( August 13, 2026, 23:37 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: US District Judge Eumi K. Lee in San Jose, California, has rejected Otter.ai’s bid to escape a proposed privacy class action, finding that the plaintiffs plausibly alleged an injury from the nonconsensual recording, transcription, and retention of their private conversations. She allowed the plaintiffs' core wiretapping and privacy claims under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, the California Invasion of Privacy Act and the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act to move forward. But she dismissed their computer-hacking claims and several narrower privacy claims, and gave the plaintiffs permission to amend. See order below. ...
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