Flores-Mendez
Flores-Mendez v. Zoosk, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
INTRODUCTION
18 In this putative class action by data-breach victims, defendants move to dismiss for failure 19 to state a claim on which relief can be granted. Additionally, a Germany-based defendant 20 moves to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. For the following reasons, the motions are
GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART.
STATEMENT
23 According to the first amended complaint, defendant Zoosk, Inc., runs a free dating 24 platform. Spark Networks, SE, is Zoosk’s parent company; Spark acquired it in 2019. Upon 25 sign-up for Zoosk’s dating site, singles must enter personal information. The complaint defines 26 personal information as a limited universe of financial, email, identity, address, birthdate, and 27 additional features. Plaintiffs, California residents, used defendant Zoosk’s online matchmaking platform during the relevant period. Plaintiff Juan Flores-Mendez joined the dating platform in “2015 or 2016” and his membership was active in early 2020 when the events giving rise to this suit occurred. Per the amended complaint, Flores-Mendez disclosed his personal information to Zoosk when he joined the platform. Amber…