A major online jewelry retailer recently made headlines for the allegations in a class action lawsuit: Alex and Ani disclosed customer data to TikTok. Specifically, Alex and Ani was accused of using online tracking technologies to collect customers’ information without consent and then sharing it with the popular social media platform.
Home décor company Lulu & Georgia was sued for CIPA violations, and now the Los Angeles County Superior Court has issued an important pre-trial ruling in favor of the Plaintiff.
A California court recently ruled that a trap & trace CIPA claim against Peachybbies can proceed. The Plaintiff, a California consumer, alleged that Peachybbies violated the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) by installing TikTok Software on its website to track and intercept the personal information of website visitors without their consent. This data was then allegedly shared with TikTok, the Chinese-owned social media platform.
Tauler Smith LLP recently filed a trap and trace lawsuit against C2 Education for violating the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), and now a federal court has ruled: a judge denied the motion to dismiss the class action against C2 Education. The complaint alleges that the leading provider of tutoring services nationwide has unlawfully installed “trap and trace” software on its website and allowed the social media app TikTok to collect private data from site visitors.
A California court granted Tauler Smith LLP’s motion to dismiss without leave to amend in a deceptive pricing class action alleging mislabeling of THC potency. The plaintiffs specifically alleged that the cannabinoid content in the defendant’s infused joints did not match what was on label. Tauler Smith’s skilled Los Angeles class action defense attorneys filed a demurrer to the class action based on the discrepancy between the plaintiffs’ purchases and the potency tests that formed the basis of plaintiffs’ claims.
In a recent employment law matter filed in Los Angeles, Tauler Smith LLP won a motion for terminating sanctions. Los Angeles litigation attorney Wendy Miele represented a media production company that was being sued by a former contractor who worked as a personal assistant for the company.
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.
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.
Tauler Smith LLP, a Los Angeles-based law firm, recently represented a client in a real estate law matter with yet another successful outcome. The case involved a family, the Schallerts, who had been sued by a land developer that wanted a right-of-way over the family’s land for a development.