Brandon Briskin v. Shopify, Inc., et al

  1. January 01, 2025

    What Banking Attorneys Are Watching In The Courts In 2025

    Lawsuits pushing back on novel state-level consumer protection laws and a host of Biden-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regulatory actions are top of mind for financial services attorneys heading into the new year. Here, Law360 previews what's on tap. 

  2. January 01, 2025

    Privacy & Cybersecurity Litigation To Watch In 2025

    The crush of litigation accusing a wide range of website operators of unlawfully monitoring visitors' activities will continue to wind its way through the legal system in 2025, while the U.S. Supreme Court is gearing up to consider a pair of challenges that could further erode federal agencies' power to interpret laws and may decide the fate of the popular app TikTok. Here, Law360 looks at the privacy litigation and trends that will bear watching this year.

  3. September 26, 2024

    En Banc 9th Circ. Doubts Dismissal Of Shopify Privacy Suit

    Ninth Circuit judges sitting en banc Thursday appeared dubious of an earlier panel's conclusion that a California federal court lacked personal jurisdiction over Golden State consumers' privacy claims against Shopify Inc., questioning how internet companies could ever face tort claims if this were the law.

  4. August 05, 2024

    Chamber, Others Back 9th Circ. Ax Of Shopify Privacy Row

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and several tech trade groups are among those pushing the full Ninth Circuit to affirm the toss of a proposed class action accusing Shopify of unlawfully collecting shoppers' sensitive information, arguing that overriding the decision would unfairly allow plaintiffs to sue online businesses in any court across the country. 

  5. July 08, 2024

    Shopify Privacy Ruling Threatens AGs' Work, 9th Circ. Told

    Attorneys general from 30 states and the District of Columbia, along with a trio of California city attorneys, are calling on the Ninth Circuit to revive a proposed class action accusing payment processing company Shopify of collecting shoppers' sensitive information without permission, arguing that the dispute threatens to deprive them of their ability to enforce their states' consumer protection laws. 

  6. May 15, 2024

    En Banc 9th Circ. Will Mull Jurisdiction In Shopify Privacy Suit

    The Ninth Circuit agreed to review en banc a panel's decision dismissing a suit alleging payment processing company Shopify collects shoppers' sensitive information without permission, after the plaintiff argued the full court should hear the case to resolve how to assess personal jurisdiction in online misconduct cases.

  7. November 28, 2023

    9th Circ. Won't Revive Shopify Consumer's Data Privacy Suit

    The Ninth Circuit in a published opinion on Tuesday upheld a lower court's order dismissing a lawsuit accusing Shopify of collecting shoppers' sensitive information without permission, saying the court lacks jurisdiction since Shopify did not expressly aim its conduct toward California.

  8. August 16, 2023

    Shopify's Calif. Tracking Creates Jurisdiction, 9th Circ. Told

    A California consumer is urging the Ninth Circuit to revive a proposed class action alleging Shopify illegally collects shoppers' sensitive, private information without permission, arguing the platform generates significant revenue by collecting and selling Golden State consumers' shopping data, which is enough to establish jurisdiction.