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ARTICLE · 29 JULY 2026

As The CIPA World Turns…

A California federal court has designated serial litigant Vivek Shah as a "vexatious litigant," requiring court approval before filing new CIPA cases in the Central District. While this development offers some relief to businesses facing California Invasion of Privacy Act claims over website tracking technologies, the order's scope remains limited to one district and one plaintiff, leaving companies vulnerable to similar litigation from other sources.

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With what is becoming the regular cadence of a daily soap opera, the developments in what has become known as “CIPA law” continue to evolve quickly.

In the past couple of weeks, we have written on several instances that could impact the litigation posture for any company sued or threated to be sued in California for alleged violations of the both potential legislative action and action in the courts that might provide relief to businesses being sued or threatened to be sued for violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA).

Here’s a quick recap of our recent articles on CIPA:

  1. CIPA Demands. Here is a quick breakdown on CIPA and how it is being used by plaintiff’s counsel to threaten or sue for violations of the law when websites use tracking technologies without prior consent of the visitor. 

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