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HOWELL v. SPARE TIME, INC.

E.D. Pa. · No. 2:26-cv-07228

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SPARE TIME, INC.source ↗
filed by Brown LLC · No. 2:26-cv-07228 · 29:201 Fair Labor Standards Act · view case timeline →
Comparable settlements $59.50M–$725M ▾
Comparable privacy rulings split: Bayhealth and Gunnar Optiks survived on similar tracking/confidentiality theories, while Tower Health's Meta Pixel claim was dismissed with prejudice and Nuance's BIPA claim failed on exemption grounds. Outcome likely hinges on specific statutory text and whether an exemption applies.
Comparable settlements $59.50M–$725M median $81.50M · n=10
Meta $725M · Google $425M · Google LLC $135M
Per member (realized): ~$29 median · $29–$29 (n=2)
Comparable verdict: Google LLC $425.70M · Google LLC $425.65M
Key precedent: Doe v. Bayhealth Medical Ctr. — confidentiality claim from tracking tech survived MTD, showing viability of similar theories against smaller defendants.
Main risk: Dismissal on statutory exemption or pleading grounds, as in Tower Health (Meta Pixel dismissed with prejudice) and Nuance (BIPA exemption).
Rough EV model (wide — class size is the big unknown, not a prediction): $225K–$9M
Small comparable sample, unclear exact wiretap statute invoked, and defendant's small size limits analogy to mega-tech settlements. · grounded in 8 rulings, 10 settlements, 4 verdicts
FilingPrivacy & WiretapE.D. Pa.2026-09-18$59.50M–$725M
comparable settlements