Stalking Victims’ Suit Over Tile Tracker Tossed as Time-Barred

Tile Inc. successfully dismissed some allegations that failed to take steps to prevent its tracking devices’ use among stalkers after a federal judge held that two victims waited too long to sue.

Stephanie and Shannon Ireland-Gordy didn’t file their suit in the US District Court for the Northern District of California until “nearly seven years after their discovery of the Tile tracker” that Stephanie’s ex-girlfriend left in her truck, the court said. That time frame was far longer than the statutes of limitations in the Texas and California privacy laws they sued under.

While there may be circumstances where ongoing ...