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Caller ID and Text Messages

In Newell v. JR Capital, LLC, a Pennsylvania federal court recently considered, among other things, whether the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (“TCPA”) caller identification (“Caller ID”) requirements apply to text...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

Tech Titans Invoke, and Grow, Apex Deposition Doctrine

Plaintiffs’ attorneys often hope to put a famous face on the business end of lawsuits against corporate defendants. The sight of a celebrity from the business world answering uncomfortable questions creates courtroom drama...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

U.S. Privacy Litigation Update: June 2025 Decisions

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In this post: (1) Website tracking litigation risk remains as SB 690 is designated “two-year bill”; (2) Second Circuit reinforces narrower interpretation of PII to “shut the door for Pixel-based VPPA claims”; (3) Courts...more

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Don’t Rush Past Relevance: Assessing the Discoverability of AI Prompts and Outputs

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Much of the buzz about artificial intelligence (AI) in law has focused on its utility as a discovery tool rather than a potential source of discovery. While AI’s impact on discovery processes, such as reviewing and coding...more

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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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New Wave of Privacy Litigation: Plaintiffs Press Untested Theories Under 2005 Colorado Prevention of Telemarketing Fraud Act

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In what appears to be an emerging privacy litigation trend, plaintiffs’ attorneys have recently filed a series of putative class action lawsuits targeting data companies in possession of cellular telephone numbers. The...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Recent Daniel’s Law Lawsuit

Readers of this blog are not strangers to Daniel’s Law lawsuits filed by Atlas Data Privacy Corporation (“Atlas”). While waiting for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals to decide whether Daniel’s Law is constitutional, a New...more

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Court Rejects Class Certification in Pixel Tracking Suit Against AddShoppers and Peet’s Coffee

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In a significant win for the defense, a California federal judge denied class certification in a California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) suit alleging that AddShoppers and Peet’s Coffee unlawfully tracked website visitors...more

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Key Discovery Points: Don’t Get Caught with Your Hand in the Production Cookie Jar

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In this Key Discovery Points video, Brett Burney of Nextpoint and Doug Austin of eDiscovery Today unpack a court’s bold move in the Meta Pixel healthcare case – ordering the production of third-party cookie data tied to...more

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California federal court bemoans choice of unfit plaintiffs in denial of class certification motion

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When a court begins its order denying class certification by lamenting the “failure to properly vet named plaintiffs” and “seeming unwillingness to promptly address issues that arise during litigation with named plaintiffs”...more

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Healthcare Data Case Against Google May Proceed - Rules U.S. District Court

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On June 6, 2025, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed a number of claims being brought against Google related to its alleged improper collection of health-related data though...more

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Amazon and Starbucks Escape Biometric Privacy Class Action in Federal Court

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Amazon and Starbucks notched a decisive win in the fast-evolving world of biometric privacy litigation, securing the full dismissal of a proposed class action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington....more

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Updates on CIPA Reform: CA SB 690 Progresses to the Assembly Without Retroactivity Provision.

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A national leader in privacy law, California was among the first states to include an express right to privacy in its constitution, create a data breach notification law, and codify robust consumer data protections. ...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

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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

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

The TikTok Trap and Trace Train Keeps Chugging Along

In an earlier piece, we discussed the increase in recently-filed California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) TikTok trap and trace device lawsuits. Generally, TikTok trap and trace actions allege that the use of TikTok...more

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This Week in eDiscovery: Motion for Tracking Cookies Crumbles

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Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of April 27-May 3. Here’s what’s...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

U.S. Privacy Litigation Update: April 2025

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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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Ninth Upends Internet Personal Jurisdiction Law–Briskin v. Shopify

In a landmark ruling, the Ninth Circuit expanded the application of specific personal jurisdiction principles to the realm of nationwide e-commerce. On April 21, 2025, an en banc panel issued a 10–1 decision ruling that...more

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How Do Cookies and the Meta Pixel Impact Discovery—and What Must Litigators Know to Handle Them?

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Cookies and pixels used to track user data on the internet are quickly becoming a source of ESI that litigators need to understand and consider how to handle in discovery. In In re Meta Pixel Healthcare Litigation, plaintiffs...more

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3 Key Takeaways | U.S. Data Protection Legal Update

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Kilpatrick’s Tony Glosson recently spoke at the German Accelerator New York City Cohort during the organization’s “Immersion Week.” He discussed recent developments in the ever-evolving legal landscape of U.S. data...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Court Expands Scope of Private Actions Under California Consumer Privacy Act to Include Pixel Tracking Practices

On March 3, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a significant ruling that has the potential to broaden the risk of liability under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). ...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Major CIPA Wiretap Decision!

California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) wiretapping claims against online businesses are topics with which our readers are well-versed. Inconsistent court decisions about whether wiretapping claims under CIPA apply to the...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Ninth Circuit Privacy Ruling Could Be Used to Expand Potential Forums for E-Commerce Lawsuits

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On Monday, April 21, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, sitting en banc, issued an opinion in Briskin v. Shopify, Inc., __ F.4th __ (9th Cir. Apr. 21, 2025), that plaintiffs will cite to attempt to expand...more

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