"Privacy" tagged Cases and Lawsuits

CaseCase FiledLast Document
Sidell v. Structured Settlement Investments, LP et alMay 8, 2008November 5, 2009
Plaintiff Scott Sidell alleged that Defendant Structured Settlement Investments, LP, Plaintiff Funding Holding, Inc. d/b/a LawCash, Dennis Shields, Harvey Hirschfeld, Richard Palma and Scott Yucht accessed his private Yahoo e-mail account and monitored his e-mail communications.
Ostergren v. McDonnellJune 11, 2008July 16, 2009
Plaintiff Betty J. Ostergren challenged a Virginia statute that prohibited individuals from disseminating public records containing Social Security Numbers.
Vanginderen v. Cornell University et alApril 28, 2008May 21, 2009
Libel case based on microfilm of old newspaper article.
Vanginderen v. Cornell UniversityOctober 29, 2007May 20, 2009
Libel claim - claims university's digitization of campus newspaper constituted "re-publication" thus reviving claim that would ordinarily be extinguished over twenty years ago. Disclosure of private facts claim.
Chang et al v. Virgin Mobile USA LLC et alOctober 19, 2007August 29, 2008
Plaintiff Susan Chang, as parent and next friend of Alison Chang, and Justin Wong alleged that Defendants Virgin Mobile USA, LLC and Virgin Mobile Pty Ltd. exploited the use of Alison Chang's image in an advertising campaign without authorization.
Verne Troyer v. Ranae Shrider et alJuly 31, 2008August 1, 2008
Plaintiff Verne Troyer alleged that Defendant Ranae Shrider persuaded him to make a private sex tape, but later leaked a portion of the tape to a tabloid internet website in an attempt to sell the full version to the highest bidder.
ARPAIO v. DUPRE et alJuly 16, 2008July 16, 2008
Plaintiff Amber Arpaio alleged that Defendant Ashley Alexandra Dupre had represented to Defendants Joseph Francis, MRA Holding, LLC and Mantra Films, Inc. that Defendant Dupre was Plaintiff and had presented Plaintiff's New Jersey Driver's License to Defendants for identification purposes.
Taylor et al v. Acxiom Corporation et alJanuary 2, 2007June 17, 2008
Plaintiffs bring a class action against defendants for unlawfully purchasing Texas' entire database of names, addresses and other personal information from the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Chang et al v. Virgin Mobile USA, LLC et alMay 8, 2008May 8, 2008
Plaintiff Susan Chang, as parent and next friend of Alison Chang, and Justin Wong alleged that Defendants Virgin Mobile USA, LLC and Virgin Mobile Pty Ltd. exploited the use of Alison Chang's image in an advertising campaign without authorization.
Netscape Communications Corporation et al v. Federal Insurance Company et alJanuary 11, 2006October 30, 2007
Netscape Communications Corporation and America Online Inc. sued the Federal Insurance Company, St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company, and Executive Risk Specialty Insurance Company over the refusal of defendants to defend and indemnify plaintiffs for a series of consumer privacy rights lawsuits concerning the surreptitious interception of electronic communications.
McCormack v. ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy, Inc. et alJune 12, 2007October 15, 2007
National Football League Players Association, Inc. et al v. Comercial Lt. Baroda S.A. et alJanuary 26, 2007October 9, 2007
Plaintiffs National Football League Players Association, INc. and National Football League Players Incorporated alleges that defendant Comercial LT Baroda S.A. d/b/a BetUS promotes the sportsbook feature of its gambling enterprises by making extensive and unauthorized use of photographs, names, and likenesses of several professional football players in the NFL on the BetUS website and in its marketing materials.
MARY DOE v. MATCH.COM, INC. et alMarch 3, 2004October 25, 2004
Plaintiff alleged that a customer service representative of defendants Match.com, Inc. and Match.com L.P. sent her offensive, indecent, lascivious and outrageous e-mails ridiculing, degrading and victimizing her because of her gender preference and used private information from her profile to procure false and unwanted subscriptions to sexually-oriented and/or lascivious internet groups and associations.
Elvey v. TD Ameritrade, Inc.May 31, 2007 
Plaintiff alleges that TD Ameritrade provided its accountholders' private email addresses to spammers, which sent and continue to send unsolicited commercial email to private email addresses.