Nate Garhart

Nate Garhart

April 10, 2024 | The Recorder

Court Reinstates CPPA Enforcement Authority and Confirms No Delay Necessary for Enforcement of Future CCPA Regulations

The court's ruling in California Privacy Protection Agency v. The Superior Court of Sacramento County overturned the lower court's June 2023 decision to temporarily strip the CPPA of its enforcement capabilities, thereby enabling the CPPA to immediately resume enforcement activities and, further, impacting future CPPA rulemaking and enforcement practices.

By Michelle Kao and Nate Garhart

5 minute read

August 30, 2021 | The Recorder

No Quarter: What Claims Doesn't Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act Protect Platform Companies Against?

"There are certain kinds of claims—defined by statute or developed by case law—against which Section 230 provides no immunity. Companies should be aware of these exceptions to identify and address the highest risks associated with user content appearing on their platforms," according to Farella Braun + Martel's Erik Olson, Nate Garhart and Ashleigh Nickerson.

By Erik Olson, Nate Garhart and Ashleigh Nickerson

10 minute read

December 03, 2020 | The Recorder

Top 10 Practical Business Implications Arising From the Passage of the CPRA

As such, assuming a business has taken efforts to comply with the CCPA, the new law will require evolution rather than revolution of companies' privacy practices. That does not mean, however, there is not work to be done, and companies subject to the CPRA should be taking steps to comply sooner rather than later.

By Nate Garhart

6 minute read

May 05, 2020 | The Recorder

Private Rights of Action and the CCPA—Unlimited Limitation?

In creating that private right of action, the act specifically notes that violations "shall not be interpreted to serve as the basis for a private right of action under any other law."

By Nate Garhart, Julia Kropp and Ashley Roybal-Reid

6 minute read