As more consumers fight back against data privacy violations, Big Tech companies and their defense attorneys are trying to spread 5 myths about the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). These companies have attempted for years to persuade legislators to weaken CIPA protections for consumers, but the law remains more relevant than ever.
The Los Angeles consumer protection lawyers at Tauler Smith LLP regularly represent plaintiffs in data privacy claims, so we know just how important the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) is for consumers. In fact, one of the firm’s attorneys recently co-authored an article on strengthening CIPA protections.
The Los Angeles consumer protection lawyers at Tauler Smith LLP recently filed a class action against C2 Education in U.S. District Court that accuses the tutoring company of collaborating with TikTok to collect consumer data.
Tauler Smith LLP recently filed a trap and trace class action against Smashbox Cosmetics, and now the legal action is getting significant press coverage. A recent Law.com article on the Smashbox lawsuit details how the makeup company has been accused of using TikTok’s “trap and trace” software to help the social media platform unlawfully collect and store the confidential information of website visitors.
California’s strong digital privacy laws, like the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), have become a popular basis for civil suits filed in state courtrooms. A recent Law.com article on the Smashbox class action lawsuit details how the cosmetics company allegedly used trap and trace devices to help social media company TikTok collect and store confidential information from website visitors.
The insurance claim lawyers at Tauler Smith LLP recently won a major trial on behalf of a food & beverage manufacturer in a federal court in St. Louis, Missouri. The litigation began in a California courtroom with a business dispute over the manufacture of protein bars. Later, several of the parties in that case were also involved in insurance litigation heard by a U.S. District Court.
The California employment defense attorneys at Tauler Smith LLP recently served as co-counsel with Greenberg Traurig to represent TruConnect in a retaliation and wrongful termination case. The firm secured a decisive victory in the case by persuading a U.S. District Court to grant a motion for summary judgment. This means that the workplace retaliation & wrongful termination claims were thrown out at the summary judgment stage without the need for oral argument.
Two more OnlyFans models are suing Unruly Agency for exploitation. On the heels of Tauler Smith LLP lawsuits against Unruly Agency on behalf of exploited social media influencers, two more OnlyFans models have come forward with their own allegations of wildly improper and abusive conduct by Unruly.
As the subscription-based platform OnlyFans has exploded in popularity over the past few years, so too has a cottage industry of management companies and agencies. One of the most well-known companies, Unruly Agency, is now facing new lawsuits from two influencers who allege that Unruly pressured them into posting sexually exploitative content and threatened them when they tried to leave the agency.
The California business fraud lawyers at Tauler Smith LLP recently helped a client obtain a judgment for fraud against a PPE scam. After a two-day bench trial, a U.S. District Court granted 100% of the compensatory damages sought by plaintiff Solmark International in the case.