Judge Won’t Stay Children’s Privacy Suit Against Viacom To Pursue Arbitration

Mealey's (October 18, 2018, 9:59 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Viacom Inc. failed to establish that a customer who downloaded a children’s gaming app saw, let alone agreed to be bound by, an arbitration provision on its website, a California federal judge ruled Oct. 15, denying Viacom’s motion to stay a lawsuit alleging privacy violations in favor of arbitration (Amanda Rushing, et al. v. Viacom Inc., et al., No. 3:17-cv-04492, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 176988)....