United States Eleventh Circuit

In a class action regarding the disclosure and use of drivers' personal information under the Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994 (DPPA), summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where the inclusion of commercial advertising in renewal envelopes was a "legitimate agency function" under the DPPA.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/21/2009
• Published 12/21/2009

Judges

• FAY, Circuit Judge:, Before CARNES, FAY and ALARCÓN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Todd S. Heyman, Edward F. Haber, Shapiro Haber & Urmy LLP, Boston, MA, Stephanie J. Hartley, Norwood S. Wilner, Frank Fratello, Jr., Wilner, Hartley & Metcalf, P.A., Jacksonville, FL, Robert Earl Case, Jr., Lake city, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants., Abby C. Wright, Mark B. Stern, USDOJ, Civ. Div., Appellate Staff, Washington, DC, Mindy Worly, Columbus, OH, Louis F. Hubener, III, Tallahassee, FL, for Amici Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Joel Allan Mintzer, Robions, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, Minneapolis, MN, John A. DeVault, III, R.H. Farnell, II, Bedell, Dittmar, DeVault & Pillans, P.A., Jacksonville, FL, for Defendant-Appellee.