The Seventh Circuit concluded that kids whose mother and father had activated DNA take a look at kits for them on Ancestry.com weren’t certain to Ancestry’s arbitration settlement, concluding the mother and father had not signed an settlement on behalf of the youngsters.
Dad and mom who activated DNA take a look at kits on Ancestry.com for his or her kids filed swimsuit after one other enterprise acquired Ancestry, contending Ancestry violated their privateness rights by disclosing confidential genetic data. Ancestry moved to compel arbitration, arguing the DNA processing consent phrases include a dispute decision provision which binds the events to arbitration and waives any class actions.
