Class Action,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Apr. 22, 2025
9th Circuit revives California man's privacy suit against Canadian e-commerce giant
An en banc panel reinstated a plaintiff's proposed class action against Shopify, ruling the company's alleged data-mining practices were deliberately aimed at California consumers. The closely watched decision marks a significant development in personal jurisdiction law as it applies to online commerce.
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals en banc panel on Monday revived a California man's class action against a Canadian e-commerce company for alleged violations of state data privacy and access laws for extracting his information when he was buying clothing from a retailer on its website and selling it.
"We conclude that Shopify's intentional activities constitute express aiming toward California and its consumers to obtain and use their personal data for its own com...
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