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Google jurisdiction win threatens privacy enforcement, Texas AG tells court

By Mike Swift ( April 14, 2025, 21:30 GMT | Insight) -- Google's recent appeals win limiting Texas courts' jurisdiction over out of state companies threatens to impact the state's privacy and consumer protection enforcement, the Texas attorney general says. The AG is asking the state's Supreme Court to reverse the decision of the Thirteenth Court of Appeals that Texas courts lack jurisdiction over Google, based in California, for privacy claims. This precedent is being used by other companies, like Allstate subsidiary Arity and 3M, to argue against Texas' jurisdiction.Google’s recent appeals win limiting the jurisdiction of Texas courts is already crimping the state’s privacy and consumer protection enforcement, underscoring the urgency of the state’s top court to reverse the January decision, the Texas attorney general says....

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