Arbitration Considered, Discovery Ordered In Minors’ Amazon Alexa Privacy Suit

Mealey's (October 22, 2019, 12:55 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A Washington federal magistrate judge concluded that Amazon.com Inc. is not entitled to compel arbitration from a putative class of minors suing it for unauthorized voice recording, issuing a report and recommendation to that effect on Oct. 21, simultaneously issuing an order granting the plaintiffs’ motion to compel discovery responses and chiding the online retailer for not complying with previous discovery rulings (B.F. v. Amazon.com Inc., et al., No. 2:19-cv-00910, W.D. Wash.)....