Case Draws to a Close
Charlie Stadtlander, a spokesperson for The New York Times, welcomed the outcome.
“We welcome the court’s sensible ruling and the conclusion of this case,” he said Tuesday.
Isaacson, who represented himself, and counsel for the class did not respond to requests for comment.
The panel consisted of U.S. Circuit Judges Dennis Jacobs, Gerard E. Lynch and Richard J. Sullivan.
Moses and the class were represented by Neal J. Deckant and Julia K. Venditti of Bursor & Fisher PA. The Times was represented by Sandra D. Hauser, Kristen C. Rodriguez and Natalie J. Spears of Dentons.
With the Second Circuit’s endorsement, the NYT Auto-Renewal Class Deal appears to bring finality to a dispute that began with subscription fine print and ended with appellate fine-tuning — a reminder that in the digital age, even a few dollars can spark a courtroom battle stretching years.
