Parties Haven't Engaged in Settlement Talks in NBC Privacy Suit, Says Order

The parties in a privacy class action vs. NBCUniversal Media and Peacock TV don’t consent to conducting all further proceedings before a U.S. magistrate judge, including motions and trial, said a case management plan and scheduling order Monday (docket 1:23-cv-09433) from U.S. District Judge Vernon Broderick in U.S. District Court for Southern New York in Manhattan. The October lawsuit, brought by Amma Afriyie of Hamilton, Ohio, and Roy Campbell of Glens Falls, New York, alleges software development kits in NBC apps allow app and website developers to “surreptitiously collect and transmit data to third parties,” including viewing history and personally identifiable information (see 2310270060). The parties have not engaged in settlement discussions, said the order. No additional parties may be joined to the case, and no additional causes of action may be asserted after 30 days from the entry of the order “absent a showing of good cause.” Fact discovery is to be completed no later than April 15, 2025, and the case is to be tried to a jury, it said.