Attorney Anna Goncharova Privacy Demand Letters Signal the Next Wave of California Website Tracking Claims
Businesses have become increasingly familiar with California privacy demand letters alleging violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act, commonly known as CIPA. While many organizations initially focused on claims involving session replay software and third-party tracking pixels, newer pre-litigation demands show that the legal theories being asserted against website operators continue to expand and […]
Vivek Shah Declared Vexatious Litigant – Did You Get a Demand Letter?
Just two days after a significant federal court ruling, the landscape of California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) litigation continues to shift. On July 20, 2026, U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner of the Central District of California declared serial plaintiff Vivek Shah a vexatious litigant and imposed a pre-filing order restricting new CIPA and […]
Unfair Competition Law Data Privacy Lawsuits
California’s Unfair Competition Law (Business & Professions Code § 17200), commonly known as the UCL, has become one of the most powerful tools in modern data privacy litigation. What began as a flexible consumer-protection statute is now routinely layered onto claims under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA), […]
Clearview AI Settlement Overturned as Years of Biometric Privacy Controversies Return to Court
A federal appeals court has overturned the class-action settlement that would have given millions of people a potential financial interest in Clearview AI, the facial-recognition company accused of collecting their biometric information without permission. The July 13, 2026, decision does not establish that Clearview violated biometric privacy law. Nor does it permanently reject the unusual […]
Who Is Robert Bell? Inside the CIPA Wiretapping Demand Letters Targeting Ecommerce Websites
If your business has received a certified letter from an individual named Robert Bell citing violations of California Penal Code §§ 631(a) and 638.51, you are not alone, and you are not the target of a random accusation. You are looking at a fact pattern that has become one of the most common — and […]
Beyond OneTrust: How This Lawsuit Could Influence the Next Decade of Privacy Compliance
Whether Orellana v. OneTrust ultimately succeeds or is dismissed, the case reflects a much larger transformation occurring across the privacy profession. For years, organizations largely viewed privacy compliance as a legal documentation exercise. Draft a privacy policy. Publish a cookie notice. Deploy a consent banner. Respond to consumer requests. Maintain internal records. That approach may […]
When The Privacy Company Becomes the Privacy Defendant
As a follow on to our recent story covering Pacific Trial Attorneys lawsuit against OneTrust for alleged data privacy violations. For years, privacy compliance software occupied a relatively quiet corner of enterprise technology. While cybersecurity companies routinely made headlines following ransomware attacks or data breaches, privacy vendors generally operated behind the scenes, helping organizations inventory […]
OneTrust Faces Privacy Lawsuit Over Its Own Cookie Banner: How a New California Case Could Reshape Consent Management
For more than a decade, OneTrust has occupied a unique position in the privacy technology market. The company built one of the world’s largest privacy software platforms by helping organizations navigate increasingly complex compliance obligations surrounding cookies, consent management, data governance, artificial intelligence, and consumer privacy rights. Its software appears on hundreds of thousands of […]
Brodsky & Smith and the CIPA Wave: Why the Firm’s Wiretapping Lawsuits Target E-Commerce Tracking Pixels
Brodsky Smith is one of many law firms that we have covered that are involved in the CIPA and privacy litigation world. While one side says they are fighting for consumers rights in fixing surveillance and tracking technology others are saying that these claims are not valid. Judges tend to find for both plaintiffs and […]
Orellana v. OneTrust LLC – Complaint for Invasion of Privacy
Orellana v. OneTrust LLC – Complaint for Invasion of Privacy Case: Lucas Orellana v. OneTrust LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, d/b/a www.onetrust.com Court: Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles Filing Date: June 25, 2026 Plaintiff Counsel: Scott J. Ferrell and Victoria C. Knowles, Pacific Trial Attorneys, APC The following […]