Data-Aggregator Can’t Dismiss Putative Class UCL And Privacy Claims, Judge Rules

Mealey's (April 22, 2022, 2:11 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge on April 19 denied a motion by a personal information data-aggregator website to dismiss putative class action claims against it including for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) as well as Ohio and Indiana privacy laws, finding that the website cannot claim immunity under the Communications Decency Act (CDA) or free-speech protection under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, U.S. Const. amend. I....