Businesses operating public-facing websites should be aware of a troubling (and potentially expensive) trend: Mass arbitration claims are being filed against site operators, with plaintiffs arguing that website operators' use...more
Businesses operating public facing websites that employ data analytics software to track users’ website interactions must be aware of a novel use of the California Information Privacy Act (“CIPA”) that has taken the...more
7/2/2024
/ California ,
CIPA ,
Class Action ,
Clickwrap Agreements ,
Data Collection ,
Eavesdropping ,
Electronic Monitoring ,
Mandatory Arbitration ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Mass Tort Litigation ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Web Tracking ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites ,
Wiretap Act ,
Wiretapping
The proliferation of class action lawsuit and arbitration claim filings under the Federal Wiretap Act and various state wiretap statutes has recently grown beyond California, as other states are now beginning to see more...more
11/30/2023
/ Aiding and Abetting ,
Appellate Courts ,
Arbitration ,
California ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Electronic Communications ,
Internet Privacy ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Personal Information ,
Policy Violations ,
Privacy Laws ,
State and Local Government ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Technology Sector ,
Terms of Service ,
Third-Party Liability ,
Web Tracking ,
Websites ,
Wiretap Act ,
Wiretapping
The opioid crisis has garnered nationwide attention for decades and has resulted in thousands of lawsuits, subjecting pharmaceutical distributors to billions of dollars in damages. AmerisourceBergen (“Amerisource”) — one of...more
3/22/2023
/ Board of Directors ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Officers ,
Damages ,
Decisions ,
Demand Futility ,
Derivative Suit ,
Dismissals ,
Personal Liability ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Red Flags Rule ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders