Google Prepared to Settle Android Phone Data Transfer Class Suit

Google LLC has resolved disagreements with Android cellphone users who sued over the tech giant’s use of their cellular data that previously prevented a settlement, the parties said in a status update.

The parties expect to finalize the settlement term sheet and submit a second update by Friday, Nov. 21, according to their notice filed to the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Monday.

• The Ninth Circuit revived the plaintiffs’ conversion claim over the Android operating system’s alleged use of their data, where the carrier doesn’t distinguish between Google’s usage and that of its customers
• Google’s ...