DOE et al v. NETFLIX, INC. et al

  1. May 15, 2024

    Plaintiffs Suing Over Netflix Doc Will Reveal Themselves

    Three plaintiffs will publicly identify themselves to continue suing Netflix Inc. for disclosing their names in its documentary about a doctor who fraudulently inseminated his patients, but they warned an Indiana federal court Wednesday that going public would increase their harms.

  2. May 07, 2024

    7th Circ. Ruling Imperils Anonymity In NCAA, Netflix Cases

    Anonymous plaintiffs suing the NCAA and Netflix in separate cases in Indiana federal court must explain why they should be allowed to keep their identities hidden following a recent Seventh Circuit ruling that established "a stringent standard" relating to anonymity, a magistrate judge has ruled.

  3. March 07, 2024

    Netflix, Privacy Plaintiffs Scolded For 'Entirely Deficient' Filing

    An Indiana federal judge has scolded Netflix Inc. and three women for filing an "entirely deficient" summary judgment hearing agenda in a suit accusing the streaming giant of revealing the women's identities in a documentary about a fertility doctor who used his own sperm to impregnate his patients.

  4. June 06, 2023

    Netflix Must Face Privacy Suit Over 'Our Father' Documentary

    Netflix and a production company cannot escape a lawsuit over the revealed identities of three women in "Our Father," a documentary about the biological children of a rogue fertility doctor who used his own sperm, after an Indiana federal judge declined to toss the suit Tuesday on First Amendment grounds.