Angie’s List Gets California Data-Sharing Class Action Trimmed

Angie’s List Inc. convinced a California federal judge to throw out most of a proposed class action brought by a water treatment company that said the online contractor ratings giant violated agreements with service providers by sharing their information.

Pro Water Solutions Inc. sued Angie’s List and affiliates IAC/Interactivecorp and Angi Homeservices Inc., alleging they are responsible for Angie’s List’s violation of a service-provider user agreement.

The agreement bars the company from selling, trading, renting, or sharing emails, fax numbers, or telephone numbers to a third party, and Pro Water says Angie’s List shared that information with its affiliate, HomeAdvisor ...