U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
May 10, 2014
9th Circuit affirms win for Facebook, Zynga in class action
Handing a win to Facebook Inc. and Zynga Game Network Inc., the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Thursday affirmed dismissal of class action alleging the social networking companies had violated the Electronic Communications Privacy Act
By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Handing a win to Facebook Inc. and Zynga Game Network Inc., the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Thursday affirmed dismissal of class action alleging the social networking companies had violated the Electronic Communications Privacy Act by disclosing confidential user information to third parties. The panel, which had consolidated two class actions, said the plaintiffs in both cases failed to allege that the defendants disclosed the...
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