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Class Action Against Path Over Cellphone Address Book Access Keeps Going — Hernandez v. Path

Posted on October 24, 2012 by pogowasright.org

Venkat Balasubramani writes:

Hernandez v. Path, Inc., 2012 WL 5194120 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 17, 2012)

This is another lawsuit alleging that apps improperly accessed address book and contact information on mobile devices. The related lawsuit Opperman v. Path is pending in front of Judge Sparks; he initially dismissed the lawsuit with some harsh words for plaintiffs, but they filed a second amended complaint. Access the dismissal order here and the amended complaint here.

The Hernandez lawsuit is pending in the Northern District of California, and some of the plaintiffs’ claims survive Path’s motion to dismiss.

Read more on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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