A well known plaintiffs’ law firm has requested a dismissal of a lawsuit filed against it by L’Occitane, a skincare company based in France, alleging that the company “fabricated” conspiracy allegations and improperly invoked an anti-wiretapping law to avoid thousands of consumer arbitration claims. L’Occitane filed the lawsuit claiming the law firm was “manufacturing” mass arbitration claims against it under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) by having people visit the company’s website and claim their privacy was violated by third-party tracking software. The lawsuit seeks an injunction against the firm and an order that would declare parts of CIPA unconstitutional.
Zimmerman Reed also separately requested that L’Occitane’s lawsuit be sent to arbitration, alleging that the skincare company is breaking its own terms of use by pursuing its claims in federal court. The law firm argues that there is no factual or legal basis for L’Occitane’s claim and it should be denied without leave to amend.
L’Occitane’s lawsuit alleges that Zimmerman Reed threatened that it represented 3,100 users of the company’s website and had filed more than 100 arbitration claims with the American Arbitration Association, all alleging claims under CIPA. L’Occitane said it received letters from Zimmerman Reed and AAA to pay more than $45,000 in total for fees relating to the arbitration claims.
Website operators have been flooded with CIPA claims that they are “wiretapping” their own websites by using third-party tracking software, like Google Analytics, following a 2022 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling. The ruling held that CIPA “applies to Internet communications,” and anyone who accesses such communication “without the consent of all parties” can be held liable.
The case, L’Occitane Inc. v. Zimmerman Reed LLP, is currently being heard in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Attorneys for L’Occitane and Zimmerman Reed have not responded to requests for comment.
![Terry Rozier pleads not guilty to sports betting charges By Reuters December 8, 20257:45 PM GMT-4Updated 3 hours ago Item 1 of 3 Terry Rozier, a guard with the NBA's Miami Heat, departs the Brooklyn Federal courthouse, after entering a plea in a criminal case alleging he shared non-public information with sports bettors ahead of games, in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., December 8, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz [1/3]Terry Rozier, a guard with the NBA's Miami Heat, departs the Brooklyn Federal courthouse, after entering a plea in a criminal case alleging he shared non-public information with sports bettors ahead of games, in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., December 8, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab December 8 - Facing federal wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy charges for his alleged role in an illegal sports gambling scheme, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier pleaded not guilty in federal court Monday in New York. Rozier, 31, was released on a $3 million bond. Rozier's co-defendant, Deniro Laster, also appeared in court and pleaded not guilty. He was released on $50,000 bond. He and Rozier were arrested in October in connection with a federal investigation into illicit gambling. Advertisement · Scroll to continue In an indictment from the U.S. Justice Department, Rozier was accused of tipping off Laster that he planned to leave a game for the Charlotte Hornets game early by feigning an injury. Laster and other conspirators then used that knowledge to "place and direct more than $200,000 in wagers predicting Rozier's ‘under' statistics (i.e., that Rozier would underperform)." The NBA had previously investigated suspicious prop bets placed on Rozier's unders in 2023 but did not find evidence he had violated league rules. The league placed Rozier on leave following the indictment and his arrest. An investigation into Rozier has been underway since a March 23, 2023, game when Rozier played for the Hornets. Sportsbooks reported unusual betting activities on prop bets -- all on the under -- in a game Rozier left after 10 minutes, claiming a foot injury. Advertisement · Scroll to continue The indictment alleges Rozier made it known to associates that he would depart the game early, and more than $200,000 was wagered on the under, with a share of the winnings given to Rozier. With the next status update on the case set for March 3, Rozier's lawyer, Jim Trusty, told reporters he plans to file a motion for dismissal Tuesday. Evan Corcoran, Laster's lawyer, said he would likely do the same for his client. Trusty went on to say that he will meet with the NBA in an arbitration hearing on Dec. 17, per The Athletic, to contest that Rozier's leave is unpaid. The guard was placed on unpaid leave by the league one week after he was arrested, which caused the National Basketball Players Association to file a grievance with the league. Rozier entered the league as a first-round draft pick of the Boston Celtics in 2015. He is playing this season on the final year of a four-year, $96.3 million deal he signed with the Hornets and has $160.4 million in career earnings, according to Spotrac.](https://arbitrationmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/terry-rozier-sports-150x150.avif)
