Last month, a district court in the Northern District of California delivered a fatal blow to the Javier saga, dismissing his claim with prejudice. Javier v. Assurance IQ, LLC, No. 20-CV-02860-CRB, 2023 WL 3933070 (N.D. Cal. June 9, 2023). As we previously reported, the court’s holding concludes a drawn-out dispute on a website
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California Federal Court Dismisses Session Replay Litigation Following Ninth Circuit Remand, Leaves Open Future Wiretap Claims
Last summer, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit buoyed plaintiffs’ lawyers interest in “session replay” software when it revived a putative class action against a website operator and a session replay software provider for violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). Earlier this month, addressing issues left by the Ninth Circuit…
California Federal Court Dismisses GPS Data Tracking Privacy Class Action in Ruling of First Impression For CIPA Claims Involving Devices Installed by Car Manufacturers
Last week, a federal court in California dismissed a complaint concerning allegations that Otonomo, a data broker that partnered with car manufacturers, “used electronic devices in [drivers’] cars to send real-time GPS location data directly to [defendant],” allowing Otonomo to track drivers’ location in real-time. Read on to learn more about what this means for…
Recent California Supreme Court Decision Expands Liability Arising Under the California Invasion of Privacy Act
The California Supreme Court recently issued a significant decision interpreting California’s Invasion of Privacy Act, which may lead to criminal and civil liabilities for intentionally recording phone calls without obtaining the appropriate level of consent. [Note: for other litigations involving the statute, check out our prior coverage here and here]. This interpretation…