Hunt
Hunt v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JUSTIN HUNT, Case No. 23-cv-04953-PCP
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS TO
v. COMPEL ARBITRATION
META PLATFORMS, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 93, 102 Defendants.
12 In this putative consumer class action, plaintiff Justin Hunt alleges that his sensitive tax return information was improperly transmitted to Google and Meta when he used H&R Block’s online service to file his taxes. He brings this action against HRB Tax Group, Inc. and HRB Digital LLC (collectively “H&R Block”), as well as Meta Platforms, Inc. and Google, LLC. The Court previously concluded that Mr. Hunt’s claims against H&R Block were covered by the arbitration provision in the H&R Block Online Services Agreement to which Mr. Hunt assented, and on that basis granted H&R Block’s motion to compel arbitration of those claims. See Order, Dkt. No. 122, ––– F.Supp.3d ––––, 2024 WL 1561469 (N.D. Cal. 2024). Mr. Hunt has not entered into an arbitration agreement…