Nguyen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KIMSA NGUYEN, and David Garcia, Case No. 25-cv-00825-NC Plaintiffs,

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S

v. MOTION TO DISMISS

COMPLAINT

ELSEVIER INC., Re: Dkt. No. 15, 17, 20 Defendant. 15 This putative class action against Defendant Elsevier, Inc. brought by Plaintiffs Kimsa Nguyen and David Garcia arises from Elsevier’s allegedly knowing disclosure of Plaintiffs’ sensitive video viewing data to a third-party services provider, Intercom, through tracking tools installed on Defendant’s website Osmosis.org. Plaintiffs bring a single claim under the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), 18 U.S.C. § 2710. Elsevier moves to dismiss this claim under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), arguing Plaintiffs fail to allege Elsevier is a “video tape services provider” and that Elsevier did not disclose consumers’ “personally identifiable information” (PII) to other persons. For the following reasons, Elsevier’s motion to dismiss is DENIED. …