Court Transfers 14 Radaris Domains in New Jersey Privacy Law Case
Summary
A New Jersey court transferred 14 domains tied to data broker Radaris to Atlas after the company failed to defend claims under Daniel’s Law, which protects officials’ personal information from data brokers.
Key points
- The court ordered the transfer of 14 Radaris-related domains to Atlas Data Privacy Corp after defendants failed to appear and defend the claims.
- The lawsuit alleges violations of Daniel’s Law, which allows New Jersey law enforcement officials, government personnel, judges and their families to request removal of personal information from data brokers.
- Radaris’s lawyer said the company plans to seek vacatur of the default judgment and pursue appeals.
- Atlas says litigation records show numerous people-search sites were operated by a small group using shared administrative, financial and technical resources.
- The article describes ongoing legal challenges to Daniel’s Law and similar laws in other states; the Third Circuit has not yet ruled on the constitutional challenge.
Article Details
- Event Type
- A New Jersey court ordered the transfer of Radaris.com and 13 other data-broker domains to Atlas Data Privacy Corp in litigation alleging violations of Daniel’s Law.
- Impact
- The transfer removes Radaris.com from selling detailed personal dossiers on millions of Americans; the site now displays an Atlas notice. The litigation concerns the publication of personal information about New Jersey law enforcement officials and other protected people. The defendants may still face fines, and they are seeking to vacate the default judgment and pursue appeals.
People
Dmitry LubarskyRadaris co-founder, also spelled Lybarsky; the article says he was also known as “Dan” in a caption.Igor LubarskyRadaris co-founder; the article says he was also identified as “Gary” in a caption and that Radaris used the fictitious CEO name “Gary Norden.”Justin ShermanPrivacy expert and author quoted about data brokers and privacy legislation.Matt AdkissonPresident and CEO of Atlas Data Privacy Corp; described Radaris’s conduct during the litigation.Raj ParikhPEM Law partner who handles most of Atlas’s Daniel’s Law litigation.Val GurvitsAttorney for Radaris who appeared in the litigation; the article says he acknowledged that the company invented the CEO pseudonym “Gary Norden.”Victor WormsAttorney who responded on behalf of Radaris and said the company intended to seek to vacate the default judgment and pursue appeals.