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The court approved a $900,000 settlement of video-privacy claims and separately set attorneys’ fees, expenses and a service award. Approval resolved the settlement, rather than establishing liability after trial.
Case record
- US District Court, Southern District of New York
- Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA)
- Final settlement approval dated 9 December 2025
- 9 December 2025
- US$900,000 · Class settlement fund
- 16 October 2026
What this record establishes
A settlement notice, party agreement or approval order does not establish liability after a trial. Where final approval, appeal resolution or payment is not established by the cited record, this page says so. A scheduled hearing and a proposed fund are not an award or proof of payment.
Checks for your own systems
Inth’s technical interpretation: use this case to choose what evidence to collect in your own implementation. These checks are not instructions issued by the court or regulator.
- Capture requests triggered by loading, playing and completing a video.
- Look for video titles, page URLs, account IDs and advertising identifiers in the same payload or joinable streams.
- Check the specific disclosure and consent flow for the recipients receiving viewing activity.
Sources and limits
Source review: 16 October 2026. This record covers the cited source and procedural stage. It does not audit the organisation’s present implementation or establish every later legal development.