Privacy Bounty Hunters, Part I: The Risks Are Real

As I’ve written previously, if you sell anything online, it’s not a question of if—it’s when privacy bounty hunters will comes calling, accusing your company of violating anti-wiretapping or privacy laws. “The better part of valor is discretion,” as Shakespeare said, and now is the time to act. You can take proactive steps to reduce your risk,...

Brann & Isaacson Secures Dismissal of California Case Against NaviStone

Within hours of hearing oral argument from Eamonn Hart, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria of the Northern District of California entered an order dismissing a complaint against Brann & Isaacson client NaviStone, Inc., which alleged that NaviStone engaged in unlawful wiretapping under California law. Originally filed as a class action seeking millions of dollars in...

B&I Secures Dismissal of California Privacy Class Action Complaint

On May 1, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed a putative class action filed against Brann & Isaacson client, NaviStone, Inc., and New Moosejaw, LLC. NaviStone, represented by David Bertoni, David Swetnam-Burland, and Eamonn Hart, had moved to dismiss the complaint based on the plaintiff’s lack of standing and...