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Inside Class Actions
Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal of CIPA and CMIA Claims
By Kathryn Cahoy, Libbie Canter, Matthew Verdin, Anna D. Kraus, Rachel Bercovitz
Last week, the Third Circuit affirmed dismissal of a putative class action asserting that defendant Quest Diagnostics violated the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) and the Confidentiality of Medical…
Class Action Defense Blog
Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of CIPA Adtech Class Action Because A Party To A Communication Cannot Eavesdrop On Itself
Inside Privacy
Court Applies Popa to Dismiss CIPA Pen Register Claim for Lack of Article III Standing
By Matthew Verdin, Kathryn Cahoy
In a win for businesses using third-party technologies to power their websites, a California federal court applied the Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in Popa v. Microsoft Corporation to dismiss a…
Inside Class Actions
Court Applies Popa to Dismiss CIPA Pen Register Claim for Lack of Article III Standing
By Matthew Verdin, Kathryn Cahoy
In a win for businesses using third-party technologies to power their websites, a California federal court applied the Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in Popa v. Microsoft Corporation to dismiss a…
Traverse Legal Expert Articles
Recycling Meta Pixel Plaintiffs: The Rise of Professional Testers and the New Wave of CIPA Shakedowns
Over the past three or so years, privacy plaintiffs’ firms—including the Swigart Law Group, pro se plaintiffs representing themselves and others are leveraing the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA)…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
California Federal Court Clarifies CIPA’s Reach Over Website Tracking in Mashable Hearing
By Roma Patel, Kathryn Rattigan
On October 9, 2025, the Northern District of California denied Mashable, Inc.’s motion to dismiss a class action alleging violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). Mashable operates…
Media & Privacy Risk Report
CIPA: The “Other” California Privacy Statute You Should Be Worried About
When we speak to clients about online privacy issues, they almost always mention the CCPA – California’s Consumer Privacy Act that regulates the collection and use of personal data. But…
Class Action Defense Blog
Ninth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment For Defendant On CIPA Claim For Aiding And Abetting Third-Party Software Provider
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Justin Donoho, and Ryan Garippo Duane Morris Takeaways: On July 9, 2025, in Gutierrez, et al. v. Converse, Inc., No. 24-4797, 2025 WL 1895315 (9th…
Inside Class Actions
“Tester” Plaintiff Who “Actively Seeks Out Privacy Violations” Lacks Standing to Pursue CIPA Claim
Lawsuits targeting businesses’ use of website tools under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) increasingly are filed by so-called “tester” plaintiffs. These plaintiffs seek out websites to “test” for…
Inside Privacy
Another California Court Rejects Privacy Claims Targeting Online Chat Feature
Plaintiffs’ lawyers have continued to bring privacy claims targeting businesses that use vendors to help provide beneficial chat features on their website, as we last reported here. Late last year, a…