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Lehrman v. Lovo privacy case

Brought by

Paul LehrmanLinnea Sage

v.

Defendants

Voice actors Paul Lehrman and Linnea Sage allege AI voice startup Lovo cloned and sold their voices after hiring them for what they were told were research recordings.

The case

Court
US District Court, Southern District of New York
Docket
1:24-cv-03770
Filed
May 16, 2024
Status
ActiveIn July 2025 the court dismissed most federal trademark and copyright claims but let New York publicity and consumer protection claims proceed.

History

2 dated entries
RulingMay 22 · 6mo agoORDER: The Court will hear oral argument on the pending motion to dismiss in person on June 16, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. in Courtroom 706, Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, 40 FSource
FilingMay 16, 2024 · 2.5y agoComplaint filed: Lehrman v. Lovo, Inc.Source
PrivacySettledApr 19, 2027 · in 5moUnited States sued v. Cerebral (health data for ads)The FTC alleged the telehealth firm shared sensitive health data with third parties for advertising, failed to secure it and made cancellation difficult.$7 millionJury trialS.D. Fla.filed Apr 2024PrivacyActiveUnverifiedfiled Sep 2026Irish Data Protection Commission: GoogleThe Irish Data Protection Commission fines Google 403 000 000 EUR following Inquiry into Google’s processing of location dataIrish DPCPrivacyActivefiled Aug 2026Isbell sued v. SunoRecording artists including Jason Isbell and David Lowery allege Suno's generator reproduces their voices, names and likenesses without consent, pleading BIPA and state right-of-publicity claims.D. Mass.PrivacyDecidedfiled Aug 2026Dutch DPA fine: Uber, automated driver deactivationThe Dutch DPA, working with the CNIL on a French drivers' complaint, found Uber used fully automated decisions to temporarily or permanently deactivate drivers over suspected fraud or low ratings and did not properly inform them.EUR 824,990,000Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens)PrivacyActivefiled May 2026Texas AG acted against v. Meta and WhatsApp: encryption claimsTexas sued Meta and WhatsApp alleging they misled users about end-to-end encryption and the privacy of WhatsApp messages.Texas Attorney GeneralPrivacyActivefiled May 2026Flowers sued v. MicrosoftAlleges Microsoft's Copilot and other voice products captured users' biometric voiceprints without BIPA consent.N.D. Ill.PrivacyActivefiled May 2026Amer sued v. ElevenLabsIllinois plaintiffs allege ElevenLabs captured biometric voiceprints from real voices to build its voice AI without BIPA consent.N.D. Ill.PrivacyDecidedfiled May 2026Dutch DPA fine: Yango (MLU B.V.), transfers to RussiaJoint investigation with the Norwegian and Finnish authorities found the company behind the European Yango taxi app transferred driver and customer data to Russia without adequate protection.EUR 100 millionDutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens)
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Lehrman v. Lovo, Inc.

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