Facebook Denied Bid To Appeal Jurisdiction Ruling In D.C. Consumer Protection Suit

Mealey's (July 2, 2019, 11:27 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A District of Columbia Superior Court judge on June 28 denied a motion by Facebook Inc. to appeal a jurisdictional ruling in a consumer protection lawsuit brought by the district over the social network’s privacy violations, with the judge deeming the case not exceptional enough to merit an interlocutory appeal that would unnecessarily delay litigation (District of Columbia v. Facebook Inc., No. 2018 CA 8715 B, D.C. Super.)....