Wiley
Christine Wiley, et al. v. Universal Music Group, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CHRISTINE WILEY, et al., Case No. 25-cv-03095-PCP
Plaintiffs,
ORDER DENYING IN PART,
v. GRANTING IN PART MOTION TO
DISMISS
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP, INC., Re: Dkt. No. 21 Defendant.
In their class action complaint, plaintiffs Christine Wiley and Vishal Shah allege that defendant Universal Music Group, Inc. (UMG) violated their privacy rights by placing certain cookies on their devices even though they had expressly opted out of receiving such cookies. UMG moves to dismiss plaintiffs’ lawsuit for failure to state a claim under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). UMG also moves to strike several of plaintiffs’ allegations and their class definition. For the reasons stated below, the Court grants in part and denies in part UMG’s motion to dismiss and denies UMG’s motion to strike. BACKGROUND UMG is a music company that owns and operates websites where users can get information about artists and…