Barrigas v. United States of America et al

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Case Number:

1:17-cv-10232

Court:

Massachusetts

Nature of Suit:

Taxes

Judge:

Allison D. Burroughs

Firms

  1. March 09, 2018

    IRS, Howard Stern Shake Most Of Suit Over Aired Tax Call

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Friday axed the bulk of a suit brought by a woman whose private tax return information disclosed during a conversation with an Internal Revenue Service agent was broadcast without her knowledge on Howard Stern's radio show, ruling that the IRS had broad immunity from her claims and that the radio show hadn't intentionally invaded her privacy.

  2. August 01, 2017

    Woman Fights IRS Bid To Toss Suit Over Howard Stern Call

    A Massachusetts woman whose private tax return information and other personal details were broadcast, unbeknownst to her, during Howard Stern's radio show asked a federal court Tuesday not to throw out her lawsuit against the IRS, which has asserted sovereign immunity in the case.

  3. February 13, 2017

    Howard Stern Aired Woman's Convo With IRS Agent, Suit Says

    A Massachusetts woman's private tax return information and other personal details were broadcast live to 1.2 million listeners during Howard Stern's radio show after the Internal Revenue Service agent handling her call dialed into the program and The Stern Show picked up their private conversation, according to a suit filed in federal court Monday. 

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