Stefan Bogdanovich is an Associate with Bursor & Fisher, P.A. Stefan has experience litigating consumer class actions in the areas of data privacy and consumer protection, including several matters of first impression. Because companies often place limitations of liability, class action waivers, and arbitration clauses into their websites’ terms of use, he frequently litigates the enforceability of online adhesion contracts as well.

Prior to working at Bursor & Fisher, Stefan practiced at two national law firms in Los Angeles.  Stefan is admitted to the State Bars of California and New York, and various federal courts.  Stefan received his law degree from the University of Southern California in 2018, where he was a member of the Hale Moot Court Honors Program.

Selected Published Decisions

  • Young v. NeoCortext, Inc., 690 F. Supp. 3d 1091 (C.D. Cal. 2023), aff’d, No. 23-55772, 2024 WL 4987254 (9th Cir. Dec. 5, 2024) – denying anti-SLAPP motion to strike reality TV actor’s class action complaint alleging a face-swap app developer violated California’s right of publicity law by marketing its app using movie and TV clips of plaintiff and other well-known Californians without their permission.  Both the trial and appeal courts rejected app developer’s defenses that its marketing was transformative use under the First Amendment or that plaintiff’s publicity claim was preempted by the Copyright Act as a matter of law.
  • Lawrence v. Finicity Corp., 716 F. Supp. 3d 851 (E.D. Cal. 2024), remanded on other grounds, No. 24-1737, 2025 WL 547375 (9th Cir. Feb. 19, 2025) – denying motion to dismiss California and Utah anti-phishing law claims against company alleged to collect FinTech app users’ bank account credentials by designing spoofed bank log-in screens that misappropriated bank URLs, bank theme colors, and bank trademarked logos.
  • Berryman v. Reading Int’l, Inc., 763 F. Supp. 3d 596 (S.D.N.Y. 2025) – first case denying motion to dismiss Video Privacy Protection Act claim against movie theater operator because it streamed movie trailers on its website and shared video consumption history with third-parties.
  • Summerville v. Gotham Comedy Found. Inc., 765 F. Supp. 3d 293, 2025 WL 88644 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 24, 2025) – first case denying motion to dismiss New York Arts & Cultural Affairs Law § 25.07(4) claim based on plaintiff suffering an informational injury for failing to receive the all-in price of his event tickets at the outset of the transaction.
  • Rodriguez v. Festival Fun Parks, LLC, 763 F. Supp. 3d 336 (E.D.N.Y. 2025) – denying waterpark’s motion to compel arbitration based on hyperlinked terms of use on a checkout screen.

Selected Class Settlements

  • Awad v. AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Index No. 607322/2024 (Sup. Ct. Nassau Cnty. 2024) – final approval granted for $12.3 million class settlement to resolve claims for alleged New York ticket fee claims.
  • Fan v. NBA Properties, Inc., Case No. 3:23-cv-05069-SI (N.D. Cal. 2025) – final approval granted for $7.05 million class settlement to resolve alleged Video Privacy Protection Act claims against a video NFT marketplace.
  • Presson v. Alamo Intermediate II Holdings, Case No. 1:23-cv-00170-ER (S.D.N.Y. 2025) – final approval granted for $7.075 million class settlement to resolve claims for alleged New York ticket fee claims.
  • Jones v. Regal Cinemas, Inc., Case No. 1:23-cv-11145 (S.D.N.Y. 2025) – final approval granted for $2.5 million settlement to resolve claims for alleged New York ticket fee claims.

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