( December 12, 2025, 9:39 AM EST) -- NEW YORK — A $900,000 settlement agreement that disposes of all claims under the Video Protection Privacy Act (VPPA) against the publisher of Scientific American (SA) received final approval from a New York federal judge, who found the agreement to be “fair, reasonable, and adequate” but reduced the requested attorney fees and service awards as based on inflated figures and disproportionate claims of involvement in the litigation....