On 12 March 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) settled with an automaker that allegedly violated various aspects of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This first-of-its-kind settlement for the...more
4/17/2025
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cookies ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Settlement ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Websites
The deluge of lawsuits and demand letters under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) has prompted courts to scrutinize CIPA claims more rigorously, including the threshold question of whether CIPA plaintiffs have...more
What You Need to Know in a Minute or Less - Throughout 2024, we published three series highlighting emerging and evolving trends in litigation. From generative AI to ESG litigation, our lawyers continue to provide concise,...more
In a critical new decision, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has confirmed that the state’s anti-wiretapping statute does not extend to website tracking technologies. In Vita v. New England Baptist Hospital, the Court...more
What You Need To Know In A Minute Or Less - Class action litigation challenging generative artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly become a familiar feature of the legal landscape. While early, headline-grabbing complaints...more
6/18/2024
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Class Action ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Impact Assessments ,
Notice Requirements ,
Private Right of Action ,
Risk Mitigation ,
State and Local Government ,
Statutory Requirements
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
3/6/2024
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CIPA ,
Class Action ,
Data Collection ,
Electronic Monitoring ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Web Tracking ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
What You Need To Know In A Minute Or Less - In 2023, we published 16 editions of our Litigation Minute newsletter, featuring emerging topics posing increasing and significant risks to companies. In a minute or less, here are...more
1/29/2024
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Data Privacy ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hazardous Substances ,
PFAS ,
Product Packaging ,
Risk Management ,
Settlement ,
Web Tracking ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
What You Need to Know in a Minute or Less - The use of pixel technologies on websites and mobile apps in the health care field has garnered considerable attention from regulators and the plaintiffs’ class action bar....more
What You Need to Know in a Minute or Less - Media reports, as well as a recent report prepared by various US senators and representatives, have focused attention on the use of pixel tools on the websites of major tax filing...more
Although still in their infancy, a growing number of recently-filed lawsuits associated with generative artificial intelligence (AI) training practices, products, and services have provided a meaningful first look into how US...more
9/6/2023
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Class Action ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Fair Use ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Machine Learning ,
Personal Information ,
Popular ,
Right of Publicity ,
Risk Management ,
Technology Sector ,
Trademarks
What You Need to Know in a Minute or Less - Plaintiffs are making new use of an old statute, the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), to challenge the use of pixel technology across a variety of websites that provide online...more
What You Need To Know In A Minute Or Less - The rise in session replay litigation has paved the way for a new wave of website privacy lawsuits: pixel tool litigation. Plaintiffs have increasingly challenged the use of this...more
What You Need To Know In A Minute Or Less - Session replay generally refers to a common analytics tool that captures certain website activity data—such as mouse movements, clicks, and page visits—and then reconstructs this...more