What Is the Morgan & Morgan DoorDash Lawsuit?
The Morgan & Morgan DoorDash lawsuit is a data privacy claim for DoorDash app users, pursued through mass arbitration instead of a courtroom class action. It alleges that Amplitude, Inc., an analytics company, collected user data through software embedded in the DoorDash app without adequate consent. Morgan & Morgan's own page describes it as an investigation involving Amplitude, a company used by popular apps like DoorDash.
The conduct matches a federal court case, Atkins v. Amplitude, Inc., filed on August 8, 2024 by a different firm, Edelson PC. DoorDash is not the named defendant in that case. Morgan & Morgan's public pages do not name its own arbitration respondents or say how many claims it filed.
The claim is not a data breach. Morgan & Morgan states that the allegations do not necessarily involve a traditional hack or an external attacker. They focus on whether data was collected and sent to a third party without proper disclosure or consent.
“Specifically, Plaintiffs allege that Amplitude “contracted with DoorDash to provide its SDK to be embedded in the DoorDash food delivery app,” and that Plaintiffs’ information was collected through their use of the DoorDash app as a result. Now, Amplitude moves to compel arbitration of Plaintiffs’ claims based on arbitration agreements executed between Plaintiffs and DoorDash, seeking to enforce the agreements as a non-party.”
Source: Atkins v. Amplitude, Inc., No. 24-cv-04913-RFL (N.D. Cal.), Order Granting Motion to Compel Arbitration and Denying as Moot Motion to Dismiss, Document 48, page 1 (Sept. 2, 2025)
Why Are People Filing Morgan & Morgan DoorDash Lawsuits?
People are filing Morgan & Morgan DoorDash claims because they allege Amplitude's software, embedded in the DoorDash app, collected their location and in-app activity without telling them. The federal complaint says consumers are never informed that the software is present. It also says they are never asked to consent to Amplitude's collection.
The complaint says Amplitude's analytics business depends on this collection. It alleges that the data can reveal religious affiliation, sexual orientation, or medical condition. A federal judge found that these allegations describe a concrete privacy harm that can support a lawsuit.
Morgan & Morgan adds that a claimant does not need a financial loss. Its page says the alleged injury can be loss of privacy, unauthorized tracking, or collection without informed consent.
What Injuries Are Included in the Morgan & Morgan DoorDash Lawsuit?
The injuries included in the Morgan & Morgan DoorDash lawsuit are three categories of alleged privacy harm, none of them a stolen password or payment card. Each category comes from what the federal complaint says Amplitude's software collected from DoorDash users. Morgan & Morgan says the exact data involved can vary with how the app was configured.
Geolocation Tracking
Geolocation tracking is the collection of a device's physical location, often as timestamped latitude and longitude coordinates.
The complaint alleges that Amplitude collects precise, timestamped coordinates from users' devices and builds a record of where they go. It says such records can point to places tied to medical care, worship, or shelters. The court cited this theory when it found a concrete privacy harm.
In-App Activity Capture
In-app activity capture is the recording of what a person does inside an app, such as searches, taps, and viewed pages.
For DoorDash, the complaint lists search terms, restaurants viewed, items added to a cart, and other selections. It calls the collection an interception of communications between the user and the app. That theory underlies the Wiretap Act and California Penal Code section 631 claims.
Device and Identity Data Collection
Device and identity data collection is the gathering of details that identify a person or phone, such as a name, email address, or advertising ID.
The complaint alleges Amplitude collects names, email addresses, mobile advertising IDs, and device fingerprint data, meaning make, model, screen size, and operating system version. It alleges that Amplitude links this data across apps under one unique ID. The complaint also lists data-sharing integrations with Facebook Ads, Google Ads, TikTok Ads, and Snapchat Ads.
Who Qualifies for the Morgan & Morgan DoorDash Lawsuit?
You may qualify if:
- You placed at least one order or generated app activity through a DoorDash account, which Morgan & Morgan says can count even if the account is now inactive.
- You used the DoorDash app on or after January 1, 2023, the timeframe Morgan & Morgan calls especially relevant.
- You were not clearly told that third-party analytics companies could collect data from your app use.
You may not qualify if:
- You never created a DoorDash account or placed an order.
- Your only DoorDash activity predates January 1, 2023.
- You want to join a court class action, because the judge sent the lead class claims to individual arbitration.
These criteria come from Morgan & Morgan's own published descriptions, not from a court order, and the firm says it is no longer accepting claims. Only a qualified attorney reviewing your records can confirm eligibility, and whether your state's deadlines still allow a claim depends on your own facts.
What Is the Current Status of the Morgan & Morgan DoorDash Lawsuit?
The current status of the Morgan & Morgan DoorDash lawsuit is stayed in court and closed to new intake. The federal case has been paused since September 2, 2025 while claims proceed in arbitration. Morgan & Morgan's page says it is no longer accepting claims and offers a waitlist. No settlement, trial date, or arbitration award has been reported.
Atkins v. Amplitude, Inc. (Federal Class Action)
Judge Rita F. Lin granted Amplitude's motion to compel arbitration on September 2, 2025. She held that Amplitude could enforce DoorDash's arbitration agreement as a non-party under equitable estoppel. She also found the plaintiffs had alleged a concrete privacy harm, and she rejected their unconscionability challenge.
| Proceeding Type | Putative federal class action, privacy and wiretap claims |
| Court | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (San Francisco) |
| Case Number | 3:24-cv-04913-RFL |
| Judge | Rita F. Lin |
| Plaintiffs | Kyle Atkins and Michael Luo, represented by Edelson PC |
| Defendant | Amplitude, Inc. |
| Filed | August 8, 2024 |
| Current Stage | Stayed pending arbitration, joint status reports every 120 days |
The order also upheld DoorDash's batch arbitration clause, which groups 100 or more similar demands from the same law firm into batches of no more than 100.
Morgan & Morgan DoorDash Privacy Claim (Arbitration)
Morgan & Morgan says it pursues these claims through mass arbitration, with each consumer keeping a separate individual claim. The firm's public pages do not state the arbitration provider, the number of demands filed, or any hearing dates.
| Proceeding Type | Individual claims coordinated as a mass arbitration |
| Third Party Named | Amplitude, Inc. |
| Relevant Timeframe | DoorDash use on or after January 1, 2023 |
| Intake Status | Closed, waitlist only (page reviewed February 26, 2026) |
| Fee Structure | Contingency, no payment unless compensation is recovered |
Is There a Morgan & Morgan DoorDash Settlement?
No Morgan & Morgan DoorDash settlement has been reported in the court record or on the firm's own pages as of November 5, 2026.
No settlement fund, payout amount, or claim form exists for this matter, so any site quoting a payout is guessing. Morgan & Morgan says only that potential compensation depends on the claim, the law involved, and individual circumstances, and that outcomes are difficult to predict.
Morgan & Morgan lists four areas compensation may cover: loss of privacy, time spent addressing privacy issues, security and monitoring costs, and ongoing data risk. These are categories the firm describes, not amounts anyone has been awarded.
Several DoorDash settlements do exist, but they are separate cases about worker pay and fees, described under the related cases below. A payment from one of those does not come from this claim.
Morgan & Morgan DoorDash Lawsuit Updates
Here are the latest Morgan & Morgan DoorDash lawsuit updates, covering court filings, rulings, and firm announcements as they are confirmed. No settlement date has been set as of November 2026. The Atkins v. Amplitude court case is stayed while claims move to arbitration.
Full Morgan & Morgan DoorDash Lawsuit Timeline
Morgan & Morgan Publishes Eligibility Guide for DoorDash Privacy Claims
Morgan & Morgan published a guide saying consumers who used DoorDash on or after January 1, 2023 may be eligible for a claim tied to Amplitude. The guide says the claims may proceed through arbitration and that no out-of-pocket loss must be shown.
Morgan & Morgan Page Says It Is No Longer Accepting DoorDash Claims
Attorney U. Seth Ottensoser reviewed Morgan & Morgan's DoorDash data privacy page on this date. The page tells visitors the firm is no longer accepting claims and invites them to join a waitlist.
Judge Lin Sends Atkins v. Amplitude to Arbitration
Judge Rita F. Lin granted Amplitude's motion to compel arbitration in Atkins v. Amplitude, No. 24-cv-04913-RFL. The court denied the rest of the motion to dismiss as moot and stayed the case, ordering a joint status report every 120 days.
Amplitude Moves to Compel Arbitration Under DoorDash's Terms
Amplitude asked the Atkins court to enforce arbitration agreements between the plaintiffs and DoorDash, even though Amplitude never signed them. The plaintiffs opposed on May 6, 2025, and Amplitude replied on May 20, 2025.
Amplitude Moves to Dismiss the Amended Atkins Complaint
Amplitude moved to dismiss the amended complaint in Atkins v. Amplitude, arguing in part that the plaintiffs lacked a concrete injury and had consented to DoorDash's data practices. The court later found the injury allegations sufficient.
Related Shah v. Amplitude Case Is Stayed Pending Atkins
The Central District of California stayed Shah v. Amplitude, Inc., No. 2:24-cv-08155, until the Atkins case in San Francisco is finally resolved. Shah is a separate individual suit against Amplitude filed on September 18, 2024.
Plaintiffs File Amended Complaint in Atkins v. Amplitude
The Atkins plaintiffs filed an amended complaint in the Northern District of California. The September 2025 order lists Kyle Atkins and Michael Luo as the plaintiffs and describes four claims under federal and California wiretap and privacy law.
Kyle Atkins Files Class Action Against Amplitude in San Francisco
Kyle Atkins, a California resident who used the DoorDash app on an Android phone, sued Amplitude, Inc. in the Northern District of California. Edelson PC filed the complaint, which alleges covert collection of location and in-app activity through an embedded software kit.
How to File a Morgan & Morgan DoorDash Lawsuit
The 5 steps below explain how to file a Morgan & Morgan DoorDash lawsuit.
- Confirm you used DoorDash in the covered period: Check your order history for activity on or after January 1, 2023, the timeframe Morgan & Morgan describes as relevant.
- Join the Morgan & Morgan waitlist: The firm's DoorDash privacy page says it is no longer accepting claims and invites visitors to join a waitlist in case that changes.
- Review your DoorDash arbitration terms: The court noted DoorDash's agreement lets users opt out of arbitration, so a lawyer can check whether you did.
- Keep your account and order records: Save your account email, approximate ordering dates, and any screenshots of the privacy settings you used.
- Pay nothing up front: Morgan & Morgan says it works on contingency, so treat any request for an advance fee to join this claim as a warning sign.
Morgan & Morgan DoorDash Lawsuit is no longer accepting new claims. Morgan & Morgan's own DoorDash privacy page states it is no longer accepting claims and offers a waitlist instead. The related federal court case is stayed pending arbitration, so there is no open court class to join.
What Evidence Do You Need for a Morgan & Morgan DoorDash Claim?
A DoorDash privacy claim generally needs proof that you used the app, not proof of a loss. Morgan & Morgan says participation typically involves basic identifying information and approximate ordering activity. Your DoorDash account email and order history are the usual starting records.
Dates matter because the firm points to activity on or after January 1, 2023. A lawyer may also ask whether you opted out of DoorDash's arbitration agreement, since the court's ruling rested on the arbitration agreement between the plaintiffs and DoorDash.
You do not need technical evidence of the tracking itself. The complaint's description of the software's behavior comes from the plaintiffs' own investigation, and whether it holds up is a question for the arbitrators.
What Did Amplitude and DoorDash Allegedly Know About Tracking in the DoorDash App?
The complaint alleges that Amplitude built its software kit to collect consumer data and contracted with DoorDash to embed it in the app. The court wrote that, on the plaintiffs' own account, Amplitude's conduct was made possible by DoorDash. It called the two companies' alleged conduct interdependent.
DoorDash's privacy policy says it may share personal information with service providers, including those supporting marketing and analytics. The court noted this. The plaintiffs answer that Amplitude used the data for its own purposes, which they say goes beyond what users agreed to.
Amplitude argued that the plaintiffs consented to DoorDash's collection practices and suffered no concrete harm. The court did not decide consent on the merits, and no regulator action over the DoorDash tracking has been found. All of this remains an allegation.
How Does the Morgan & Morgan DoorDash Lawsuit Compare to Related Cases?
Several other matters share the DoorDash or Amplitude name but are legally distinct. None of them is the Morgan & Morgan privacy claim, and a payment or deadline in one does not carry over to another.
| Matter | Defendant | Subject | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shah v. Amplitude, Inc. (C.D. Cal. No. 2:24-cv-08155) | Amplitude, Inc. | Individual suit over the same type of software kit in an unspecified app | Stayed pending the Atkins case |
| Willey v. Amplitude, Inc. (S.D.N.Y. No. 1:24-cv-07577) | Amplitude, Inc. | Putative class action over the Oscar Health "Find a Plan" function in Pennsylvania | Separate case, unrelated to DoorDash users |
| In re DoorDash, Inc. Data Breach Litigation (N.D. Cal. No. 3:25-cv-09926) | DoorDash, Inc. | A November 2025 social engineering incident that exposed customer, employee, and merchant data | Pending, covered on our DoorDash lawsuit page |
| New York City and New York Attorney General worker-pay settlements | DoorDash, Inc. | Delivery worker pay and tips, not customer privacy | Settled, covered on our DoorDash lawsuit page |
Some websites describe a Morgan & Morgan DoorDash claim as a driver wage or misclassification case. No such Morgan & Morgan page was found. Its published DoorDash page covers only the Amplitude privacy matter. For the pay cases, see the DoorDash lawsuit page.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Morgan & Morgan DoorDash lawsuit about?
The Morgan & Morgan DoorDash lawsuit is about a data privacy claim alleging that Amplitude, an analytics company, collected DoorDash app users' data without adequate consent. Morgan & Morgan says the claims center on whether consumers were properly told how their information was tracked, stored, or shared.
Is the Morgan & Morgan DoorDash lawsuit a class action?
The Morgan & Morgan DoorDash lawsuit is not a courtroom class action. Morgan & Morgan pursues it through mass arbitration, where each consumer keeps an individual claim. The related federal case, Atkins v. Amplitude, began as a class action but was sent to arbitration on September 2, 2025.
Is there a Morgan & Morgan DoorDash settlement?
No Morgan & Morgan DoorDash settlement has been reported as of November 5, 2026. No fund or claim form exists. Morgan & Morgan says outcomes are difficult to predict and depend on the claim and individual circumstances.
Can I still sign up for the Morgan & Morgan DoorDash lawsuit?
You cannot currently sign up for the Morgan & Morgan DoorDash lawsuit. Morgan & Morgan's page says it is no longer accepting claims and offers a waitlist. The firm describes DoorDash use on or after January 1, 2023 as the relevant timeframe.
Is the Morgan & Morgan DoorDash lawsuit about driver pay or a data breach?
The Morgan & Morgan DoorDash lawsuit is neither a driver pay case nor a data breach. It concerns alleged tracking by Amplitude's software, and Morgan & Morgan says it does not necessarily involve a hack. Worker-pay settlements and the DoorDash data breach case are separate matters.
Who is the defendant in the Morgan & Morgan DoorDash lawsuit?
The defendant in the related court case is Amplitude, Inc., not DoorDash. Morgan & Morgan's page names Amplitude as the third party. The judge allowed Amplitude to rely on DoorDash's arbitration agreement because the claims depend on DoorDash's privacy policy.