A flood of video privacy class actions exposing hundreds of businesses to costly litigation has begun to abate as plaintiffs and judges dismiss claims in droves, a Bloomberg Law analysis of federal cases found.
The rate of new cases seeking millions of dollars from companies for disclosing an individual’s video-viewing history without consent peaked in September 2022, with occasional spurts in monthly filings amid a general decline since, court docket data reveals.
Federal class actions filed under the Video Privacy Protection Act picked up at the start of 2022 as plaintiffs’ attorneys around the country pushed a new interpretation of ...
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