A court in the Northern District of California recently denied Google’s request to prevent more than 69,000 putative class members from opting out of a certified class in favor of pursuing individual arbitration of their claims against Google. See In re Google Assistant Privacy Litig., 2025 WL 510435, at *1 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 14, 2025)Continue Reading California Federal Court Permits Thousands of Arbitration Opt-Outs from Certified Class
California Federal Court Grants Summary Judgment to CIPA Defendants
A court in the Northern District of California recently granted summary judgment to DDR Media LLC and Jornaya in a website wiretapping lawsuit under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”). See Williams v. DDR Media, LLC, 2024 WL 4859078 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 20, 2024). This decision represents a meaningful victory for defendants facing similar wiretapping claims.Continue Reading California Federal Court Grants Summary Judgment to CIPA Defendants
California Federal Court Dismisses Complaint Accusing Google of Wiretapping Customer Service Calls
A federal judge in the Northern District of California recently dismissed a class action complaint accusing Google of unlawfully wiretapping calls to Verizon’s customer service center through its customer service product, Cloud Contact Center AI. See Ambriz v. Google, LLC, No. 3:23-cv-05437 (N.D. Cal. June 20, 2024).Continue Reading California Federal Court Dismisses Complaint Accusing Google of Wiretapping Customer Service Calls
Ohio Federal Court Dismisses Data Breach Lawsuit for Lack of Article III Standing
An Ohio federal district court recently dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction a class action complaint asserting claims arising from a data breach experienced by defendant Associated Materials, LLC. See Marlin v. Associated Materials, LLC, 2024 WL 2319115 (N.D. Ohio May 22, 2024).Continue Reading Ohio Federal Court Dismisses Data Breach Lawsuit for Lack of Article III Standing
Washington Federal Court Dismisses Privacy Claims Involving Hospital Website
A federal judge in the Western District of Washington recently dismissed a class action complaint accusing Overlake Hospital Medical Center of unlawfully disclosing the health data of patients who accessed its websites to third parties. See Nienaber v. Overlake Hosp. Med. Ctr., 2024 WL 2133709 (W.D. Wash. May 13, 2024). Plaintiff Jacq Nienaber, an Overlake patient, alleged that the hospital shared her private data with Meta and other third parties through the use of the Meta Pixel and Meta’s Conversions Application Programming Interface on its public website and private patient portal. Continue Reading Washington Federal Court Dismisses Privacy Claims Involving Hospital Website
Website Operator and Session Replay Provider Succeed on Personal Jurisdiction Arguments
At the end of last month, courts handed down two decisions in favor of website operators and their service providers in session replay litigation, granting motions to dismiss on personal jurisdiction grounds.Continue Reading Website Operator and Session Replay Provider Succeed on Personal Jurisdiction Arguments