Spyware Firm May Pursue Immunity Appeal In WhatsApp Computer Fraud Suit

Mealey's (October 21, 2020, 1:32 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A spyware firm may proceed with its interlocutory appeal of a trial court judge’s ruling that it was not entitled to sovereign immunity in a computer fraud lawsuit a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Oct. 16, denying a motion by WhatsApp Inc. to dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction (WhatsApp Inc., et al. v. NSO Group Technologies Limited, et al., No. 20-16408, 9th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 32787)....