New England Patriots $2.16M Privacy Class Action Settlement

New England Patriots LLC

Consumers who used the New England Patriots mobile app with location services enabled and watched any prerecorded video between Feb. 1, 2022, and May 30, 2025, may qualify to claim a cash payment from a class action settlement.

New England Patriots LLC agreed to pay $2.16 million to resolve a class action lawsuit alleging the company unlawfully shared users’ personally identifiable information with third parties and without user consent through its mobile app. The lawsuit claimed this practice violated the Video Privacy Protection Act.

Who can file a New England Patriots claim?

Class members must meet all of the following criteria:

They reside in the United States.
They used the New England Patriots mobile app at least once between Feb. 1, 2022, and May 30, 2025.
They had location services enabled on the app during use.
They requested or watched any prerecorded (including on-demand replay) video available on the Patriots app during the class period.

How much can class members get?

Pro rata payment: Each eligible class member who submits a valid claim will receive an equal share of the net settlement fund. The total settlement fund is $2,160,000, but this amount will be reduced by court-approved attorneys’ fees and expenses, a service award to the class representative and settlement administration costs.

How to claim a data privacy payment

Class members can submit the online claim form or download, print and complete the PDF claim form to mail to the settlement administrator. The claim deadline is Nov. 23, 2025.

Settlement administrator's mailing address: Serra v. New England Patriots LLC, Settlement Administrator, PO Box 2448, Portland, OR 97208-2448

Class members who installed the Patriots app on their device prior to July 11, 2025, may have received a notice in the app’s “my inbox” or as a push notification. This notice includes a unique ID and PIN to use on the claim form. Those you did not receive this notice can still file a claim by certifying their eligibility.

The settlement administrator may request further verification if needed.

Payout options

PayPal
Venmo
Physical check

$2.16 million VPPA settlement fund breakdown

The $2,160,000 settlement fund includes:

Settlement administration costs: To be determined
Attorneys’ fees and expenses: Up to $720,000
Service award to the class representative: Up to $5,000
Payments to eligible class members: The remainder of the fund

Important dates

Exclusion deadline: Aug. 28, 2025
Final approval/fairness hearing: Oct. 9, 2025
Claim deadline: Nov. 23, 2025

When is the Patriots app settlement payout date?

Payments will be issued within 90 days after the court grants final approval and any appeals are resolved.

Why did this class action settlement happen?

The class action lawsuit alleged New England Patriots LLC violated the Video Privacy Protection Act by disclosing users’ personally identifiable information to third parties without user consent via the Anvato API and Rover SDK in its mobile app.

The Patriots deny any wrongdoing but agreed to settle to avoid the risks and expenses of ongoing litigation. The settlement also requires the Patriots to suspend certain transmissions of geolocation data through the app unless the law changes or proper consent is obtained.