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Civil Litigation

Jul. 22, 2024

Outed priest sues gay dating app developer over privacy violations

Attorneys for Jeffrey Burrill claim that Grindr LLC concealed from him that his data would be sold to third parties and that it could be used to identify him.

A high-ranking Catholic priest accused gay dating app developer Grindr LLC of violating his privacy when it sold his user data, leading to his outing, allegations of misconduct, and resignation from his leadership role in the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The complaint, filed on Jeffrey Burrill's behalf in Los Angeles County Superior Court, claims three causes of action against the West Hollywood headquartered company: violation of the Consumer Legal Remedies Act; fraud...

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