The 1988 Video Privacy Protection Act (VVPA) prohibits the disclosure of VHS rental history; now, in a recent class action where the VPPA was invoked by the plaintiffs, the parties’ voluntary settlement signals developments...more
While many systems that are described as AI have been around for decades (e.g., internet search engines), today’s AI tools are much more powerful and are widely accessible. Generative AI and agentic AI extend the power of...more
In a notable development for corporate defendants grappling with consumer privacy litigation, the Southern District of New York has recently issued a decision in Lee v. Springer Nature America, Inc., embracing a broadened...more
The Second Circuit recently issued a ruling in a class action under the Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”) that departs considerably from other federal courts on several key issues. The Court’s recent decision in Salazar...more
Plaintiffs look to the past to take action against modern web tracking - As states rapidly enact new consumer privacy legislation, businesses have been working tirelessly to comply with extensive new data protection...more
Keypoint: The past two months have seen many courts dismiss privacy claims as judges appear to be more critical of plaintiffs’ theories while other judges have allowed cases to proceed past the motion to dismiss stage....more
This year has seen a tremendous spike in the number of cases alleging violations of the Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”), 18 U.S.C. § 2710, a statute enacted in 1988 in response to the Washington City Paper’s publication...more