Mealey's (August 25, 2016, 1:52 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Finding that the petition for a writ of mandamus filed by plaintiffs in a putative class action against the designer of persistent Internet tracking cookies “raises issues that warrant an answer,” a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Aug. 23 issued an order directing the defendant to respond to the petition (In re: Anthony Henson, et al., No. 16-71818, 9th Cir.).

(Order available. Document #97-160922-001R.)

Cookie Spawning

In April 2015, New York residents Anthony Henson and William Cintron filed a complaint...