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BakerHostetler Partner Paul Karlsgodt Discusses Privacy Class Actions
Chatbots are likely to lead to a new wave of class action lawsuits. This is how are we helping our clients get ready. Claims include: •Contemporaneous recording by the chat provider - •Chat provider uses the chat...more
Companies should brace for another surge in California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) claims after two federal court decisions may encourage plaintiffs to file even more claims relating to website analytics tools. No industry...more
Last year saw a flurry of website tracking technology litigation sparked by a broad interpretation of invasion of privacy laws that were not originally intended to apply to online technologies. Unfortunately, hopes of clarity...more
Readers of this blog are familiar with the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”), and the systematic transformation of CIPA wiretapping cases since their inception. Applying CIPA, a Washington State federal court...more
As an onslaught of recent class actions allege, companies may be liable for eavesdropping and wiretapping based on the use of common analytics software on their platforms. For instance, in California, plaintiffs have filed...more
A new species of website privacy litigation has taken hold in 2024, based on arcane provisions of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) that restrict law enforcement’s use of pen register or trap and trace devices...more
On August 16, 2022, US Congress enacted Reese’s Law, which aims to protect children from ingestion hazards associated with certain lithium batteries found in consumer electronics. The law stems from the death of 18-month-old...more
For the past two years, hundreds of class action lawsuits alleging violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) have plagued California retailers and consumer-facing service providers. These lawsuits claim,...more
Privacy has been recognized as a fundamental right in our country, and the violation of this right can have profound implications. In an era dominated by technology and constant connectivity, concerns about invasion of...more
Here is what we can learn from class action lawsuits filed in the last few days under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), the Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act, and other...more
The Authors previously published the below client alert on June 8, 2023, analyzing privacy litigation under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) and other wiretap statutes in Pennsylvania and Maryland. We provide...more
Google has agreed to pay a whopping $155M to resolve a government investigation and a class action lawsuit stemming from its use of location data, including claims that it stored and collected consumers’ location-related...more
Joe Alves filed a class-action complaint against BJ’s Wholesale Club, alleging that BJ’s uses computer code, called Session Replay Code (SRC), to secretly record consumer activity on BJ’s website. Alves claims that BJ’s...more
As set forth in BakerHostetler’s 2023 Data Security Incident Report, privacy litigation is on the rise. Indeed, 2023 saw a nearly 100 percent increase from 2022 in the number of lawsuits filed in connection with data security...more
In the rapidly evolving digital world, plaintiffs’ attorneys have found renewed interest in pursuing class action claims under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) and similar laws, arguing that third-party companies...more
In the intricate and often convoluted realm of TCPA litigation, the Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in Hall v. Smosh Dot Com, Inc. stands as a beacon, illuminating the complexities of Article III standing and the implications...more
Over the last 18 months, a new privacy litigation battlefront has emerged: Website operators across a range of industries find themselves inundated with class action suits or requests for arbitration based on alleged...more
California has seen a recent surge of both class action and individual claims under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) in which plaintiffs attack websites using “chat boxes”—live or automated instant messaging...more
The pace of internet consumer privacy class action litigation is skyrocketing. Remarkably, no specific legislative change in the law triggered the increase in litigation. Instead, the driver of this litigation explosion — in...more
This presentation will discuss the recent surge in class actions challenging companies’ practices for collecting, sharing, and storing consumer data, including claims arising under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy...more
Some common digital marketing techniques used by PEOs have become the recent target of data security litigation – and you should consider taking mitigating measures if your PEO deploys these strategies to put yourself in a...more
Substantial Compliance with Contract- American Bus. Investments, LLC v. Shaeena & Allos, LLC, 6th Dist. Lucas, 2023-Ohio-739. In this appeal, the Sixth Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision to grant...more
As companies look to innovative and useful technology to enhance their brand development and the marketing and sales of products or services, they need to remain cautious of how these tools—advancing at a lightning...more
Class action privacy litigation’s icy grip tightened around financial services providers in late 2022, and the forecast shows no signs of melting. The plaintiffs’ creeping application of old law to new technologies is...more
If your company has a website and does not disclose the use of session replay software or that the chats on its website are being transcribed, please read this important alert. ...more