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# Heiting v. HarperCollins

The tentative ruling would deny class certification in the chat case. It identifies individual questions about consent and whether the proposed class can be tried together.

Los Angeles Superior Court · CIPA

- Case record
- What this record establishes
- Checks for your own systems
- Sources and limits

## Case record

| Fact | Record |
| --- | --- |
| Authority or court | Los Angeles Superior Court |
| Law or issue | CIPA |
| Case number | 23STCV10382 |
| Procedural record | Tentative: Class certification denied |
| Tentative ruling | 15 May 2025 |
| Source reviewed | 16 October 2026 |

[Court tentative ruling (mirror)](https://rulings.law/rulings/judge-elaine-lu/23stcv10382-2025-05-15.html)

## 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.

> **Limits of technical evidence**
> A browser capture can show a transfer. It cannot establish every server operation, the terms of a contract or whether a law applies. Compare observed behaviour with the relevant disclosures and legal assessment.

## Sources and limits

[Court tentative ruling (mirror)](https://rulings.law/rulings/judge-elaine-lu/23stcv10382-2025-05-15.html)

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.

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