Yates v. Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc.

N.D. Cal. · No. 3:26-cv-08445

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Matter	Type	Practice area	Court	Date	Value
Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc.source ↗ filed by Tauler Smith LLP · Judge Lisa J. Cisneros · No. 3:26-cv-08445 · 28:1331 Fed. Question · view case timeline → Comparable settlements $30M–$725M ▾ Comparable privacy rulings split: Bayhealth's confidentiality claim survived while Integris's state privacy claims remained unclear and Gunnar Optiks saw one BIPA claim survive and one vacated for factual development. No wiretap-specific ruling squarely favors either side, making early dismissal risk real but not dominant. Comparable settlements $30M–$725M median $59.50M · n=10 Meta $725M · Google Assistant $68M · Google LLC and Alp $68M Per member (realized): ~$29 median · $25–$30 (n=3) Comparable verdict: Google LLC $425.70M · Google LLC $425M Key precedent: Doe v. Bayhealth Medical Ctr. — survived because provider owed a confidentiality duty; analogous theory could support surviving MTD here. Main risk: Court finds no unauthorized 'interception' or consent existed (as in LabCorp's narrow reading), leading to dismissal for lack of concrete wiretap violation. Rough EV model (wide — class size is the big unknown, not a prediction): $125K–$3M Tiny comparable sample, no defendant-specific settlement history, and class size is speculative given lack of public user metrics for Dale Carnegie. · grounded in 6 rulings, 10 settlements, 2 verdicts	Filing	Privacy & Wiretap	N.D. Cal.	2026-08-14	$30M–$725M comparable settlements