In Re LinkedIn Advertising Metrics Litigation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
` 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 TOPDEVZ, LLC, et al., Case No. 20-cv-08324-SVK
Plaintiffs,
ORDER ON (1) MOTION TO DISMISS
v. CONSOLIDATED COMPLAINT AND (2) MOTION TO STRIKE PLAINTIFF’S LINKEDIN CORPORATION, CLASS ALLEGATIONS Defendant. Re: Dkt. Nos. 65,
Plaintiffs, on behalf of a putative class of advertisers, allege that Defendant LinkedIn Corporation overstates the level of actual user engagement with ads placed on the LinkedIn platform in order to charge premium rates to advertisers. See Dkt. 55. All Parties have consented to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge. Dkt. 10, 13; see also Dkt. 52. Now before the Court are LinkedIn’s motion to dismiss the Consolidated Complaint pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 9(b) and 12(b)(6) and LinkedIn’s motion to strike the class allegations pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 23(d). Dkt. 65, 66. The Court deems these motions suitable for…