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Facebook’s $650 Million Privacy Settlement Approved By Judge (1)
WEBFeb 26, 2021 · A $650 million biometric privacy settlement with Facebook Inc. was approved by a San Francisco federal judge Friday, capping a yearslong case involving the social media giant’s use of facial technology.. U.S. District Judge James Donato of the Northern District of California said it was one of the largest settlements ever for a privacy violation and would give each interested class member at ...
TikTok $92 Million Privacy Settlement Granted Final Approval (1)
WEBJul 28, 2022 · TikTok must pay $92 million to resolve multidistrict litigation over the company’s alleged misuse of its users’ private data, after a federal judge in Illinois granted final approval of a settlement Thursday.
Ten Scenarios That Provoke Motions for Sanctions—And How to …
WEBOct 16, 2012 · Ten Scenarios That Provoke Motions for Sanctions—And How to Avoid Them. I. Testifying Falsely in Deposition. Clients invariably innocently or intentionally shade the truth. 1 Illustrations in personal injury litigation: Case 1—Auto negligence case arising from a valet parker driving into a person standing at the door.
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WEBHVAC contractor Engineered Comfort Systems, Inc. is entitled to a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against its new business director for violating restrictive covenants in his employment agreement, a Michigan federal district court ruled. Engineered Comfort Sys. v. Borrego, 2024 BL 311268, E.D. Mich., 24-cv-10924, 9/5/24.
How to Recover Assets Lost to Cryptocurrency Theft and Fraud
WEBDec 9, 2022 · TrustStorm. Olshan Frome Wolosky’s Robert Appleton and TrustStorm’s George McEachern explain how cryptocurrency investors might respond and recover assets from losses due to fraud and theft. Investor funds losses continue to mount with the meltdown of numerous cryptocurrency and misuse of investor funds by centralized cryptocurrency exchanges.
IP Law News
WEBThe PTAB determined that challenged claims of 10X Genomics Inc.'s patent titled “Methods For Analyzing Nucleic Acids From Single Cells” are unpatentable as obvious over prior art, in an inter partes review by Parse Biosciences Inc. Parse Biosciences Inc. v. 10x Genomics Inc., 2024 BL 326560, P.T.A.B., IPR 2023-00876, 9/17/24.
Chegg May Seize Homeworkify Website in Suit Over Stolen Answers
WEBNov 8, 2023 · Online learning platform Chegg Inc. may seize the internet domain of Homeworkify, a competitor that allegedly provided free homework answers to students after stealing them from Chegg, a federal court ruled.. Chegg provided sufficient evidence to show a likelihood of success on all of its claims against the defendants and that it suffered irreparable harm due to the defendants’ continued ...
Trump Pick Confirmed, Boosts 11th Cir. Conservative Lean (1)
WEBFeb 11, 2020 · Madison Alder. The U.S. Senate confirmed Andrew Brasher to the Atlanta-based federal appeals court, increasing the conservative lean on a court central to voting rights cases. The Republican-led chamber voted 52 to 43 along party lines to approve Brasher to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, over the opposition of Democrats and ...
When Can the Attorney-Client Privilege Be Invoked? - Bloomberg …
WEBMar 11, 2021 · Corp. v. Chemical Bank (N.Y. Ct. App. 1991)). Rather, a communication (such as emails, correspondence, oral communications, etc.) will only be subject to the attorney-client privilege when it meets certain criteria and is kept confidential. Importantly, in order to invoke the privilege, the “primary purpose” of the communication must be to ...