In re Hearst Communications State Right of Publicity Statute Cases

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK No. 21-cv-8895 (RA) In re Hearst Communications State Right of Publicity Statute Cases OPINION AND ORDER RONNIE ABRAMS, United States District Judge: This is a right of publicity case in which the plaintiffs readily admit that there has been no violation of the right of publicity. Twenty named plaintiffs1 (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) bring this putative class action against Hearst Communications, Inc. (“Hearst”) for selling, renting, or otherwise disclosing its magazine subscriber lists, which include Plaintiffs’ names and other…