Amended Complaints Ordered In Children’s Privacy Suits Against Disney, Viacom

Mealey's (April 9, 2018, 2:19 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — In an April 6 minute order, a California federal judge ordered that amended complaints be filed in three related class actions brought against The Walt Disney Co., Viacom Inc. and others under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) related to game apps, voicing possible concerns about the claims’ viability (Amanda Rushing, et al. v. The Walt Disney Company, et al., No. 3:17-cv-04419, N.D. Calif.; Amanda Rushing, et al. v. Viacom Inc., et al., No. 3:17-cv-04492, N.D. Calif.; Michael McDonald, et al. v. Kiloo ApS, et al., No. 3:17-cv-04344, N.D. Calif.)....