Papa John’s Beats Class Action Over Website Tracking Software

Papa John’s International Inc. defeated a proposed class action alleging it tracked users’ interactions with its website without their consent in violation of the Pennsylvania Wiretap Act.

The US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania didn’t have personal jurisdiction over Papa John’s because the company didn’t have the constitutionally minimum contacts with the state, Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan said Monday.

Plaintiff Jordan Schnur failed to show that Papa John’s use of “session-replay” tracking software on its website was expressly aimed at Pennsylvania, Ranjan said, dismissing the lawsuit without leave to amend.

The ruling comes two weeks after Papa ...