Tara Singh

In a long-awaited decision affecting the scope of privacy protections in Massachusetts, on October 24, 2024, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) held that collecting and transmitting user browsing activities, through tracking software such as Meta Pixel or Google Analytics, does not violate the Massachusetts 1968 Wiretap Act (the “Act”) and ordered the dismissal of a putative class action lawsuit. The SJC’s 5-1 decision in Vita v. New England Baptist Hospital eliminated the possibility of holding a hospital system liable under the Act for its use of third-party tracking technologies on its website to collect browsing data. This ruling has broad reaching repercussions since, as stated by the majority, similar tracking tools are “commonly employed” across a wide variety of fields and industries. Indeed, the SJC’s decision represents a victory for businesses amidst a recent surge in nationwide consumer privacy class action lawsuits alleging wiretap violations against website owners and seeking significant statutory damages.

Super Lawyers “Rising Star” Tara Singh was featured in Super Lawyers Magazine—Massachusetts in the Discovery section. Here’s a Q&A with Tara, where she shares insight into her personality and practice.

On June 1, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court clarified a critical issue in False Claims Act (“FCA”) cases: whether and to what extent does a defendant’s subjective understanding or beliefs about the lawfulness of its conduct establish “knowledge” sufficient to impose FCA liability? In U.S. ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc. and U.S. ex rel. Proctor v. Safeway, Inc. (“SuperValu”), the Supreme Court held that the FCA’s scienter element refers to a defendant’s subjective knowledge and beliefs —not what an objectively reasonable person may have known or believed. In doing so, the Supreme Court rejected the Seventh Circuit’s reading of Safeco,[1] namely that the defendants could not have acted “knowingly” if their actions were consistent with an objectively reasonable interpretation of “usual and customary” — the operative language at issue in both cases.

The Summer Program at Hinckley Allen is the perfect introduction to the practice of law. Over the course of the summer, I worked on assignments that were both challenging and rewarding and attended fun events in Boston, Providence, and Hartford with my fellow colleagues. My time as a summer associate showed me what a meaningful experience the summer program can be and the following three components of Hinckley Allen’s summer program made all the difference!

Join Tara Singh, associate in the Litigation Group and Co-chair of the Boston Bar Association’s Senior Associate Forum Network, as she moderates an esteemed group of panelists who will provide an inspirational discussion on overcoming setbacks and building resilience. Hear from experienced attorneys who have faced and overcome significant challenges professionally and personally and their tools and strategies for building resilience and thriving in the legal profession.

Associate Tara Singh will be moderating a panel of international law experts, including Partner Stephanie Siegmann, as part of the Boston Bar Association’s International Law and LLM Students Networking Event. Co-Chair of our Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection practice and Chair of our International Trade & Global Security practice, Stephanie Siegmann will be speaking about her work in international law; specifically, working as a Navy JAG prosecuting transnational crimes, as a national security prosecutor investigating and prosecuting international terrorism as well as espionage and cyber operations conducted by foreign countries, and now working as a cybersecurity/data privacy attorney for clients that have obligations under U.S. and international law.