Atlas Data Privacy Corp. v. We Inform, LLC (consolidated Daniel's Law appeal)
ActiveD.N.J. 1:24-cv-04037 · Third Circuit No. 25-1555 · Filed March 20, 2024
- Statute
New Jersey Daniel's Law
- Role
First-named defendant · caption covers ~40 consolidated broker appeals
- District ruling
Law upheld Nov 2024 · 758 F. Supp. 3d 322
- Status
N.J. Supreme Court certified questions argued Mar 17, 2026 · decision pending
- Statutory exposure
$1,000 liquidated damages per violation
The Daniel's Law wave began in March 2024, when Atlas Data Privacy Corp. - as assignee of claims from roughly 19,000-20,000 covered New Jersey judges, police officers, prosecutors, and their family members - filed around 150 lawsuits against people-search operators that kept publishing protected home addresses and unlisted phone numbers after removal notices. We Inform LLC is the first-named defendant, so the consolidated litigation carries its name. Judge Harvey Bartle III - an Eastern District of Pennsylvania senior judge sitting by designation in New Jersey - upheld Daniel's Law against the defendants' First Amendment challenge on November 26, 2024, treating it as a privacy regulation rather than applying strict scrutiny. That ruling is reported at 758 F. Supp. 3d 322. The defendants appealed, and the Third Circuit consolidated roughly 40 broker appeals - Thomson Reuters among the appellants - under Atlas v. We Inform, No. 25-1555, hearing argument on July 9, 2025. The court then certified two questions to the New Jersey Supreme Court - whether Daniel's Law requires a mental state (negligence, recklessness, or intent) before liability attaches, and which standard governs which remedies. The state court heard argument on March 17, 2026, and its answer is pending.




















