Facebook Seeks To Appeal Article III Standing Ruling In Data-Sharing Class Action

Mealey's (October 11, 2019, 10:14 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — One month after a California federal judge mostly denied its motion to dismiss class claims against Facebook Inc. over its sharing of users’ personally identifiable information (PII) with an analytics firm, the social network on Oct. 8 moved to certify the ruling for interlocutory appeal, seeking the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ opinion on whether the plaintiffs’ claimed privacy injury is sufficient to establish standing under Article III of the U.S. Constitution (In re Facebook Inc., Consumer Privacy User Profile Litigation, No. 3:18-md-02843, N.D. Calif.)....