Facebook Privacy Plaintiffs Ask Court To Restrain Law Firm's Deceptive Ads

Mealey's (September 21, 2020, 11:00 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — On the same day that class notification was set to begin regarding the preliminary settlement of a biometric privacy class action against Facebook Inc., the lead plaintiffs on Sept. 18 filed an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO), asking a California federal court to order a law firm not associated with the case to cease posting online advertisements that they say are deceptively inducing Facebook users to opt out of the settlement (In re Facebook Biometric Information Privacy Litigation, No. 3:15-cv-03747, N.D. Calif.)....