( September 4, 2025, 23:11 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Google violated two common law privacy laws, but the plaintiffs failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that Google violated the California Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act, a federal jury said in a verdict form that awarded $425.6 million in compensatory damages to the plaintiffs in the first privacy trial against the Internet giant. The jury declined to award damages for unjust enrichment or nominal damages, and it concluded that Google did not act with "malice, oppression or fraud," the required basis for a recommendation for punitive damages.See attached document....
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