A Texas appeals court dismissed the state's lawsuit against Google, stating that Texas lacks jurisdiction over the matter. The court argued that Google's business operations in Texas, while significant, are not substantial enough to grant the state jurisdiction over alleged deceptive practices concerning user data.
A Texas appeals court ruled on Thursday that the state of Texas lacks the jurisdiction to sue Google over deceptive business practices . The Thirteenth District Court of Appeals in Corpus Christi determined that just because a company does business in Texas does not mean that the state has jurisdiction over legal issues.
The court said that the issues brought by the state were largely conducted outside the state and the employees who 'directed the alleged misleading statements' were not in Texas. Google argued that its Texas operations 'represent a small fraction of its operations across the country and across the world.' The company has around 2,400 permanent employees in Texas. When temporary and contract employees are added, the company says that number climbs to around 5,500. Google employs around 58,500 people in California and about 169,000 worldwide
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