Google, plaintiffs denied judgment, new trial in US app-tracking case
( August 28, 2026, 17:56 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Plaintiffs accusing Google of tracking consumers' mobile app activity regardless of their privacy settings were denied a new trial. District Judge Richard Seeborg said that plaintiffs’ proposed instruction on proving “damage or loss” not being given to the jury does not warrant a new trial, and even if there was an error in the instructions, plaintiffs failed to explain how it could have impacted the result. Seeborg also denied Google’s motion for judgment, finding that plaintiffs produced sufficient common proof that they had a privacy interest in the data Google collected. See attached file....
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