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1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 4 JANE DOE, CASE NO. 20-cv-07493-YGR

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS

WITH LEAVE TO AMEND

vs. Re: Dkt. No. 16 YOUTUBE INC., Defendant.

10 On September 21, 2020, plaintiff filed this putative class action against defendant YouTube LLC (incorrectly sued as YouTube Inc.) in San Mateo County Superior Court. Defendant filed a motion to dismiss the complaint. (Dkt. No. 16.) Having carefully considered the briefing and arguments submitted on the motion, and for the reasons stated on the record at the July 13, 2021 hearing, the Court GRANTS the motion to dismiss WITH LEAVE TO AMEND as the complaint, at a minimum, requires additional allegations given the novel theories. First, with respect to the strict liability claim, plaintiff does not oppose the motion. Second, with respect to the negligence claims, plaintiff has not sufficiently explained what role, if any (or lack thereof), her employer Collabera had over her work relative…