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March 22, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Growing Trend of Data Sharing Litigation: Federal Judge OKs 'Subscriber's' VPPA Suit Against PBS

Currently, VPPA lawsuits—many of which are class action suits—are spiking nationwide alongside the use of consumer data tracking by companies who provide information to social media platforms like Facebook for marketing analytics. Specifically, Facebook uses a "tracking pixel" that collects viewing history and personally identifiable information, Baker Donelson attorneys Aldo M. Leiva and Alexander F. Koskey explained March 17 in a Daily Business Review article.

By Mason Lawlor

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March 21, 2023 | Law.com

'Some Risk of Inconsistent Rulings': Federal Judge in Virginia Denies Google's Request to Transfer Antitrust Action to New York

The judge finds there is "no question" that transferring the Department of Justice action would result in "significant delays" in litigation.

By Mason Lawlor

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March 20, 2023 | Law.com

9th Circuit Sides with Amazon in Employment Class Action over Time Spent in Security Screenings

Amazon employees were unable to find success on appeal for claims that they were not compensated for time spent in the company's security screenings, as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the screenings were not "integral and indispensable" to the employees' principal work activities.

By Mason Lawlor

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March 20, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Administrative Judge Tosses Another Challenge to Development of Rivian Electric Truck Plant in Rural Georgia

Another legal challenge against the ongoing development of a plant for electric truck-maker Rivian has gone up in smoke, after the State of Georgia's chief administrative law judge struck down an appeal of a variance on March 15.

By Mason Lawlor

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March 15, 2023 | Law.com

State High Court Questions Whether Attorney's Delayed Motion to DQ Judge Was Prompted by Adverse Ruling

The Ohio Supreme Court has denied an affidavit to disqualify a probate court judge, chastising the plaintiff's counsel for failing to file the affidavit until nearly three years after becoming aware of a potential conflict of interest.

By Mason Lawlor

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March 14, 2023 | Law.com

Reversing Directed Defense Verdict, State Appeals Court Lays Out Factors for Piercing the Corporate Veil

Reversing a directed verdict for the defendants, a state appeals court found that it should be up to a jury to decide whether piercing the corporate veil is appropriate where a corporation is alleged to have diverted funds owed to creditors.

By Mason Lawlor

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March 13, 2023 | Daily Business Review

11th Circ. Upholds Florida Law Setting 21 as Minimum Age to Purchase Firearms

Florida's law is consistent "with this Nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation."

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March 13, 2023 | Law.com

Federal Judge Tosses Ex-Georgia Tech Coach MaChelle Joseph's Discrimination Suit

"The concept that the opening an investigation into conduct is itself retaliation seems belied by the wealth of case law holding that the placement of an employee on administrative leave pending an internal investigation is not an adverse employment action," Judge Victoria Marie Calvert wrote. "If placing an employee on leave pending investigation is not necessarily an adverse employment action, then by extension, the simple act of investigating the employee cannot be either."

By Mason Lawlor

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March 10, 2023 | Law.com

Court Reverses Sanctions, Contempt Order Against Attorney, Clients Over Claims Made in Appellate Brief

Attorney allegedly called out the plaintiff's "unconscionable use of the courts to seek political retribution" in appellate brief.

By Mason Lawlor

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March 08, 2023 | Law.com

With MDL Pending, LA-Based Personal Injury Firm Opposes California's Proposed HPV Vaccine Mandate

Los Angeles-based personal injury law firm Wisner Baum has come out in opposition to proposed legislation in California that, if passed, would add HPV vaccine Gardasil to the list of 10 required vaccinations for students attending public or private school in the state.

By Mason Lawlor

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