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The Ninth Circuit Addresses Article III Standing And The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act

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On August 8, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit again weighed in on Article III standing.  Unlike its previous ventures into standing, however, it did so this time in the context of the Illinois...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Disputes and Claims for State Contracts in the DMV (D.C., Maryland, and Virginia) Part 3 of 3 – Virginia

This is the final post in our three-part series on state level government contract claims, and the accompanying dispute processes, in the DMV. This post discusses the claims and disputes process for government contracts in...more

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Ninth Circuit Narrowly Defines "Personally Identifiable Information" Under the VPPA

On November 29, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit joined the Third Circuit in narrowly defining “personally identifiable information” under the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), holding in Eichenberger...more

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Ninth Circuit Makes it Easier to Sue for Video Privacy Protection Act Violations But Harder to Win

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held in Eichenberger v. ESPN that allegations that the Video Privacy Protection Act was violated are sufficient to establish Article III standing, but that the definition of...more

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9th Circuit Holds No Private Right of Action for Data Retention Violation Under the Video Privacy Protection Act

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The decision further aligns the circuit courts in holding that the private right of action is limited to the Act’s prohibition on unauthorized disclosures only. A recent attempt to expand the breadth of the private right...more

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Netflix Defeats Video Privacy Class Action

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In Mollett, et al. v. Netflix, Inc., No. 12-17045 (9th Cir. July 31, 2015), the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action filed against Netflix, Inc. for alleged violations of...more

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Too Much Information – Eleventh Circuit’s Review of Ellis May Define “Personally Identifiable Information” for Cell Phone Users

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On March 2, 2015, The Cartoon Network Inc. (“Cartoon Network”) filed its response brief in Mark Ellis v. Cartoon Network Inc., asking the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the district court’s dismissal of the...more

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Appellate Courts Being Drawn Into VPPA Fray

Last week the Third and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals assigned case numbers to the appeals of In re Nickelodeon Privacy Litigation and Locklear v. Dow Jones & Co., Inc., two recently dismissed class actions in which...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Rewind and Replay: Plaintiffs Appeal Dismissal of VPPA Suits against Viacom, Google and Dow Jones

Plaintiffs in two recently dismissed class actions alleging violations of the Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”) filed notices of appeal this week, asking the Third and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals to hit the rewind...more

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Third-Party Provider Of Customer Service Falls Within Exception To Video Privacy Protection Act

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The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment in favor of Redbox Automated Retailer (“Redbox”), in a suit alleging that Redbox violated the Video Privacy Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2710 (“VPPA”). Sterk v....more

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