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Home Court filings In re Plaid Inc. Privacy Litigation — N.D. Cal., No. 4:20-cv-03056-DMR STATEMENT OF RECENT DECISION pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-3.d filed byCaroline Anders…

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STATEMENT OF RECENT DECISION pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-3.d filed byCaroline Anderson,… — Plaid Privacy (Dkt. 124)

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CourtU.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Filed2021-03-23

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California · No. 4:20-cv-03056-DMR · Doc. 124 · 2021-03-23 · Docket on CourtListener

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STATEMENT OF RECENT DECISIONS 
CASE NO. 4:20-CV-03056-DMR 
 
HERRERA KENNEDY LLP 
Shawn M. Kennedy (SBN 218472) 
skennedy@herrerakennedy.com 
Bret D. Hembd (SBN 272826) 
bhembd@herrerakennedy.com 
4590 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 500 
Newport Beach, CA 92660 
Tel: (949) 936-0900 
Fax: (855) 969-2050 
HERRERA KENNEDY LLP 
Nicomedes Sy Herrera (SBN 275332) 
nherrera@herrerakennedy.com 
Laura E. Seidl (SBN 269891) 
lseidl@herrerakennedy.com 
1300 Clay Street, Suite 600 
Oakland, CA 94612 
Tel: (510) 422-4700 
Fax: (855) 969-2050 
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & 
BERNSTEIN, LLP 
Rachel Geman (Pro Hac Vice) 
rgeman@lchb.com 
Rhea Ghosh (Pro Hac Vice) 
rghosh@lchb.com 
250 Hudson Street, 8th Floor 
New York, NY 10013-1413 
Tel: (212) 355-9500 
Fax: (212) 355-9592 
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & 
BERNSTEIN, LLP 
Michael W. Sobol (SBN 194857) 
msobol@lchb.com 
Melissa Gardner (SBN 289096) 
mgardner@lchb.com 
275 Battery Street, 29th Floor 
San Francisco, CA 94111-3339 
Tel: (415) 956-1000 
Fax: (415) 956-1008 
 
BURNS CHAREST LLP 
Christopher J. Cormier (Pro Hac Vice) 
ccormier@burnscharest.com 
4725 Wisconsin Avenue, NW 
Washington, DC 20016 
Tel: (202) 577-3977 
Fax: (469) 444-5002 
 
BURNS CHAREST LLP 
Warren T. Burns (Pro Hac Vice) 
wburns@burnscharest.com 
Russell Herman (Pro Hac Vice) 
rherman@burnscharest.com 
900 Jackson Street, Suite 500 
Dallas, TX 75202 
Tel: (469) 904-4550 
Fax: (469) 444-5002 
 
 
Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel 
 
 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 
OAKLAND DIVISION 
IN RE PLAID INC. PRIVACY 
LITIGATION 
Master Docket No.: 4:20-cv-03056-DMR
 
STATEMENT OF RECENT DECISIONS 
 
Hon. Donna M. Ryu 
 
Date: Feb. 11, 2021 
 
Time: 1:00 pm 
 
THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO: 
ALL ACTIONS 
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STATEMENT OF RECENT DECISIONS 
CASE NO. 4:20-CV-03056-DMR 
 
 
TO THE COURT AND EACH PARTY AND ATTORNEY OF RECORD FOR 
EACH PARTY: 
 
Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-3(d)(2), Plaintiffs respectfully inform this Court of two 
recent decisions relevant to their Opposition to Plaid’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ Consolidated 
Amended Complaint, which was heard on February 11, 2021.  The portions of each decision 
discussing claims and defenses at issue in this action are described in brief below.   
Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a copy of the Order Denying Motion to Dismiss in Brown 
v. Google LLC, Case No. 20-CV-03664-LHK (N.D. Cal.), ECF No. 113, which issued on March 
12, 2021.  In Brown, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh denied a motion to dismiss claims based on 
Google’s alleged practice of collecting users’ data while they browsed the internet in private 
browsing mode, holding that Google failed to show that users consented to the collection of their 
personal data, notwithstanding the company’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.  Id. at 13-20.  
The court also held that the fraudulent concealment doctrine tolled the statutes of limitations, and 
that each invasion of the plaintiffs’ rights constituted a separate violation for limitations purposes.  
Id. at 20-27.  Finally, the court held that the plaintiffs stated claims under the California Computer 
Data Access and Fraud Act, and for common law intrusion upon seclusion and invasion of 
privacy.  Id. at 32-41. 
Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a copy of the Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part 
Motion to Dismiss in Calhoun v. Google LLC, Case No. 20-CV-05146-LHK (N.D. Cal.), ECF 
No. 142, which issued on March 17, 2021.  In Calhoun, Judge Koh granted in part and denied in 
part a motion to dismiss claims based on Google’s alleged collection and storage of Google 
Chrome users’ data, holding that Google’s disclosures failed to show user consent and that 
statutes of limitations did not bar the plaintiffs’ claims.  Id. at 11-21.  The court held that the 
plaintiffs stated claims for intrusion upon seclusion, and that the loss of the plaintiffs’ personal 
information constituted economic injury sufficient to satisfy the UCL’s “lost money or property” 
requirement.  Id. at 26-30, 37-39.  The plaintiffs’ Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and Stored 
Communications Act claims were dismissed with leave to amend, the former for failure to 
specifically allege that plaintiffs had suffered losses exceeding $5,000 during a one-year period.  
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Id. at 21-26, 34-35. 
 
Dated:  March 23, 2021 
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP 
 
By:  /s/ Rachel Geman 
 
 
Rachel Geman 
 
Michael W. Sobol (SBN 194857) 
msobol@lchb.com 
Melissa Gardner (SBN 289096) 
mgardner@lchb.com 
275 Battery Street, 29th Floor 
San Francisco, CA 94111-3339 
Tel: (415) 956-1000 
Fax: (415) 956-1008 
 
 
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP 
Rachel Geman (Pro Hac Vice) 
rgeman@lchb.com 
Rhea Ghosh (Pro Hac Vice) 
rghosh@lchb.com 
250 Hudson Street, 8th Floor 
New York, NY 10013-1413 
Tel: (212) 355-9500 
Fax: (212) 355-9592 
 
Dated:  March 23, 2021 
HERRERA KENNEDY LLP 
 
By:  /s/ Shawn Kennedy 
 
 
 
Shawn M. Kennedy 
 
Shawn M. Kennedy (SBN 218472) 
skennedy@herrerakennedy.com 
Bret D. Hembd (SBN 272826) 
bhembd@herrerakennedy.com 
4590 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 500 
Newport Beach, CA 92660 
Tel: (949) 936-0900 
Fax: (855) 969-2050 
 
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HERRERA KENNEDY LLP 
Nicomedes Sy Herrera (SBN 275332) 
nherrera@herrerakennedy.com 
Laura E. Seidl (SBN 269891) 
lseidl@herrerakennedy.com 
1300 Clay Street, Suite 600 
Oakland, California 94612 
Telephone: (510) 422-4700 
Fax:  (855) 969-2050 
 
 
Dated:  March 23, 2021 
BURNS CHAREST LLP 
 
By:  /s/ Christopher Cormier  
 
 
Christopher J. Cormier 
 
Christopher J. Cormier (Pro Hac Vice) 
ccormier@burnscharest.com 
4725 Wisconsin Avenue, NW 
Washington, DC 20016 
Tel: (202) 577-3977 
Fax: (469) 444-5002 
 
 
BURNS CHAREST LLP 
Warren T. Burns (Pro Hac Vice) 
wburns@burnscharest.com 
Russell Herman (Pro Hac Vice) 
rherman@burnscharest.com 
900 Jackson Street, Suite 500 
Dallas, TX 75202 
Tel: (469) 904-4550 
Fax: (469) 444-5002 
 
 
BURNS CHAREST LLP 
C. Jacob Gower (Pro Hac Vice) 
jgower@burnscharest.com 
365 Canal Street, Suite 1170 
New Orleans LA 70130 
Tel: (504) 799-2845 
Fax: (504) 881-1765 
 
Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel 
 
 
 
 
 
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