Has your organization received a demand or complaint asserting that it has violated the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA)? Are there allegations that your organization’s website illegally installs spyware, pen registers, or trap and trace devices, or uses tracking software/pixels in violation of data broker laws or similar privacy regulations? Or does a plaintiff allege they have been harmed because your corporate website unlawfully “intercepts” communications through chatbots or advertising cookies and pixels? If so, then your organization may be caught in the recent wave of website privacy litigation where plaintiffs have been initiating “copycat” lawsuits against companies of every size and in every business sector.
Whether we are achieving early resolution via negotiation, ADR, or at pleadings, or battling it out in the courtroom, we offer the full range of privacy litigation services, fueled by a powerful blend of creativity, strategy, and efficiency. For example, we assist clients in addressing CIPA claims in the following areas:
- Undertaking data mapping and scanning to better understand their tools and software installed on their websites.
- Reviewing privacy disclaimers and notices and cookie management features on their websites to better assess possible litigation defenses.
- Assessing their website terms of use to identify whether dispute resolution processes have been followed.
- Drafting legal defense memoranda to facilitate settlement discussions.
- Engaging in litigation and seeking to have cases dismissed on procedural and jurisdictional grounds, or for a lack of merit.
- Negotiating and drafting settlement agreements releasing defendants from current and future claims against them and their affiliates and subsidiaries.
If your organization has received a demand letter or complaint regarding your website (e.g., website tracking pixels/cookies, accessibility), please contact us any time (24/7) at PrivacyLitigation@thompsonhine.com.