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Aug. 12, 2026

California's website tracking litigation nears a defining moment

As California's website tracking litigation enters a new phase, the question is no longer whether businesses will continue to face CIPA claims but how courts will define their scope and whether the Legislature will intervene.

Ranjan A. Lahiri

Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman

Phone: (619) 849-4909

Email: rlahiri@wshblaw.com

Univ of San Diego SOL; San Diego CA

Ranjan A. Lahiri is a partner at Wood Smith Henning Berman.

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California's website tracking litigation nears a defining moment
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California's website tracking litigation is approaching an inflection point. After more than two years of rapidly expanding lawsuits challenging the use of website pixels, session replay software, chat functions, cookies and other analytics technologies under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), courts are beginning to chart divergent paths. Recently, one federal court dismissed a CIPA website tracking action for lack of a concrete injury, while another approved a m...

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