DiCello Levitt was commended in the latest edition of Law360’s “Legal Lions of the Week” alongside other prominent law firms across the United States. Citing an August 20 ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Law360 recognized DiCello Levitt and co-counsel Simmons Hanly and Bleichmar Fonti, as well as appellate counsel at Gupta Wessler, for our successful work to reinstate a nationwide data privacy class action that challenges Google’s surreptitious collection of Chrome browser users’ personal data without consent.
In a unanimous opinion, the Ninth Circuit panel reversed the Northern District of California’s summary judgment in favor of Google, finding that the lower court used the incorrect standard by not considering whether a “reasonable user” with ordinary computer skills would have consented to Google’s data collection practices. The Ninth Circuit remanded the case to the district court for trial, pending class certification.
The landmark ruling not only represents a sweeping victory for Chrome users but also could have significant implications for ongoing and future privacy litigation.
For Law360’s mention of DiCello Levitt and our co-counsel in “Legal Lions of the Week,” read here.