Businesses facing the growing wave of website tracking litigation should pay close attention to a recent Illinois federal court decision involving Hyatt Hotels. In Juhyun So v. Hyatt Hotels Corp., 2026 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 98893 (N.D. Ill. May 5, 2026), the court dismissed a federal Wiretap Act claim based on Meta and Adobe tracking technology embedded on Hyatt’s booking website.

Yesterday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court ruling and held that Move, Inc. (better known as Realtor.com) can’t compel a consumer into arbitration over a lawsuit claiming violations of the TCPA.