Filing Backs 2 Lawyers as Interim Lead Counsel in Meta Class Action

Unnamed plaintiffs in the privacy class action that seeks an injunction to bar Meta from intercepting or disseminating patient information collected through its Pixel tracking tool (see 2211150003) support appointing Jay Barnes of Simmons Hanly and Geoffrey Graber of Cohen Milstein as interim lead counsel, said a filing Wednesday (docket 3:22-cv-03580) in U.S. District Court for Northern California in San Francisco. Both lawyers “have demonstrated their ability to steer complex litigation against formidable opponents, including Meta, but they are not ‘repeat players’ routinely appointed to leadership roles in class actions,” it said. The court “should appoint the lawyers with the most comprehensive and relevant experience to serve as interim lead counsel,” it said. A hearing on the issue of interim lead counsel is set for Dec. 14 at 2 p.m. PST.