Judge Dismisses Class-Action Suit Vs. Instagram
A class-action suit against Instagram over changes to its terms of service introduced last December was dismissed by a judge last Friday on procedural grounds.
A class-action suit against Instagram over changes to its terms of service introduced last December was dismissed by a judge last Friday on procedural grounds.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California William Alsup ruled that plaintiff Lucy Rodriguez could not sue the Facebook-owned photo-sharing network for several procedural reasons, including the level of “injury” she allegedly suffered and her state of residence, and the judge also denied a request by Rodriguez to file an amended complaint, CNET reported.
Finkelstein & Krinsk, the plaintiff’s law firm, told CNET it would refile the case in San Francisco Superior Court.
GigaOM cited legal experts in calling the case a long shot, saying that companies are allowed to change their terms of service as long as their users are notified.
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