Fregosa
Fregosa v. Mashable Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 DAWN FREGOSA, Case No. 25-cv-01094-CRB
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v.
DISMISS
MASHABLE, INC., Defendant.
Plaintiff Dawn Fregosa sues Defendant Mashable, Inc. under California’s Invasion of Privacy Act, alleging that Mashable installed trackers on her computer without her consent when she visited Mashable’s website. Mashable moves to dismiss on the basis that it did not purposefully direct its conduct at California, so the Court lacks personal jurisdiction. Finding the matter suitable for resolution without oral argument pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-1(b), the Court concludes that personal jurisdiction is indeed lacking and GRANTS Mashable’s motion to dismiss with leave to amend. I. BACKGROUND Defendant Mashable owns and operates a digital news and entertainment website. Am. Compl. (dkt. 12) ¶ 1. Mashable was initially incorporated in California with its principal place of business there, but since 2013…