Ask Governor Newsom to Veto Senate Bill 690 —
Don’t Leave California Businesses & Nonprofits Exposed to Frivolous CIPA Lawsuits
The Legislature passed a watered-down SB 690 that fails to fully protect small businesses and nonprofits. SB 690 denies relief to 73% of organizations currently facing CIPA lawsuits.
Instead, SB 690 only fixes one piece of an outdated law.
Predatory lawyers can still sue under the same 1967 law — and now SB 690 gives them a green light to file even more frivolous CIPA lawsuits.
About CIPA Lawsuit Abuse
CIPA is an outdated, 1967 law written for telephone wiretapping and was never intended to apply to modern websites or apps.
But nearly 60 years later, a handful of predatory lawyers began applying the law to modern technology. In fact, just seven plaintiff firms have filed over 80% of CIPA cases.
CIPA litigation is now California’s fastest growing lawsuit abuse — targeting over 100,000 businesses and nonprofits and costing over $1 billion.
We need comprehensive CIPA reform to protect all California businesses and nonprofits.
Ask Governor Newsom to stand up for small businesses and nonprofits and stop lawsuit abuse.