Wow. Judge Lee has stayed discovery in In re Google Generative AI Litigation, pending her decision on class certification. The hearing on class certification is tomorrow, February 20, 1 PM PDT in San Jose federal court.
Not to read too much into it, but the stay of discovery could be a good sign for Google.
Judge Lee’s Order:
Briefs:
Here plaintiffs’ proposed classes. It’s somewhat unclear which are alternatives. Presumably, the plaintiffs are seeking at least 2 classes: one for book authors and one for visual creators. Some of the class definitions are even more broad.
