RocketReach Fails to Knock Out Proposed Publicity Class Action

RocketReach, which says it has the “world’s largest and most accurate database of emails and phone numbers,” is stuck with a privacy suit challenging how it uses personal information to advertise its service.

The US District Court for the Western District of Washington declined to dismiss the state publicity law claims of four plaintiffs, and rejected RocketReach’s bid to strike proposed class allegations Wednesday.

The plaintiffs say RocketReach uses pages that are accessible without a paid subscription to draw people into its business. Those free preview and trial pages take and utilize a person’s name, place of work, education ...