Wiretapping class actions based on websites’ use of common tracking technologies continue to rise. And because many courts have allowed these cases to survive motions to dismiss, businesses often feel pressure to settle early—even when they have strong defenses.
Much of that pressure comes from the threat of a class wide judgment reaching eight or
A recent decision from the Northern District of California reminds corporate defendants in Internet tracking cases that strategies to defeat class certification based on individualized issues can be just as critical as merit-based defenses.
In In re Meta Pixel Tax Filing Cases, No. 22-cv-07557-PCP (N.D. Cal. Mar. 30, 2026), a group of plaintiffs sought
On February 5, 2026, Governor Henry McMaster signed into law South Carolina’s Age-Appropriate Code Design Act. South Carolina joins California, Maryland and Vermont in enacting an Age Appropriate Code Design Act that seeks to regulate website design and advertising that appeals specifically to Minors.
The statute applies to online services that conduct business in South
A sharp contrast in the speed of obtaining appellate review is emerging between two key privacy statutes. While the U.S. Supreme Court is set to resolve a circuit split over the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), litigants grappling with the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA)—a statute one federal judge recently described as a “total