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$9.5M deal in Facebook class action deemed ‘adequate,’ says 9th Circuit (access required)

POSTED: Wednesday, September 26th, 2012 at 1:42 pm

BY: Pat Murphy, Dolan Media Newswires

A $9.5 million settlement of a consumer class action against Facebook was sufficiently adequate to be approved, even if it represented only a fraction of what some class members claimed they could recover in individual lawsuits, the 9th Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment.

7th Circuit rules Redbox isn’t liable for Privacy Act violation (access required)

POSTED: Monday, March 12th, 2012 at 2:14 pm

BY: Pat Murphy, Dolan Media Newswires

A DVD rental company could not be sued for damages for violating a federal law requiring the timely destruction of old customer records, the 7th Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.

Consumer Protection — Video Privacy Protection Act (access required)

POSTED: Tuesday, March 6th, 2012 at 11:40 am

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

12-8002 Sterk v. Redbox Automated Retail, LLC

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