United States of America: Lawsuit concerning alleged unauthorised disclosure of video viewing history (Salazar v Paramount Global)

Progress

Current status
under investigation
26 Jan 2026 under investigation
10 Oct 2025 under appeal
03 Apr 2025 concluded
18 Jun 2024 under appeal
18 Jul 2023 concluded

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider
streaming service provider
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
supreme court
court
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

26 Jan 2026
under investigation

Supreme Court granted petition for writ of certiorari requesting review of dismissal in lawsuit concerning alleged unauthorised disclosure of video viewing history (Salazar v Paramount Global)

On 26 January 2026, the Supreme Court granted a petition for writ of certiorari requesting review of dismissal in a lawsuit concerning alleged unauthorised disclosure of video viewing history (Salazar v Paramount Global). The petition asks the Supre…

Source
Event type civil lawsuit
Action type interim ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body supreme court
10 Oct 2025
under appeal

Plaintiff filed petition for writ of certiorari requesting supreme court review of dismissal in lawsuit concerning alleged unauthorised disclosure of video viewing history (Salazar v Paramount Global)

On 10 October 2025, Mr. Salazar, Plaintiff, filed a petition for writ of certiorari requesting Supreme Court review of a prior dismissal in a lawsuit concerning alleged unauthorised disclosure of video viewing history (Salazar v. Paramount Global). …

Source
Event type civil lawsuit
Action type appeal
Government branch judiciary
Government body supreme court
03 Apr 2025
concluded

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed Tennessee Court's motion to dismiss in lawsuit concerning alleged unauthorised disclosure of video viewing history (Salazar v Paramount Global)

On 3 April 2025, the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the Tennessee Court's motion to dismiss in a lawsuit concerning alleged unauthorised disclosure of video viewing history (Salazar v. Paramount Global). The Court of Appeals agreed …

Source
Event type civil lawsuit
Action type closure
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
18 Jun 2024
under appeal

Plaintiff appealed motion to dismiss in lawsuit concerning alleged unauthorised disclosure of video viewing history (Salazar v Paramount Global)

On 18 June 2024, Salazar appealed the Tennessee Court's motion to dismiss in a lawsuit concerning alleged unauthorised disclosure of video viewing history (Salazar v. Paramount Global). The Court for the Middle District of Tennessee had ruled Mr. Sa…

Source
Event type civil lawsuit
Action type appeal
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
18 Jul 2023
concluded

Court for Middle District of Tennessee partially granted Defendant's motion to dismiss in lawsuit concerning alleged unauthorised disclosure of video viewing history (Salazar v Paramount Global)

On 18 July 2023, the District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee partially granted the Defendant's motion to dismiss in the class-action lawsuit Salazar v. Paramount Global involving alleged violations of the Video Privacy Protection Act (VP…

Source
Event type civil lawsuit
Action type closure
Government branch judiciary
Government body court