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Licea v. Globecast America

The tentative ruling distinguishes the CIPA pleading from computer-access and privacy claims. It would sustain the CIPA demurrer with leave to amend while allowing other claims to proceed.

Los Angeles Superior Court · CIPA and CDAFA

Case record

Authority or court
Los Angeles Superior Court
Law or issue
CIPA and CDAFA
Case number
23STCV16165
Procedural record
Tentative: CIPA pleading rejected with leave to amend; other privacy claims survive
Tentative ruling
7 February 2024
Source reviewed
16 October 2026

What this record establishes

The source is a court’s tentative text mirrored by rulings.law. This record does not establish whether the court adopted or changed it at the hearing, and does not establish the current docket status. A tentative pleading decision evaluates allegations; it is not a finding that tracking occurred or that a party broke the law. This trial-court text is not binding appellate precedent.

Checks for your own systems

Inth’s technical interpretation: use this case to choose what evidence to collect in your own implementation. These checks are not instructions issued by the court or regulator.

  • Map every session-replay and chat vendor, including embedded frames and server relays.
  • Compare what the site receives with what each vendor can receive, read, retain and use independently.
  • Record the consent state and the timing of each captured message or field.

Sources and limits

Source review: 16 October 2026. This record covers the cited source and procedural stage. It does not audit the organisation’s present implementation or establish every later legal development.