On May 1, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued its decision in Solomon v. Flipps Media, Inc., affirming the dismissal of a putative class action alleging violations of the Video Privacy...more
The past year has brought a number of federal appellate rulings under the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), 18 U.S.C. § 2710, one of the statutes under which plaintiffs have been filing numerous claims in recent years...more
In a significant development for companies targeted by (or vulnerable to) litigation over website data collection practices, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a Video Privacy...more
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a proposed class action against Flipps Media (now Triller TV), ruling that the company did not violate the federal Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) by sharing...more
On April 3, 2025, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a plaintiff’s Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”) lawsuit brought against Paramount Global (“Defendant”). In Salazar v. Paramount Global, Mr....more
The question of who qualifies as a “consumer” under the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) is no longer academic. In late March and early April 2025, two federal appellate courts issued starkly conflicting rulings in Gardner...more
The Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in Jones v. Starz Entertainment, LLC marks a significant development in the continued rapid evolution of mass arbitration. ...more
Much like Blockbuster Video rental stores (of which you might be surprised to learn there is still one remaining), the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) was quietly slipping into obsolescence with the advent of the Internet...more