Amy Gordon, Leslie Shanklin, and Jeff Warshafsky of Proskauer write:
In recent years, the “live chat” feature often used on consumer-facing websites has become the subject of lawsuits brought under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”). In particular, there have been a surge of putative class actions challenging the use of this feature under Sections 631(a) and 632.7 of CIPA, which prohibit wiretapping and eavesdropping on certain communications.
This month, Judge Annette Cody of the Central District of California dismissed one such lawsuit at the motion to dismiss phase, holding that the plaintiff had failed to allege any unlawful conduct under CIPA. Cody v. Boscov’s, Inc., No. 22-cv-01434 (C.D. Cal. May 6, 2024).
Read more at Proskauer on Privacy.