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 & BermanPhone: (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.
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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