Court Denies Meta's Motion to Dismiss Landmark $1.4 Trillion State Privacy Lawsuit

Historic Legal Exposure: Multi-State Coalition Headed to Trial

In a major legal setback for Meta Platforms, a federal judge has denied the tech giant's motion to dismiss a multi-state lawsuit seeking up to $1.4 trillion in damages over alleged biometric privacy violations.

The suit, brought forward by a coalition of state attorneys general, alleges that Meta unconstitutionally harvested user facial geometry data without explicit consent across Facebook and Instagram.

Biometric Data Rights and Allegations of Systemic Privacy Violations

With the motion to dismiss denied, the case will proceed to trial, setting up one of the largest corporate privacy and consumer protection proceedings in legal history.