 2022, an Illinois federal judge dismissed with prejudice a Biometric Information Privacy Act (Privacy Act or BIPA) class action against an online eyewear retailer over its virtual try-on (VTO) tool,...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

The Minted Complaint: Another Case Brought Under the CCPA’s Private Right of Action

Well before the California Attorney General’s power to enforce the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) commenced on July 1, 2020, as we have recently reported, private plaintiffs had already jumped into the fray, suing...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Alleged Privacy Law Violations Create Potential $5 Billion Issue For Google

In a proposed class action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Google is facing a potential $5 billion class action for alleged privacy law violations. The complaint alleges that...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

A New CCPA Data Breach Lawsuit Is “Minted”

Online stationery and craft company Minted Inc. has been hit with a CCPA class action lawsuit, stemming from a massive data breach the company disclosed in late May. The proposed class action lawsuit, filed in a California...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Importance of CCPA Compliance Highlighted by First Round of Private Actions

The first wave of California Consumer Privacy Act litigation has begun to roll in, and the complaints are already raising interesting questions about the scope of CCPA’s private right of action. The actions assert a variety...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Just Like That, CCPA Sets A New Standard In Litigation

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The year is off to a litigious start with the help of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which took effect on January 1, 2020. The CCPA has spawned a new kind of class action with consumers asserting CCPA violations...more

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A CCPA Private Right of Action on the Horizon: Class Action Complaints Test Whether Plaintiffs Can Sue for Any Violation of the...

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Plaintiffs’ counsel have started to lay the groundwork for a broad private right of action under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The first part of this article provides an overview of how the CCPA addresses...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

CCPA Litigation Round-Up

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) took effect January 1, 2020. While the California Attorney General’s enforcement authority is delayed until July 1, private litigants have already started to file direct claims...more

BakerHostetler

CCPA Class Actions: Can They Include a Blast From the Past?

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Our Digital Assets and Data Management teams have been tracking all aspects of the CCPA, so when Fuentes v. Sunshine Behavioral Health Group, LLC (Case No. 8:20-cv-00487, Central District of California) was filed on March 10,...more

Fisher Phillips

The First Wave of CCPA Class Action Litigation

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California’s all-inclusive privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which took effect on January 1, 2020, has already been cited in numerous lawsuits. Over this next year, employers are likely to see lawsuits...more

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The 2019-2020 Judicial Hellholes Report On The Worst Jurisdictions For Defendants

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Every year the American Tort Reform Association (“ATRA”) publishes its “Judicial Hellholes Report.” The Report focuses on litigation issues in state court systems and challenges for corporate defendants in...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Class Action Trends Report Summer 2019

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Our quarterly report discusses new developments in class action litigation and offers strategic guidance and tactical tips on how to defend such claims. This issue covers the following topics: •California Consumer Privacy...more

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CCPA Security FAQs: What Categories of Information Could Trigger A Consumer Class Action if Breached?

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Consumers can successfully bring suit under the CCPA if they can prove the following five elements...more

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Potentially Expanded Private Right of Action Increases Risk of Class Action Exposure Under the California Consumer Privacy Act

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Looking Back - the California Consumer Privacy Act, and How We Got Here - As companies were getting up-to-speed on the effects of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) last year, California quickly...more

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