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Civil Litigation

Aug. 23, 2019

Plaintiffs’ privacy threatened by discovery, but judge orders it anyway

Although a federal judge recognized it would be a serious invasion of privacy to allow Apple to conduct forensic imaging of class members’ phones in a multi-district litigation accusing the company of throttling device performance, he denied the plaintiffs’ motion seeking to prevent the phone maker from conducting the testing.

Although a federal judge recognized it would be a serious invasion of privacy to allow Apple Inc. to conduct forensic imaging of class members' phones in a multi-district litigation accusing the company of throttling device performance, he denied the plaintiffs' motion seeking to prevent the company from conducting the testing.

U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila of...

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