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Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Meta Pixel Case Survives Motion to Dismiss

Readers of this blog are well aware of the proliferation of lawsuits alleging that websites which utilize Meta Pixel tracking software violate the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”). These lawsuits typically allege...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Waves of Lawsuits Hit Businesses Over Website Tracking Pixels

Websites are ubiquitous, and so are cookies and tracking pixels (a/k/a web beacons). A web browser uses cookies to store login details and preferences; the cookies also track and profile user behavior. When visiting a...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Federal Court Sinks CIPA Wiretap Lawsuit Against Royal Caribbean Over TikTok Tracking Tool

In a significant win for Royal Caribbean Cruises, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit that alleged the cruise line’s website violated a California privacy law by using a TikTok tracking tool. The case, Kishnani v. Royal...more

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The Ninth Circuit Briefly Speaks on CIPA Section 631

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The Ninth Circuit recently issued two back-to-back memoranda of dispositions addressing claims under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) Section 631 and the common law tort of intrusion upon seclusion. First, on...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

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

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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

Blank Rome LLP

California SB 690 Passes California’s Senate, Signaling a Major Step in Redefining Privacy Law and Limiting CIPA Litigation for...

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On June 3, 2025, the California Senate passed Senate Bill 690 ("SB 690") in a unanimous 35-0 vote, advancing a measure that would significantly limit lawsuits under the California Invasion of Privacy Act ("CIPA") against...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

CIPA’s Cookie Exception Bill (SB 690) Passes Senate, Proceeds to State Assembly

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On June 3, 2025, the California Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 690 (SB 690), a bill that seeks to add a “commercial business purposes” exception to the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA)....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

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

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

CIPA Arbitration Demands

Readers may recall prior pieces in which we discussed a pair of law firms responsible for bringing California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) arbitration demands against online businesses. These CIPA arbitration demands...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

CIPA’s Cookie Exception Bill (SB 690) Referred to Suspense File & Hearing

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On May 19, 2025, the California Senate Appropriations Committee, which handles budgetary and financial matters, held a hearing on California Senate Bill 690 (SB 690). The proposed bill would amend the California Invasion of...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Proposed State Privacy Law Update: May 19, 2025

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Keypoint: Last week, Oregon’s legislature passed a bill to amend the state’s consumer data privacy law, the Connecticut Senate passed two bills, and there were developments with bills in New Jersey, Nebraska, Texas,...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

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

Fox Rothschild LLP

New CCPA Regs: Part 2: Consumer Requests

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For the second installment of this series on the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Regs, we are looking at consumer request processes. One major eye opener: Tracker opt-outs must be immediate and you may not be...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

California Senate Public Safety Committee Advances Pro-Business Amendment to CIPA

On April 29, 2025, the Senate Public Safety Committee voted 6-0 to advance legislation that would exempt processing of personal information for a commercial business purpose from coverage by the California Invasion of Privacy...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Proposed CIPA amendment may stem the tide of CIPA class actions

In a prior alert, we predicted an uptick in class action complaints brought under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) alleging that modern website analytical tools such as pixels, cookies and session replay software...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

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

CDF Labor Law LLP

Navigating CIPA: Recent Court Decisions and Potential Legislative Reform

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Companies doing business in California continue to face a surge in privacy-related complaints and lawsuits under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), a 1960s-era law designed to prevent unlawful telephone...more

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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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Ninth Circuit Addresses Personal Jurisdiction Based on E-Commerce Data Collection in En Banc Decision

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A recent decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Briskin v. Shopify, Inc., No. 22-15815, could impact the scope of personal jurisdiction over e-commerce and other entities that utilize cookies to collect personal...more

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Ninth Circuit expands specific jurisdiction for e-commerce platforms

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In Briskin v. Shopify, Inc., the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting en banc, reversed a district court’s dismissal of a proposed data privacy class action for lack of personal jurisdiction. In applying traditional...more

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