Keypoint: California district courts continue to split over whether “knowledge” is required to plead liability under Section 631(a)’s fourth prong while two decisions show courts taking different approaches to VPPA claims at...more
9/10/2024
/ CIPA ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Electronic Communications ,
Facebook ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Third-Party ,
VPPA ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
Keypoint: Courts have started to issue Pixel-based wiretapping decisions, the Seventh Circuit weighs in on when a manufacturer can be forced to pay arbitration fees, and three courts showed different approaches to dismissing...more
8/23/2024
/ CIPA ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Electronic Communications ,
Facebook ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
SaaS ,
Third-Party ,
VPPA ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
Keypoint: Courts reject personal jurisdiction arguments and suggest the Shopify decision will be overturned; Courts continue to show differing approaches to VPPA claims at the pleading stage with a large VPPA class action...more
7/16/2024
/ Audio Recording ,
CIPA ,
Class Action ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
ECPA ,
Privacy Laws ,
Shopify ,
Third-Party ,
VPPA ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
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
6/13/2024
/ CIPA ,
Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Discovery Disputes ,
Facebook ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
VPPA ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
Keypoint: The Central District of California issues a major victory for website owners facing CIPA-arbitration demands, two decisions address whether a plaintiff consented as a defense to wiretapping claims, three courts in...more
5/7/2024
/ Audio Recording ,
Call Centers ,
CIPA ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Facebook ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Third-Party ,
Video Recordings ,
VPPA ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
Keypoint: Two California state court decisions have addressed motions to dismiss claims under the novel “pen registry” and “tap and trace” theories, but reached different outcomes after finding different policy considerations...more
4/10/2024
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
E-Commerce ,
Electronic Communications ,
Electronic Monitoring ,
Internet Retailers ,
Privacy Policy ,
Tracking Systems ,
Web Tracking ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
Keypoint: Multiple decisions from the same judicial district come down differently on wiretapping claims while three courts in different states each reject VPPA-defendants’ arguments that the plaintiffs lacked Article III...more
On November 30, 2022, OpenAI captured the world’s attention when it introduced version 3.5 of its ChatGPT service. What began as cocktail hour conversations and funny experiments quickly made its way into boardrooms and...more
3/25/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Chief Information Officers (CIO) ,
COOs ,
Copyright ,
Goldman Sachs ,
Infringement ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventions ,
Inventors ,
Investment ,
Machine Learning ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademarks
Keypoint: Courts continue to issue conflicting decisions in wiretapping cases while one court has expanded who may be considered a “video tape service provider” under the VPPA.
Welcome to the eleventh installment in our...more
3/6/2024
/ Chat Rooms ,
CIPA ,
Consent ,
Data Privacy ,
Electronic Communications ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
IP Addresses ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Third-Party ,
VPPA ,
Wiretapping
Keypoint: Courts resolved six motions to dismiss wiretapping claims based on session replay technology in January, while two VPPA decisions highlight balance struck by courts. A new privacy litigation theory based on “pen...more
2/6/2024
/ American Arbitration Association ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Data-Sharing ,
Facebook ,
Frivolous Lawsuits ,
Privacy Laws ,
VPPA ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
Welcome to the ninth installment in our monthly data privacy litigation report, which we are releasing just after the New Year. We prepare these reports to provide updates on how courts in the United States have handled...more
This is the eighth installment in our monthly data privacy litigation reports to provide updates on how courts in the United States have handled emerging data privacy trends. In this post, we look at privacy litigation...more
Keypoint: The past two months have seen many courts dismiss privacy claims as judges appear to be more critical of plaintiffs’ theories while other judges have allowed cases to proceed past the motion to dismiss stage....more
10/12/2023
/ Consent ,
Data Privacy ,
Eavesdropping ,
Personal Information ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Video Recordings ,
VPPA ,
Wiretapping
Keypoint: In July 2023, plaintiffs have been busy opposing motions to dismiss in chat wiretapping, session replay, and VPPA cases while testing claims against a new technology....more
Keypoint: June 2023 maintained a trend of mostly favorable outcomes for defendants as courts continue to grant motions to dismiss in session replay and VPPA cases.
This is the fifth installment in our monthly data privacy...more
This is the fourth installment in our monthly data privacy litigation reports to provide updates on how courts in the United States have handled emerging data privacy tends in the past month. In this post we look at...more
Keypoint: Claims brought under the Washington My Health My Data Act’s private right of action will turn on whether a plaintiff can prove actual damages that were caused by a violation effecting the plaintiff’s business or...more
Keypoint: April 2023 saw developments in chat, session replay, voice recording, and VPPA litigation along with two new trends to watch in May.
This is our second installment in our monthly data privacy litigation reports to...more
Keypoint: In March 2023, more California courts tackled motions to dismiss claims that chat features violate wiretapping laws while Georgia and Minnesota courts weighed in on VPPA claims....more
Keypoint: The Southern District of New York dismissed a VPPA claim after finding use of the Meta Pixel does not violate the VPPA when used to transmit information about a visitor’s general activity on a webpage, even where...more
Keypoint: In the wake of a recent California decision that allowed claims alleging use of chat functionality on website violated California wiretapping laws, three California district courts have dismissed nearly identical...more
Keypoint: Slurry of litigation filed by privacy-plaintiffs has survived its first motion to dismiss challenge in a California court but faces tougher challenges ahead.
Anyone who has called into customer service for any...more
Keypoint: In states with “two-party” consent laws, Privacy-Plaintiffs are bringing class action lawsuits against companies that use “session replay” technology on their websites.
Last month in the Northern District of...more
Keypoint: Plaintiffs’ attorneys continue to expand lawsuits relating to website tracking technologies.
Chick-fil-A once again found itself in the spotlight last week when it was named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed in...more