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Wiretapping
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Inside Class Actions
California Court Dismisses Wiretapping Claims Regarding Retailer’s Website Chat Feature on Summary Judgment
In a recent decision from the Superior Court of California for Los Angeles County, Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl granted summary judgment and dismissed a putative class action alleging that an…
Privacy + Cyber + AI
Privacy Litigation Report: Takeaways From January 2026 Decisions
Key point: In this post: (1) increase in ECPA litigation as courts extend “crime tort” exception beyond health care; (2) service provider wins again against wiretapping claim; (3) defendants lose…
WilmerHale Privacy and Cybersecurity Law
2025 Year in Review: Web Tracking and the Wiretap Act Crime/Tort Exception
By WilmerHale Privacy and Cybersecurity Lawyers
Courts remain divided on whether the Wiretap Act’s crime/tort exception covers commercial web data capture, leaving an unsettled legal landscape entering 2026.
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
Florida’s Digital Wiretapping Surge: What Businesses Need to Know About FSCA Litigation
By Joseph J. Lazzarotti, Ena T. Diaz
A blend of evolving judicial interpretation, aggressive plaintiffs’ counsel, and decades-old statutory language has brought new life to the Florida Security of Communications Act (FSCA) as a vehicle for challenging…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
Florida’s Digital Wiretapping Surge: What Businesses Need to Know About FSCA Litigation
By Joseph J. Lazzarotti, Ena T. Diaz
A blend of evolving judicial interpretation, aggressive plaintiffs’ counsel, and decades-old statutory language has brought new life to the Florida Security of Communications Act (FSCA) as a vehicle for challenging…
Inside Class Actions
Arbitrator Rejects Website Wiretapping Claims After Hearing
In a recently published award, an arbitrator rejected claims that Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. (“Dick’s”) violated the Federal Wiretap Act and the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) by purportedly…
Privacy World
California Federal Court Urges California Legislature to Clean Up “Total Mess” of State Wiretap Act, Dismisses Claim for Website Tracking
By Kristin Bryan, James Brennan, Max Giuliano
This fall, a federal court in California granted summary judgment in favor of a website operator for alleged violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). In its decision,…
Global Policy Watch
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…
Inside Class Actions
California Court Grants Summary Judgment for Defendant, Urging the California Legislature to “Bring CIPA”—“A Total Mess”—“Into the Modern Age”
By Rachel Bercovitz, Matthew Verdin
Recently, a California federal court granted summary judgment for defendant Eating Recovery Center (“ERC”) on a plaintiff’s California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) § 631(a) wiretapping claim, joining other California…
Privacy + Cyber + AI
Third Circuit Provides Helpful Guidance on the “Party Exception” to Wiretap Liability and What Constitutes “Medical Information” Under the CMIA
By Angelo A. Stio III, Robert Jenkin
Key point: The Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion affirming the dismissal of a class action complaint asserting both California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) and California…