Privacy Laws, Personal Jurisdiction, Websites

Ninth Circuit Expands Specific Jurisdiction in E-Commerce: What Briskin v. Shopify Means for Online Businesses

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP on 5/12/2025

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

U.S. Privacy Litigation Update: April 2025

Husch Blackwell LLP on 5/7/2025

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

Ninth Circuit expands specific jurisdiction for e-commerce platforms

Clark Hill PLC on 4/25/2025

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

Ninth Circuit Considers Personal Jurisdiction Over Online Businesses

Jenner & Block on 1/24/2025

In the age of e-commerce, many consumer class actions involve goods and services purchased online. Those online purchases have created legal challenges for determining when an online sale may subject a party to personal...more

U.S. Privacy Litigation Update: May 2024

Husch Blackwell LLP on 6/13/2024

Keypoint: The Central District of California issued several wiretapping decisions in May while two decisions on the VPPA illustrate how claims fail or succeed at the pleading stage. Welcome to the fourteenth installment in...more

Ninth Circuit Limits Forum Shopping Against E-Commerce Platforms

Fenwick & West LLP on 12/6/2023

On November 29, 2023, a Ninth Circuit panel affirmed the lower court’s decision in Briskin v. Shopify, limiting the court’s jurisdictional reach against e-commerce platforms alleged to have violated privacy and unfair...more