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James Edwards v. Hearst Communications, Inc.

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Case Number:

1:15-cv-09279

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Contract: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Analisa Torres

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  1. July 12, 2018

    Hearst Inks Record $50M Pact To End Mich. Video Privacy Row

    Hearst Communications Inc. has agreed to pay $50 million to put to bed a putative class action in New York federal court accusing the media giant of flouting Michigan's video privacy law by selling customers' subscription information, a deal that the lead plaintiff said Thursday would more than triple the largest-ever settlement reached over alleged violations of the statute. 

  2. November 17, 2016

    Hearst Email Is Privileged In Privacy Row, Judge Holds

    A New York magistrate judge concluded Thursday that Hearst was justified in redacting part of an email chain based on attorney-client privilege even though an employee from its database host was copied on the correspondence, rejecting a request for an unredacted version by a subscriber accusing the company of illegally selling customer data.

  3. November 10, 2016

    Hearst Ordered To Provide More Docs In Subscriber Suit

    A New York magistrate judge Thursday ordered Hearst Communications Inc. to cough up documents dating to June 2011 in litigation accusing the media company of selling customer data, extending the production period based on an earlier proposed class action bringing similar claims.

  4. November 09, 2016

    Subscriber Says Hearst Email Isn't Privileged In Privacy Row

    An attorney for a magazine subscriber leading a proposed class action accusing Hearst Communications Inc. of selling customer data blasted the company for improperly redacting an email on the basis of attorney-client privilege, urging a New York federal judge Wednesday to have the company produce the full document.

  5. August 02, 2016

    Hearst Can't Appeal Subscribers' Privacy Suit At This Stage

    A New York federal judge on Tuesday refused Hearst Communications Inc.'s attempt at an interlocutory appeal of the court's refusal to dismiss a suit brought by a class of magazine subscribers accusing the company of selling customer data, concluding Hearst hasn't shown there's a legitimate reason to question the decision at this stage.

  6. July 19, 2016

    Subscribers Fight Hearst's Interim Appeal In Privacy Suit

    Magazine subscribers bringing a class action against Hearst over its sales of customer data moved to head off an interlocutory appeal in the suit on Monday, saying the publisher's move would violate procedure and had no basis in law.

  7. June 17, 2016

    Hearst Can't Escape Privacy Suit Over Customer Data

    A New York federal judge declined Friday to dismiss a class action against Hearst over its alleged selling of customer data without consent, saying a Michigan law at the crux of the suit isn't unconstitutional, as Hearst claimed.

  8. June 15, 2016

    Hearst Can't Nix Privacy Suit With Spokeo, Subscriber Says

    Hearst is wrong to think the landmark Spokeo precedent does anything to support dismissal of a proposed class action alleging the publisher violated Michigan privacy law by selling customers' personal information, a former Good Housekeeping subscriber told a New York federal court Tuesday.

  9. November 24, 2015

    Magazine Buyer Accuses Hearst of Selling Subscriber Info

    A Michigan resident and former subscriber to Good Housekeeping magazine sued Hearst Communications Inc. on Tuesday in New York federal court, alleging that the publisher sells its subscribers' personal information to third parties without consent, a violation of Michigan's Video Rental Privacy Act.

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