After a federal judge said the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) was “a total mess” in a ruling Friday, a privacy lawyer touted Judge Vince Chhabria for “call[ing] it like it is.”
An amended complaint filed Thursday in federal court said Tesla uses tracking technologies on its website without the knowledge or consent of users, in violation of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA).
To avoid lawsuits under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), companies should adopt a defense-first posture that emphasizes transparency, making themselves more difficult targets for litigation, said Matthew Pearson, a Womble Bond privacy lawyer.
Tesla asked a federal court to drop a class-action complaint against the company based on the plaintiff not meeting certain provisions of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). Tesla argued Friday that the plaintiff failed to show he suffered an injury, plausibly state a claim or prove jurisdiction to bring the case.
As litigation over wiretapping and other privacy claims continues to rise, having a cookie banner on your website remains an important defense, said Morrison Foerster lawyers during a webinar Wednesday. But there’s more to it than that, they added.
A recent spate of California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) enforcements has pushed consumer opt-outs to the fore, clarifying what regulators consider important, Cynthia Cole, an intellectual property lawyer at Baker McKenzie, said during a webinar Tuesday.
Though creative plaintiffs' counsel saw early success, the tide is beginning to turn in favor of defendants in California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) cases, said Douglas Bonner in a blog post. The Potomac Law Group lawyer added that these developments may chill future litigation claims under the statute.
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Businesses defending themselves against charges under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) sometimes find that exclusions and limitations in their insurance policies for cyber or commercial general liability (CGL) leave them exposed, attorney Kathryn Rattigan said in a blog post Thursday. For CIPA claims, her key takeaway is "don’t assume your insurance will cover [a] privacy lawsuit," the Robinson+Cole lawyer added.
A federal court on Thursday allowed a California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) case against media company Conde Nast's use of tracking technology to continue, ruling that the plaintiff has provided enough evidence.