Tracker record · Texas · Petition or complaint
Texas Attorney General v. LG
The Attorney General's DTPA action against LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. over smart-TV viewing data collected through Automated Content Recognition (ACR). The office announced a settlement on May 11, 2026 and posted an Agreed Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction (Cause No. 25DCV358507, 169th Judicial District, Bell County). The agreed terms require affirmative express consent before collecting Viewing Data, clear and conspicuous disclosures, and a simple opt-out; the parties stipulate that Viewing Data collected from consumers has not been and will continue not to be transmitted in any form from the U.S. to the People's Republic of China. The posted judgment is injunctive only, contains no monetary penalty, and carries no admission of liability. The judgment's effective date is defined as the date it is signed and entered by the court, which is not dated in the publicly posted copy, so the judgment's entry-dependent deadlines (the 30-day and 180-day provisions) remain unconfirmed. Allegations were resolved by agreement, not by adjudication.
Status
- Legal status
- Agreed judgment posted as final settlement: opt-in consent, disclosures, simple opt-out; stipulation of no Viewing Data transfers from the U.S. to the PRC; injunctive terms only; The publicly posted agreed judgment is unsigned, so its entry date is not public. (Filed December 15, 2025; settlement announced May 11, 2026; Agreed Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction (Cause No. 25DCV358507, 169th Judicial District, Bell County); DTPA; ACR; judgment's effective date runs from court signature and entry, which is not dated in the publicly posted copy)
- Allegation or finding
- Agreement (not a finding of liability)
- Enforceability
- Binding per its terms as of the judgment's effective date (agreed order; no admission of liability)
- Law checked through
- October 13, 2026
- Primary-source pinpoint
- Agreed Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction
- Primary source
- https://www.oag.state.tx.us/sites/default/files/images/press/LG.pdf
- Court
- Bell County district court, 169th Judicial District
- Docket
- No. 25DCV358507
- Parties
- State of Texas v. LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc.
- Source
- Texas Attorney General press release (May 11, 2026); Agreed Final Judgment (Cause No. 25DCV358507, Bell County, 169th Judicial District)