Briggman et al v. Google LLC - Civil Suit, San Jose, Filed April 23, 2026
Summary
Briggman et al filed a civil action against Google LLC in the Northern District of California (Case 5:26-cv-03468) on April 23, 2026. The case, categorized as Other Statutory Actions based on federal question jurisdiction, was filed in San Jose and has an associated Santa Clara County Superior Court case number 24CV434820. Google LLC subsequently filed a Notice of Removal to transfer the case from state court to federal court, accompanied by a $405 filing fee and corporate disclosure statements identifying Alphabet Inc. as parent company.
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What changed
Google LLC removed this civil action from Santa Clara County Superior Court to the Northern District of California, converting it from a state-court proceeding to a federal-case. The filing included standard corporate disclosure identifying Alphabet Inc. as parent holding company and XXVI Holdings Inc. as intermediate parent. Parties should note this jurisdictional shift may affect applicable procedural rules, discovery timelines, and any state-law claims that survive removal to federal court.
For defendants receiving similar notices of removal, the corporate disclosure requirement means identifying all parent companies and holding structures within the corporate family. Plaintiffs challenging removal should evaluate whether any state-law claims are non-removable or whether federal question jurisdiction is properly established under 28 U.S.C. § 1441.
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Briggman et al v. GOOGLE LLC
Case Number: 5:26-cv-03468 Location: San Jose Case Type: Civil Case Basis: Federal Question Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions Date Filed:
April 23, 2026
Last Filing Date:
April 23, 2026
View Publicly Available Documents Case Summary No summary of this case is available
Recent Filings
| Date Filed | Docket Number | Document Description |
|---|---|---|
| 04-23-26 | 1 | NOTICE OF REMOVAL from SANTA CLARA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT. Their case number is 24CV434820. (Filing fee $405 receipt number ACANDC-21906182). Filed by GOOGLE LLC. (Attachments: # (1) Declaration, # (2) Exhibit A, # (3) Exhibit B)(An |
| 04-23-26 | 2 | Corporate Disclosure Statement by GOOGLE LLC identifying Corporate Parent Alphabet Inc., Holding Company of XXVI Holdings Inc., Corporate Parent XXVI Holdings Inc., Holding Company of Google LLC. for GOOGLE LLC. re [1] Notice of Removal, |
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