7th Circuit: No Jurisdiction In Newspaper’s Appeal Over DMV Records Publication

Mealey's (February 14, 2019, 3:58 PM EST) -- CHICAGO — A Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Feb. 12 dismissed, for lack of jurisdiction, a newspaper’s appeal of a trial court ruling that found it liable under the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (DPPA) for publishing information about Chicago Police Department (CPD) officers that it obtained from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), finding that the underlying judgment did not sufficiently address what relief was awarded to the prevailing officers (Hugh Gallagly, et al. v. Sun-Times Media LLC, No. 18-3101, 7th Cir.)....