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1.08.25
Firm Secures Judgment for TikTok and ByteDance in Data Privacy Class Action
On December 24, 2024, Judge Stanley Blumenfeld of the Central District of California granted summary judgment in favor of Wilson Sonsini's clients, TikTok Inc. and ByteDance Inc. The lawsuit, originally filed in May 2023, concerned allegations of illegal data collection by online advertisers using the Pixel, a web tool advertisers can install on web pages to collect certain browsing information. Such data, when matched to TikTok users, can be used to improve ad performance. The plaintiffs, three individuals who had never had TikTok accounts, claimed that TikTok violated their privacy, intercepted and eavesdropped on their communications with websites under the California Invasion of Privacy Act and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, and stole their property.
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10.16.23
Game On: Rival Games Co-Founders Battle It Out in Court for Alleged Misuse of Funds and Trade Secrets
A trade secret dispute between the co-founders of Rival Games, an international online gaming platform, highlights the critical role that trade secrets and trademarks play in the success of these platforms. As alluded in the complaint, the survival of gaming platforms like Rival Games can turn on not just the value of their trade secret technology, but also their brand recognition and consumer loyalty in an increasingly competitive—and crowded—industry.
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8.09.22
Plaintiff Claims Hearthstone Gives Her Too Many Good Cards
On May 17, 2022, Plaintiff Y.H. brought claims against Blizzard Entertainment making two sets of allegations: first, that booster packs in the game Hearthstone constitute unfair competition or unlawful gambling; and second, that Activision had discouraged underaged customers like the plaintiff from repudiating the contract.1