Jan. 22, 2026
Google seeks class decertification; class seeks disgorgement after $425M verdict
Google urged Judge Richard Seeborg to decertify a privacy class after a $425 million verdict, arguing the lead plaintiff's testimony undermines the claim that users uniformly found the data collection highly offensive, the applicable legal standard.
Four months after a jury found Google had illegally used certain customers' data without their permission and awarded $425 million, the company asked U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg on Wednesday to decertify the class.
At a hearing in San Francisco, the company pointed to testimony of lead plaintiff Anibal Rodriguez, saying he didn't mind Google's use of his data in most instances. Therefore, Google's attorneys argued, it was unlikely the entire class found the...
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