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Privacy Class Action Spotlight: Surge of Privacy Class Actions in Arizona Targeting Email Pixel Tracking

By Leslie Shanklin, Jeffrey Warshafsky, Aaron Francis & Anna W. Chan on September 5, 2024
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Class action lawsuits targeting pixels and other tracking technologies are showing no signs of slowing, and while most of these cases have focused on website tracking tech and California’s wiretapping law, there has been a more recent surge of cases in Arizona alleging violations of Arizona Telephone, Utility, and Communication Service Records Act A.R.S. § 44-1376 et seq. (the “Arizona Law”) based on email pixel tracking. As we previously reported, a few cases focused on tracking pixels in emails popped up late last year, based both on the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) and the Arizona Law, and a new group of these cases has recently been filed accusing several companies, including Target, Gap, Lowe’s and Salesforce of embedding “spy pixels” in marketing emails in violation of the Arizona Law.

Read the full post on the Proskauer on Privacy blog.

Photo of Jeffrey Warshafsky Jeffrey Warshafsky

Jeff Warshafsky is a partner in the Litigation Department. A versatile commercial litigator and strategic advisor, Jeff specializes in consumer class actions, sports litigation, false advertising, trademark, and other intellectual property disputes.

Jeff defends companies in connection with consumer class actions involving advertising…

Jeff Warshafsky is a partner in the Litigation Department. A versatile commercial litigator and strategic advisor, Jeff specializes in consumer class actions, sports litigation, false advertising, trademark, and other intellectual property disputes.

Jeff defends companies in connection with consumer class actions involving advertising and privacy issues. He has handled dozens of class actions around the country for multinational companies across diverse sectors including consumer product companies, retailers, and sports leagues. Jeff also counsels clients to avoid being targeted in such actions, helps them respond to demand letters from plaintiffs’ counsel, and negotiates resolutions.

Additionally, Jeff represents clients in competitor versus competitor advertising disputes, including in Lanham Act cases and advertising self-regulation disputes before the National Advertising Division and the National Advertising Review Board. He also counsels companies on advertising substantiation issues, with an emphasis on complex scientific testing, such as clinical trials and sensory testing. Jeff regularly advises major sports leagues on complex business disputes.

Jeff maintains a robust pro bono immigration practice, assisting clients with asylum and U-Visa applications and in connection with removal proceedings. In addition to his active practice, Jeff is an editor of and contributor to the Firm’s false advertising blog, Watch This Space: Proskauer on Advertising Law.

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Photo of Aaron Francis Aaron Francis

Aaron Francis is an associate in the Litigation Department and a member of the Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Litigation Group.

Aaron’s practice focuses on complex civil litigations, internal and regulatory investigations, and arbitrations, covering a range of types of disputes, including cybersecurity, commercial…

Aaron Francis is an associate in the Litigation Department and a member of the Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Litigation Group.

Aaron’s practice focuses on complex civil litigations, internal and regulatory investigations, and arbitrations, covering a range of types of disputes, including cybersecurity, commercial contracts, and securities.  He also advises, counsels, and represents various pro bono clients, including non-profit organizations on issues related to harassment and discrimination, incarcerated survivors of domestic violence in criminal appeals, and multiple other entities in civil rights litigation.

Aaron is a member of Proskauer’s Black Lawyers Affinity Group.

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Photo of Anna W. Chan Anna W. Chan

Anna W. Chan is an associate in the Privacy & Cybersecurity Group and member of the Technology Media & Telecommunications group.

Anna’s practice focuses on privacy and data security. She regularly works with clients in the development and/or enhancement of privacy compliance programs…

Anna W. Chan is an associate in the Privacy & Cybersecurity Group and member of the Technology Media & Telecommunications group.

Anna’s practice focuses on privacy and data security. She regularly works with clients in the development and/or enhancement of privacy compliance programs, including drafting online and offline privacy policies, procedures, and related notices. Anna often assists clients with the drafting, review, and negotiation of data processing agreements. She also has experience counseling clients on privacy-related issues in marketing, such as email and telemarketing, as well as privacy-related issues in the ad tech space, including the use of cross-device tracking technologies.

Anna also regularly assists clients with identifying, evaluating, and addressing cybersecurity risks, including advising on proactive cyber incident readiness activities, such as tabletop exercises and incident response plans. She also assists clients with data breach and cybersecurity incident response, including analyzing breach notification laws and preparation of notices to impacted individuals and regulators. Anna also frequently assists clients in conducting diligence and negotiating privacy and data security aspects of corporate transactions

Prior to joining Proskauer, Anna was a privacy counsel at a Fortune 500 pharmaceutical company, where she advised the company on data privacy compliance for the company’s U.S. operations.

Anna is a Certified Information Privacy Professional in the United States (CIPP/US).

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