Whatsapp Inc. v. Nso Group Technologies Ltd.
Opinion
Opinion
FORREST, J.
FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
WHATSAPP INC., a Delaware No. 20-16408 corporation; FACEBOOK, INC., a Delaware corporation, D.C. No. Plaintiffs-Appellees, 4:19-cv-07123-
PJH
v.
NSO GROUP TECHNOLOGIES OPINION
LIMITED; Q CYBER TECHNOLOGIES
LIMITED,
Defendants-Appellants.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Phyllis J. Hamilton, District Judge, Presiding
Argued and Submitted April 12, 2021 San Francisco, California
Filed November 8, 2021
Before: Mary H. Murguia, Ryan D. Nelson, and Danielle J. Forrest, Circuit Judges.
Opinion by Judge Forrest SUMMARY *
Foreign Sovereign Immunity
The panel affirmed the district court’s order denying a private Israeli corporation’s motion to dismiss, based on foreign sovereign immunity, an action brought under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and California state law.
WhatsApp Inc. and Facebook, Inc., alleged that defendant, a privately owned and operated Israeli corporation, sent malware through WhatsApp’s server system to mobile devices.