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Trouble With the California Invasion of Privacy Act?

Deserve to Win—When it Matters Most. Facing huge-dollar bet-the-company CIPA litigation? Or perhaps you want your processes reviewed BEFORE you get sued? Either way–its NO problem. That’s why we’re here. Troutman Firm is a true legal powerhouse, built specifically to assist companies with their most complex litigation and compliance needs.…Continue reading “Trouble With the California Invasion of Privacy Act?”

15Sep 202616 Sep 2026

COOKIES ARE SERVED: Plaintiffs Sufficiently Alleged Exploitation of User Data in Violation of CA Consumer Privacy Laws.

Hello everyone! So, I have some good news and I have some not-so-good news this morning. Starting with the good,…

14Sep 202616 Sep 2026

WEBSITE TRACKING UNDER CIPA: Surviving Motion to Dismiss Without Technical Specificity.

In D’Antonio v. Smith & Wesson Inc., No. 5:25-CV-03085-PCP, 2026 WL 2653811, at *1 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 8, 2026), the…

SIX PIXELS AND A SOFA: Wayfair Threw Everything At This CIPA Complaint And Only Won The Claim The Plaintiff Forgot To Defend.

Hi CIPAWorld! Picture the whole thing starting with a lamp. An individual named Joseph Limas goes to wayfair.com looking for furniture, like most of us have. Home decor, lighting fixtures,…

YOU HAVE THIRTY DAYS TO CONFESS, AND THE FTC WILL POST IT ON THE INTERNET: The Safeguards Rule Breach Report Non-Bank Lenders Keep Forgetting They Owe

Every lender has a folder somewhere labeled, in spirit if not in ink, “things that happen to other companies.” Data breaches usually live in that folder. They are the sort…

INVITED PARTICIPANT OR THIRD-PARTY EAVESDROPPER?: Court Holds That Otter.ai Is A Third-Party Eavesdropper Because It Uses The Recordings For Its Own Benefit

Hi CIPAWorld! Ever wondered how CIPA applies to the AI Notetakers that now show up uninvited in all the meetings on your calendar? In In Re Otter.AI Priv. Litig., No.…

BONKED: Jeweler Successfully Dismisses CIPA Suit For Lack Of Article III Standing

14 Aug 202613 Aug 2026

A fresh California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) opinion highlights a successful avenue to dismissing a complaint where the plaintiff alleges a violation of their protectable privacy interests, but fails…

HOT OFF THE PRESSES–AGAIN! – CalPrivacy Announces Second Data Broker Enforcement Action in Less Than a Week

CalPrivacy just issued its 2nd press release this week about a Data Broker Enforcement Action. The following is its press release: Following this week’s decision in LocateSmarter, the California Privacy…

HOT OFF THE PRESSES: CalPrivacy Brings First Action Against a Data Broker Under Both the CCPA and Delete Act

11 Aug 202611 Aug 2026

CalPrivacy issued the following in a press release. The California Privacy Protection Agency Board has issued a decision requiring LocateSmarter LLC, an Iowa data broker, to pay $116,490 and change…

ORDER GONE WRONG: SoundHound’s Chipotle Rollout Triggers CIPA Claims

Full disclosure before we get into this one: I love Chipotle. Genuinely, unreasonably love it. Ask any of my amazing colleagues who I work with and they will tell you…

THE POWER OF CLICKING CONTINUE: Northern District of California Enforces Arbitration Agreement on Property Listing Website Redfin.

5 Aug 20265 Aug 2026

Hi, CIPAWorld! Kelly Sandberg here, with a case on how website's arbitration agreements should provide reasonably conspicuous notice to its users in order to be enforceable. In the case of…

THREE-PART WIN: Defendant The Joint Corp. Wins Motions to Dismiss Based on Standing, Failure to State a Claim, and Punitive Damages

Hi CIPAWorld! I’m Fynn and am new here at Troutman Amin. I have some good news to share. The case is Gisela Gonzalez Merical v. The Joint Corp. GISELA GONZALEZ…

JUST BROWSING: California Federal Court Dismisses CIPA Website Tracking Class Action

Hi CIPAWorld! In Malko v. GNC Holdings, LLC, No. 2:26-cv-01833-MCS-AJR, 2026 WL 2218133 (C.D. Cal. July 29, 2026), the United States District Court for the Central District of California dismissed…

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