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Voice Actress' Lawsuit Against IMDb Heads to Court
posted on by Lynzee Loveridge
Former Amazon.com subsidiary IMDb.com for revealing her age moved forward in court on Friday. U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Pechman agreed to allow some allegations to be presented by Hoang while striking down others.
Hoang originally filed the lawsuit in 2011 Huong Hoang) in the past and had chosen to conceal her name to prevent age discrimination. After g up for a Pro , IMDb used the information she provided for payment to locate personal information and update her corresponding profile page, thus revealing the age of the actress.
The judge agreed that this act constituted enough evidence for breach of contract to move past the preliminary stages of a trial. The allegations are based on IMDb's that states the site will "carefully and sensibly" manage how holder's information is shared.
However, the judge dismissed Hoang's claims of fraud and violation of the Washington Privacy Act committed by IMDb due to lack of ing evidence. The judge also denied Hoang's claims to US$1 million in punitive damages.
Thanks to Daniel Zelter for the news tip.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
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