04/29/2026
On Wednesday, Judge Thomas Thrash of the Northern District of Georgia issued a 202-page order largely denying the motions to dismiss of General Motors, Verisk, and LexisNexis in a case about GM’s systematic and surreptitious collection of its customers' driving and personal data and sale of that private data to third parties, including data brokers like Verisk and Lexis. The Court ruling allowed plaintiffs’ federal and state wiretap and Stored Communication Act claims to continue, among many others, and denied Verisk and LexisNexis’ attempt to shield themselves from liability by claiming FCRA preempted these claims against them:
"Additional facts interspersed throughout the amended complaint also show that GM was aware of the complications that arise from siphoning consumer data and engaged in the conduct anyways," Judge Thrash wrote. "On these facts alone, the plaintiffs have met their burden within the amended complaint to survive this argument of the GM defendants' motion to dismiss."
TZ partner Sabita J. Soneji, appointed as track lead in this MDL, responded that she and the other co-leads are grateful for the Court’s careful consideration of these legal issues and are eager to move this case forward.
