Tag Archives: In re: Google Inc. Cookie Placement Consumer Privacy Litigation

Third Circuit Smacks Down Class Action Settlement in Google Cookie Placement Litigation

Photo of Sammantha TillotsonBy David M. McMillan and Sammantha Tillotson on Posted in Class Actions Privacy
In a refreshingly plain-spoken opinion issued Aug. 6, a three-judge panel of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals criticized a multimillion-dollar class action settlement in litigation over Google’s unauthorized use of internet tracking “cookies,” remanding to the District Court for more detailed findings of fact. In re: Google Inc. Cookie Placement Consumer Privacy Litigation, No. … Continue Reading

Google is No Cookie Monster, says Delaware Federal Court

By Judy Selby on Posted in Class Actions Privacy
This post was co-authored by Julian D. Perlman and is a joint submission with BakerHostetler’s Data Privacy Monitor blog. In a decisive victory for Google and several co-defendants, a Delaware federal court dismissed the claims of a putative class of individuals who alleged that they were injured by Google’s practice of circumventing certain internet browsers’ cookie … Continue Reading
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