CapCut Plaintiffs Agreed Not to Serve ByteDance Defendants as Parties ‘Explore’ Mediation
The plaintiffs in the class action who allege CapCut, ByteDance’s videoediting app, collected, retained and disseminated their private and personally identifiable data and information in violation of various data privacy laws and consumer protections (see 2307300001), agreed not to serve…
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the defendants “while the parties explore resolution of the case through mediation or otherwise,” said their joint case status report Wednesday (docket 1:23-cv-04953) in U.S. District Court for Northern Illinois in Chicago. Since the complaint was filed July 28, the parties “initiated discussions on whether they can resolve the case consensually,” said the report. The parties further agreed the three Singapore-based defendants that agreed to waive service will have 90 days, to Jan. 23, “to move to dismiss or otherwise respond to the complaint,” it said. During that time, the parties “will explore the possibility of an early resolution through mediation or otherwise,” it said. The plaintiffs demanded a jury trial, said the report. They anticipate a trial of these claims would last approximately one week, “but the estimated length may change based on discovery and other factors,” it said.