Ian Ross

Oct 17, 2024 | datamatters.sidley.com | Amy P. Lally |Ian Ross

Yesterday, in Salazar v. National Basketball Association, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s dismissal of a putative class action under the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), offering an interpretation of the VPPA’s definition of “consumer” that differs from how the majority of courts have used that term. The decision is the latest interpretation of a 1988 statute that, until recently, was relatively unknown and rarely used in consumer class actions.

Oct 17, 2024 | lexology.com | Amy P. Lally |Ian Ross

Yesterday, in Salazar v. National Basketball Association, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s dismissal of a putative class action under the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), offering an interpretation of the VPPA’s definition of “consumer” that differs from how the majority of courts have used that term. The decision is the latest interpretation of a 1988 statute that, until recently, was relatively unknown and rarely used in consumer class actions.