A new California trial court decision offers website operators some long-awaited relief in the ongoing wave of website privacy suits under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). In early December, the Los Angeles County Superior Court, rejected an increasingly common theory that routine website analytics and tracking tools function as illegal “pen registers” or “trap
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Due Diligence in M&A: Website Compliance with CIPA & CCPA to Avoid “Trap and Trace” Claims Post-Close
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Data Privacy
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) can be transformative, but hidden compliance risks—especially regarding privacy and data protection—often lurk beneath the surface, especially regarding privacy and data protection. In California, strict laws like the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) are being aggressively enforced through litigation. Plaintiffs’ firms are increasingly targeting companies whose websites…
SeatGeek Hit with Class Action Over Sharing User Data with TikTok and Meta
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Data Privacy
SeatGeek, the popular online ticketing platform, is facing a proposed class action in California federal court over allegations that it improperly shared website visitors’ personal information with TikTok and Meta through online tracking technologies. The complaint alleges that SeatGeek embedded TikTok and Meta tracking pixels on its website, enabling the companies to collect users’ personal…
Federal Court Sinks CIPA Wiretap Lawsuit Against Royal Caribbean Over TikTok Tracking Tool
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Data Privacy
In a significant win for Royal Caribbean Cruises, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit that alleged the cruise line’s website violated a California privacy law by using a TikTok tracking tool. The case, Kishnani v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, challenged the cruise operator’s use of the tool under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA)…
Janie & Jack’s Alleged CIPA Violations Consolidated, Thus Avoiding Over 2,000 Individual Arbitration Claims
By Kathryn Rattigan & Guest Contributor on
Posted in Data Privacy, Enforcement + Litigation
This post was co-authored by Summer Legal Intern Mark Abou Naoum. Mark is not admitted to practice law.
This week, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled in favor of children’s clothing retailer Janie & Jack, which sought to enjoin over 2,400 individual arbitration claims resulting from alleged violations of the…