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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

State Privacy Enforcement Accelerates, With California Targeting Substantive Compliance and Connecticut Bringing Its First Action

As federal privacy enforcement shows signs of slowing, states are aggressively stepping in to fill the void. On July 1, 2025, the California attorney general (AG) announced a $1.55 million settlement with Healthline Media,...more

Venable LLP

CCPA Health Check: Key Compliance Lessons from the Healthline Settlement

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Over a year after his office’s last privacy enforcement action, on July 1, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta (AG) announced a new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) settlement with Healthline Media LLC...more

Wiley Rein LLP

States Continue Privacy Law Enforcement Efforts

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Recent enforcement activities in California and Connecticut highlight that states are ready and willing to actively enforce their comprehensive privacy laws. These recent actions – which continue the trend of states ramping...more

Holland & Knight LLP

California Attorney General Enters $1.55 Million CCPA Settlement with Healthline Media

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California Attorney General Rob Bonta has settled claims against Healthline Media (Healthline) for violations of the California Privacy Protection Act (CCPA) related to the company's sharing of personal information and...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

What the Latest CCPA Settlement Means for Your Compliance Strategy

On July 1, 2025 the California Attorney General announced the largest CCPA settlement to date, totaling $1.55 million. The settlement, which is awaiting court approval, was the result of an investigation by the California...more

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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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Record-Breaking $1.55M CCPA Settlement Against Health Information Website Publisher

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On July 1, the California attorney general (CA AG) announced the largest CCPA settlement to date, $1.55 million, and the first settlement against a website publisher, Healthline Media LLC (Healthline)....more

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More Scrutiny of California Data Brokers

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As with many other areas of privacy law, it is not surprising that California continues to lead the nation in regulating data brokers – from promulgating new regulations to issuing a cluster of recent settlements. ...more

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California’s Most Recent Privacy Developments: Location Data Investigative Sweep and a Continued Focus on Car Companies

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In a press release on March 10, 2025, California Attorney General (“California AG”) Rob Bonta announced an investigative sweep focusing on California Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”) compliance within the location data...more

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State Attorney Generals Take Center Stage in the Enforcement of Consumer Privacy Opt-Out Rights

With a continued lack of progress on federal privacy legislation, state Attorney Generals are emphasizing the importance of protecting consumers and their right to opt out of sharing and selling their personal information....more

White & Case LLP

CCPA Settlement Illustrates Continued Focus on the Sale of Consumer Personal Information

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On February 21, 2024, California Attorney General Rob Bonta ("Cal AG") announced that his office reached a settlement with DoorDash, the food delivery service company, for violating the California Consumer Privacy Act...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

No Money, Mo’ Problems: DoorDash CCPA Enforcement Action Emphasizes Personal Information “Sales” Aren’t All About the Benjamins

The California Attorney General (“AG”) recently delivered (pun very much intended) a public CCPA enforcement action against DoorDash, its second following the 2022 settlement with Sephora. The DoorDash action stems from a...more

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2022 Update - Overview of California AG’s Examples of CCPA Non-Compliance

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The California Office of Attorney General (OAG) is responsible for enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and began sending notifications of alleged non-compliance to companies on July 1, 2020. In June 2021,...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

First CCPA Enforcement Action: “There Are No More Excuses” for Companies Who Do Not Comply

On August 24, 2022, California Attorney General Rob Bonta (AG) announced a proposed settlement with beauty retailer Sephora USA, Inc. to resolve claims that Sephora violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Under...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

California Attorney General’s Office Announces First Public CCPA Enforcement Action

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Aggressive enforcement may be on the horizon now that businesses have had more than two years to comply with California’s landmark privacy law. On August 25, 2022, the California Attorney General (AG) announced that it had...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

California Attorney General Announces First CCPA Enforcement Action

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On August 24, 2022, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement with Sephora, Inc. that included a fine of $1.2 million for alleged violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The settlement is...more

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CA AG Announces First Public CCPA Enforcement Decision

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On August 24, 2022, California Attorney General Rob Bonta (“CA AG”) announced a $1.2 million settlement with Sephora, Inc. (“Sephora”), marking the first announced enforcement action under the California Consumer Privacy Act...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Worth the Wait? Key Takeaways from California Attorney General CCPA Enforcement Case Summaries

Before the CCPA became enforceable on July 1, 2020, much ink was spilled (or many keys were hit) about the California Office of the Attorney General’s (“OAG”) ability to obtain civil penalties for CCPA violations. After that...more

Proskauer - Advertising Law

FTC Workshop: “Bringing Dark Patterns to Light”

The FTC recently held a workshop titled “Bringing Dark Patterns to Light,” a recording of which can be found at the following link. The workshop centered around exploring the effects of digital “dark patterns” on consumers...more

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California Attorney General Issues Draft CCPA Regulations - The draft regulations help to clarify the requirements under the...

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On October 10, 2019, the California attorney general released long-awaited proposed regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"). These regulations provide much-needed guidance on the CCPA requirements,...more

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