Indiana’s Suit Over TikTok’s Purported Data Sharing Sent Back To State Court

Mealey's (May 25, 2023, 11:30 AM EDT) -- FORT WAYNE, Ind. — TikTok Inc. failed to establish that federal question jurisdiction exists in a lawsuit brought against it by the state of Indiana over the alleged sharing of the personal data of its social network users with the Chinese government, an Indiana federal judge ruled, holding that a claim against TikTok under a state consumer law does not require decisions about any federal issues, leading her to remand the case to state court....