People of the State of Illinois, ex rel. Kimberly M. Foxx v. Facebook, Inc. et al

  1. May 10, 2018

    Facebook Says Illinois Privacy Row Belongs In Federal Court

    Facebook Inc. has ripped into an effort by an Illinois county attorney to send a suit over the Cambridge Analytica privacy breach back to state court, arguing that the local official doesn't represent the entire state and is being financed by private attorneys who stand to reap a financial windfall.

  2. April 23, 2018

    Facebook Data Suit Belongs In State Court, Ill. County Says

    The state’s attorney for Cook County, Illinois, asked a federal judge to send back to state court her suit against Facebook over claims it allowed political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica access to personal data from nearly 90 million users.

  3. April 17, 2018

    Facebook Wants Privacy Suit Stay Pending JPML Decision

    Days after removing to Illinois federal court a suit over a massive disclosure of user data that helped influence the 2016 presidential election, Facebook Inc. asked the court Tuesday to pause proceedings until the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation decides whether to consolidate 21 similar cases.