Federal court declares serial CIPA plaintiff Vivek Shah a vexatious litigant

Short summary

A federal judge in Los Angeles declared Vivek Shah a vexatious litigant after he filed 29 lawsuits in under five years, including seven near-identical CIPA complaints in seven months. Shah's pattern involved suing companies over website tracking tools, then dropping cases before courts could rule on motions to dismiss. The ruling means Shah must get judicial pre-approval before filing new CIPA lawsuits in the Central District of California.

• •Federal judge declares Vivek Shah a vexatious litigant after 29 lawsuits in five years
• •Shah filed seven near-identical CIPA complaints about website tracking tools in seven months, dropping each before court rulings
• •Shah now needs judicial pre-approval to file new CIPA lawsuits in the Central District of California

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