Tony Weibell

• Google in Balderas v. Tiny Lab Productions, et al. Tony was lead counsel for Google in this first-of-its-kind civil action brought by the Attorney General for the State of New Mexico, who asserted claims against Google and other defendants for alleged violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), common law privacy rights, and state consumer protection statutes arising from the alleged collection of information from apps purportedly directed to children.
• BJC HealthCare in Smith v. Facebook, et al. Obtained dismissal of all claims in this privacy class action brought on behalf of a putative class of Facebook users against Facebook and several hospitals and healthcare entities. The plaintiffs alleged that the healthcare defendants violated the Wiretap Act and state privacy laws by placing Facebook "like" buttons on their web pages and thereby sending the plaintiffs' HIPAA-protected communications with those websites to Facebook.
• Turn in Michael v. Verizon Communications, Inc. et al., Henson v. Turn, and Kay v. Turn. In these consumer class actions, the Verizon subscriber plaintiffs challenged Turn and Verizon's use of so-called "super cookies" or "zombie cookies" to deliver targeted advertisements to internet web browsers. The plaintiffs alleged the creation and use of such cookies was an invasion of privacy, trespass to chattel, and violation of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), and state consumer protection laws.
• Third-party security software provider in In re Target Corporation Customer Data Security Breach Litigation (MDL No. 2522), In re The Home Depot, Inc., Customer Data Security Breach Litigation (MDL No. 2583), and In re Marriott International, Inc. Customer Data Security Breach Litigation (MDL No. 2879). Tony served as lead litigation counsel for a security software provider in investigating and responding to litigation involving some of the largest consumer data breaches in history.

False Advertising and Consumer Product Defect Class Actions

• SanDisk in Dinan v. SanDisk. Tony served as lead counsel for Western Digital subsidiary SanDisk in a federal consumer class action lawsuit alleging that SanDisk’s product packaging was likely to deceive consumers. The plaintiffs asserted claims for violation of the California Consumer Legal Remedies Act, Unfair Competition Law (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code 17200), False Advertising Law (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17500), and breach of contract. Tony obtained a complete dismissal of all claims in the trial court and then argued the case before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to obtain a complete affirmance of the dismissal.
• Walgreens in O’keefe v. Walgreens Boots Alliance. Tony served as lead counsel for Walgreens in this consumer class action brought in Illinois state court alleging that Walgreens’ packaging for its USB memory storage device products was deceptive. The plaintiffs asserted claims for breach of contract and violation of the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (815 ILCS 505/1) and the Illinois Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act (815 ILCS 510/1). Tony obtained a complete dismissal of all claims in the trial court, a complete affirmance of the dismissal on appeal, and a denial of the plaintiff’s petition for review by the Illinois Supreme Court.
• Align Technology in Buckley v. Align Technology. Obtained dismissal with prejudice of this consumer class action involving claims for breach of warranty, false advertising, and violation of consumer protection laws arising from allegations that the Invisalign aligner system prescribed by the plaintiff's dentist did not work as anticipated by the plaintiff. The case involved unique issues under the learned intermediary doctrine whereby the duty to warn for a prescription product runs to the doctor and not to the patient.
• DJI Technology in Howard v. DJI Technology. In this consumer class action alleging that certain drones sold by DJI were falsely advertised as having video capabilities they did not have, Tony obtained a stipulated dismissal of the complaint after demonstrating that the plaintiff’s allegations were unsupportable.
• SanDisk in Stanfield v. SanDisk. In this consumer class action alleging that SanDisk should have warned consumers of potential defects in certain flash memory cards that could cause them to fail when used in Samsung Galaxy III phones, Tony successfully defended SanDisk against claims for breach of warranty, false advertising, misrepresentation, and violation of consumer protections statutes (CLRA and Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§17200 et seq.).
• Symantec in Gross v. Symantec. Obtained withdrawal of the original complaint and dismissal with leave to amend of the first amended complaint in this consumer class action involving claims for breach of warranty and violation of consumer protection laws arising from allegations that certain registry-cleaning software developed by a subsidiary of Symantec did not perform as advertised.

Antitrust Litigation

• Netflix in In re Online DVD Rental Antitrust Litigation. Won summary judgment for Netflix in this consumer class action multidistrict litigation (MDL No. 2029) brought by current and former Netflix and Blockbuster subscribers that alleged violations of federal antitrust laws arising from a 2005 promotional agreement between Netflix and Wal-Mart. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment and more than $400,000 in costs awarded to Netflix against the class plaintiffs.
• Live Nation in In re Live Concert Antitrust Litigation. Won summary judgment for Live Nation in this multidistrict litigation consisting of more than 20 consumer class actions alleging violations of federal antitrust laws arising from alleged anticompetitive promotion of live concerts.
  Netflix in In re Netflix Antitrust Litigation. Secured dismissal with prejudice for Netflix in this consumer class action alleging violations of federal and state antitrust laws arising from alleged enforcement of fraudulently obtained patents.
• Rambus in In re Rambus Antitrust Litigation. Obtained voluntary dismissal in this multidistrict consumer class action alleging consumers paid higher prices for electronic devices because Rambus allegedly engaged in an anticompetitive patent "hold-up" of the DRAM industry after its patented technology was adopted by the DRAM standard-setting organization.

Copyright and Internet Litigation

• YouTube in Viacom v. YouTube and English Premier League v. YouTube. Tony was part of the team that won summary judgment twice for YouTube (the second time following remand from the Second Circuit), as well as a denial of the class plaintiffs' motion for class certification in copyright infringement actions that challenged YouTube's operations under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The case remains a landmark case for DMCA jurisprudence.
• Google and YouTube in Zombie Go Boom v. Google and YouTube. Obtained dismissal of all claims in this first-of-its-kind putative class action lawsuit arising out of the alleged YouTube "Adpocalypse" of March 2017. The plaintiff YouTube users challenged changes made to YouTube's video monetization system that made it possible for advertisers to opt out of having their ads displayed alongside videos with potentially offensive content. The court ultimately held that YouTube had the right to stop displaying or limit the display of ads on the plaintiff's videos regardless of the financial detriment to the plaintiff.
• Roblox in Roblox v Simon. Tony represented Roblox in obtaining a judgment and injunction against a toxic user, banning the user from accessing the platform and enjoining him from encouraging others to violate the platform’s terms of service.
• Zazzle in Greg Young Publishing v. Zazzle. In this copyright infringement action brought by the alleged copyright owner of a number of paintings uploaded to Zazzle's print-on-demand service, Zazzle obtained landmark rulings that the DMCA immunized the image-uploading side of the business even if it did not immunize the printing side of the business. Zazzle also obtained a jury verdict that was a small fraction of the amount sought by the plaintiff and a rejection by the court of the plaintiff’s request for attorneys’ fees.
• Teespring in various copyright infringement actions. Tony represents online print-on-demand service Teespring in various copyright infringement actions alleging that the posting and printing of user-uploaded designs infringes the plaintiffs’ copyrights.
• Dolby in GDC Technologies v. Dolby Laboratories. Defended Dolby in this action brought by a competitor seeking declaratory judgment that Dolby could not claim copyright infringement when the plaintiff's theater management software made use of Dolby's "interoperability codes" and related software in order to control Dolby products. The suit also asserted claims for unfair competition and tortious interference with contract.

Patent Litigation

• Seagate in Pragmatus v. Seagate v. Enghouse. In this complex patent infringement litigation, Tony successfully represented Seagate in obtaining summary judgment on Seagate's third-party claims against the software vendor responsible for the alleged infringement for breach of the vendor's duty to defend and indemnify Seagate in the patent litigation.
• Via Technologies in Computer Cache Coherency Corporation v. Via Technologies. Obtained summary judgment of non-infringement—affirmed on appeal—in this patent infringement action against Intel and Via Technologies alleging infringement of a patent claiming an interface circuit that can maintain coherency between corresponding data in the main memory and cache memory.
• Google in Glassey v. Google. Obtained dismissal of all claims brought by an alleged inventor of technology allegedly misappropriated by a third party, published in a patent application, and thereafter incorporated into technology used by Google and others in alleged violation of the plaintiff's rights.
• Rudolph Technologies in Nikoonahad v. Rudolph Technologies. Obtained summary judgment for Rudolph Technologies in this action brought by a former consultant asserting claims arising from an alleged misappropriation of trade secrets and patented technology after his technology was not commercialized as he had hoped.

Trade Secret Litigation

• Integrated Silicon Solution Inc. (ISSI) in GSI Technology v. United Memories, et al. Obtained dismissal of federal antitrust and RICO claims and later helped win a jury verdict in favor of ISSI in this sour grapes competitor lawsuit brought by GSI after it lost a bid to ISSI to provide high-performance chips to a high-profile customer. The jury verdict completely rejected GSI's claims that ISSI colluded to engage in various anticompetitive acts aimed at GSI.
• Salebuild in Salebuild v. Flexisales. Following a successful appeal to the Ninth Circuit to overturn a dismissal for forum non conveniens, obtained settlement from the defendant on behalf of client whose trade secrets were taken by its former employees and used to start a competing company.
• Salebuild in Nexsales v. Salebuild. Obtained dismissal with leave to amend and a subsequent voluntary dismissal with prejudice in this trade secret misappropriation and employee-poaching action brought by a competitor.

Trademark Litigation

• Teespring in Monster Energy Company v. Teespring. Defended online print-on-demand service provider Teespring against claims of trademark and copyright infringement arising from user uploads of allegedly infringing designs and subsequent production of products bearing those designs by Teespring.
• Shaklee in Shaklee Corporation v. HarperCollins Publisher. Obtained settlement from the defendant in this trademark infringement action over the defendant's unauthorized use of Shaklee's CINCH mark.
• AccuraGen in Asuragen v. AccuraGen. Defended the client's use of the ACCURAGEN mark as not likely to cause confusion with the ASURAGEN mark for hypothetical customers of DNA sequencing services.

Pro Bono Cases

Tony also litigates pro bono matters for indigent and nonprofit clients in various matters and has been recognized for his service to the Superior Court of California in San Mateo County. He is a recipient of multiple awards for pro bono service, including an Impact Award from Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach for his work with victims of abuse and trafficking.