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California Passes Suite Of Bills Advancing Child Online-safety Push
California has enacted a comprehensive package of four bills that fundamentally reshape online safety protections for minors, targeting addictive design features, data privacy practices, age verification systems, and platform liability. These new laws establish strict requirements for social media companies, including mandatory stripped-down interfaces for users under 16, enhanced privacy defaults, and potential damages up to $1 million for negligent harm to children. The legislation represents one of the m
United States Media & IT
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A&O Shearman
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HOW TO PLEAD CONSENT: Court Says “Plaintiffs Must Do More Than Merely Assert That They Did Not Consent To The Tracking Devices.”
A federal court in California dismissed all nine claims in a privacy class action against Adobe, ruling that plaintiffs cannot establish lack of consent by merely asserting they never gave it. The decision establishes critical pleading standards for consent in tracking device cases, requiring plaintiffs to allege specific facts about what they saw on websites and why disclosures failed, rather than simply denying consent occurred.
United States Privacy
Troutman Amin LLP
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Nevada Lawyer Features Article By Thome On Ethics And Supervision In The Modern Law Office
Sheri Thome (Partner-Las Vegas, NV) authored “Emerging Challenges in Supervision in Every Law Office,” appearing in the September 1, 2026, edition of Nevada Lawyer Magazine. The article examines how Nevada attorneys’ supervisory obligations under Rules 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3 apply to increasingly technology-driven and decentralized legal practices.
United States Privacy
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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
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Major CIPA Reform Could Wipe Out Thousands Of Website Tracking Claims
California's Legislature has unanimously passed SB 690, a landmark reform that could eliminate thousands of pending class action lawsuits based on website tracking technologies under the California Invasion of Privacy Act. The bill removes the private right of action for pen register claims arising from routine web analytics tools, potentially reshaping the data privacy litigation landscape while companion bills simultaneously expand substantive privacy obligations.
United States Privacy
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
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Delaware’s Amended Privacy Law:  Key Impacts On Adtech Contracts And Diligence Processes
Delaware Governor Matt Meyer has signed H.B. 380, dramatically expanding the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act to include stringent third-party contracting requirements, broader sensitive data protections, and lower jurisdictional thresholds. The amendments introduce California-style due diligence obligations for data disclosures, expand sensitive data categories to include neural data and financial information, and impose new profiling requirements that extend even to employment contexts. These changes po
United States Privacy
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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
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California Poised To Narrow The Reach Of The California Invasion Of Privacy Act
California's Senate Bill 690 represents a pivotal legislative response to the explosion of website-tracking lawsuits under the California Invasion of Privacy Act, specifically targeting claims brought under the pen-register provision that have generated thousands of cases since 2022. While the bill would eliminate private plaintiffs' ability to pursue these particular claims involving digital tracking technologies, it leaves other CIPA provisions intact and raises questions about how the litigation landscap
United States Privacy
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Davis+Gilbert LLP
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Deadline Imminent For Connecticut’s Expanded Electronic Monitoring Law
On June 4, 2026, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed Public Act No. 26-73 (SB 472), “An Act Concerning the Electronic Surveillance of Employees,” which repeals and replaces Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-48d. The law takes effect October 1, 2026, and significantly updates Connecticut’s longstanding requirements governing electronic monitoring of employees by employers.
United States Employment
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Jackson Lewis P.C.
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Westward Bound: Oregon Joins California And Washington As A Must-Watch Jurisdiction For Consumer Class Actions
Oregon is fast becoming one of the most consequential jurisdictions in class action litigation. A convergence of newly enacted state laws, aggressive local judicial developments, and the powerful structural incentives created by Oregon’s statutory damages framework has made the Beaver State a magnet for plaintiffs’ attorneys targeting consumer-facing businesses.
United States Litigation
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Ballard Spahr LLP
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DRILLING DOWN ON PRIVACY ALLEGATIONS: Northern District Of California Dismisses Data Privacy Claims.
A federal court examines whether plaintiffs adequately pleaded data privacy violations when a dental services website allegedly used third-party tracking tools to collect and transmit users' sensitive medical information to companies like Google and Facebook. The ruling clarifies critical pleading requirements for wiretapping claims under ECPA and CIPA, particularly regarding party exemptions and the need to allege third-party interception rather than mere tracking.
United States Privacy
Troutman Amin LLP
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AI-Powered Call Transcription Tools Present Class Action BIPA Risk
AI-powered call transcription tools like Otter.ai are facing class action lawsuits under Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) for allegedly collecting voiceprints without proper consent. A federal court recently allowed claims to proceed, signaling potential legal risks for companies that provide or utilize these increasingly common meeting recording services.
United States IP
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Taft Stettinius & Hollister
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