Skip to main contentGarcia v. Butterfly Network
The tentative ruling would allow a claim about the Drift chat vendor to proceed. It considers allegations of third-party access and aiding under section 631.
Case record
- Los Angeles Superior Court
- CIPA
- 24STCV03898
- Tentative: Demurrer overruled
- 7 October 2024
- 16 October 2026
What this record establishes
The source is a court’s tentative text mirrored by rulings.law. This record does not establish whether the court adopted or changed it at the hearing, and does not establish the current docket status. A tentative pleading decision evaluates allegations; it is not a finding that tracking occurred or that a party broke the law. This trial-court text is not binding appellate precedent.
Checks for your own systems
Inth’s technical interpretation: use this case to choose what evidence to collect in your own implementation. These checks are not instructions issued by the court or regulator.
- Map every session-replay and chat vendor, including embedded frames and server relays.
- Compare what the site receives with what each vendor can receive, read, retain and use independently.
- Record the consent state and the timing of each captured message or field.
Sources and limits
Source review: 16 October 2026. This record covers the cited source and procedural stage. It does not audit the organisation’s present implementation or establish every later legal development.