Gerber, et al v. Twitter, Inc.

  1. December 19, 2024

    X Corp. Fails To Toss Data Breach Suit

    A California federal judge has refused to toss a twice-amended putative class action accusing X Corp. of failing to protect over 200 million users' personal information but tossed a breach of contract claim, saying users couldn't lean on the social media company's blog posts to allege X broke express security promises.

  2. March 29, 2024

    X Corp. Still Must Face Breach Suit Over 200M Users

    A California federal judge on Friday trimmed a proposed class action alleging X Corp., the former Twitter Inc., failed to protect the data of 200 million users whose information was exposed in a data breach, allowing the users to amend some allegations while permanently tossing a California Consumers Legal Remedies Act claim.

  3. February 15, 2024

    X Corp. Nears Toss Of Breach Suit Over 200M Users, For Now

    A California magistrate judge said Thursday she plans to toss a proposed class action alleging the social media giant X Corp. failed to protect the data of 200 million Twitter users whose information was exposed following a data breach, but said she'll let plaintiffs amend the complaint and try again.

  4. June 07, 2023

    Twitter Says Plaintiffs Not Hurt By Bug Exposing 200M Users

    Twitter urged a California federal court on Tuesday to dismiss a proposed class action alleging the social media giant failed to protect the data of 200 million users whose information was exposed following a data breach, saying it's unclear whether the named plaintiffs' accounts were actually anonymous before the incident.

  5. January 17, 2023

    Twitter Sued Over Breach Exposing 200M Users' Data

    A Twitter user hit the company with a proposed class action in California federal court Friday, accusing the social media giant of failing to protect the data of 200 million users whose personal information was allegedly exposed by a vulnerability in Twitter's software during a six-month period.