Case Snapshot
Facebook, Inc.' (docket 20-cv-05567) is pending before the Northern District of California E1. On May 7, 2026, the court recorded 14 related cases involving Facebook as a defendant, including 'Iron Wing et al v.
Key Developments
Major Updates
- Facebook, Inc.' (3:18-cv-02122) and 'Buckles v.
- Facebook, Inc.' (3:18-cv-02189) [E2, E5].
- These filings suggest a pattern of litigation against Facebook around the same timeframe, with plaintiffs including Johnson, Gerena, and Bouillon [E18, E20].
- The court also noted 10 additional cases with similar docket numbers, such as 'Reninger v.
- Facebook, Inc.' (3:18-cv-04089) and 'McDonnell et al v.
Legal Context
The court's docket entries on May 7, 2026, explicitly linked 'Wilson v. Facebook, Inc.' to 14 other cases involving Facebook as a defendant [E2, E16].
These cases share overlapping legal vocabulary, with four key terms matching across all filings E26. The court also identified connections to three unrelated cases—'Zimmerman et al v.
Prilla, Inc.' (26-cv-05158), and 'Wilson v. Lifestation, Inc.' (25-cv-07246)—with similarity scores of 0.67 [E25, E27].
What Comes Next
Northerner Scandinavia, Inc.' (26-cv-05128), showed a lower similarity score of 0.57 E31. The court did not issue rulings on these connections, but the filings indicate procedural coordination among the cases.
The clustering of these cases highlights a surge in litigation against Facebook around 2018-2026, with plaintiffs using similar legal arguments. The shared vocabulary across cases suggests standardized litigation strategies, potentially reflecting broader regulatory or consumer concerns E26.
What The Record Shows
Docket Record
- The case "Wilson v. Facebook, Inc." (docket 20-cv-05567) is pending before Northern District of California E1.
- On 2026-05-07, Other: 3:20-cv-05567 Wilson v. Facebook, Inc E2.
- On 2026-05-07, Other: 3:18-cv-02122 Iron Wing et al v. Facebook, Inc E3.
- On 2026-05-07, Other: 3:18-cv-02127 Johnson et al v. Facebook, Inc E4.
- On 2026-05-07, Other: 3:18-cv-02189 Buckles v. Facebook, Inc E5.
- On 2026-05-07, Other: 3:18-cv-02201 Gerena v. Facebook, Inc E6.
Parties And Court
- 3:18-cv-02122 Iron Wing appears in this matter as Plaintiff E17.
- 3:18-cv-02127 Johnson appears in this matter as Plaintiff E18.
- 3:18-cv-02189 Buckles appears in this matter as Plaintiff E19.
- 3:18-cv-02201 Gerena appears in this matter as Plaintiff E20.
- 3:18-cv-02565 Bouillon appears in this matter as Plaintiff E21.
- 3:18-cv-04089 Reninger appears in this matter as Plaintiff E22.
Additional Record Notes
- On 2026-05-07, Other: 3:18-cv-02565 Bouillon v. Facebook, Inc E7.
- On 2026-05-07, Other: 3:18-cv-04089 Reninger v. Facebook, Inc E8.
- On 2026-05-07, Other: 3:18-cv-05714 Akins et al v. Facebook, Inc E9.
- On 2026-05-07, Other: 3:18-cv-05752 Kmieciak et al v. Facebook, Inc E10.
- On 2026-05-07, Other: 3:18-cv-05754 Staggs et al v. Facebook, Inc E11.
- On 2026-05-07, Other: 3:18-cv-05770 Miller et al v. Facebook, Inc E12.
- On 2026-05-07, Other: 3:18-cv-05811 McDonnell et al v. Facebook Inc E13.
- On 2026-05-07, Other: 3:18-cv-05350 Rankins v. Facebook, Inc E14.
- On 2026-05-07, Other: 3:18-cv-05357 Hwang v. Facebook, Inc E15.
- On 2026-05-07, Other: 3:19-cv-01003 Hassan et al v. Facebook, Inc E16.