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National Law Journal

Cooper & Kirk, Montana Take Meta Child Privacy Claims in a New Direction

Washington, D.C.-based Cooper & Kirk is representing the state in the case filed in the Billings division of the District of Montana, which deviates in part from the claims against Meta that 42 other attorneys general filed recently.
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National Law Journal

Meta Sues FTC, Calling the Agency's In-House Trials Unconstitutional

The lawsuit by Facebook's parent comes amid the Federal Trade Commission's administrative proceedings against the company.
2 minute read

Law.com

6th Circuit Dismisses 'Forever Chemicals' Suit Against 3M, DuPont For Lack of Standing

"Here, nobody disputes that thousands of different compounds fall under the heading of PFAS; one of the defendant's experts puts the number of different PFAS at 5,000-10,000, which is roughly the number of known species of mammals on Earth," U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Raymond M. Kethledge for the Sixth Circuit said. "To allege simply that these defendants manufactured or otherwise distributed 'PFAS,' therefore, is patently insufficient to support a plausible inference that any of them bear responsibility for the particular PFAS in Hardwick's blood."
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New York Law Journal

First American Title Insurance Co. to Pay NY $1M for Cybersecurity Breach

The Department of Financial Services' investigation found that First American failed to maintain and implement effective governance and classification, access controls and identity management, and risk assessment policies and procedures. These are all violations of DFS's cybersecurity regulation, the agency said.
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Law.com

In What Could Be a Trend, Ransomware Operation Files SEC Complaint Against Victim for Failing to Timely Disclose Cyberattack

Dr. Ilia Kolochenko, chief architect at ImmuniWeb and an adjunct professor of cybersecurity and cyber law at Capitol Technology University, told Law.com that the increase of SEC filings by threat actors was expected due to the SEC's recent adoption of rules requiring companies to report attacks that could influence investment decisions.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Class Action Accuses Financial Companies of Fraud Over 'Sham' Student Loan Program

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Sues Pfizer, Tris Pharma for Alleged Medicaid Fraud

The attorney general alleges in the complaints that, "Pfizer knowingly distributed Quillivant to children on Medicaid despite the drug's pattern of failing quality control tests due to flawed manufacturing practices."
3 minute read

Law.com

BP, Chevron, Natural Gas Producers Accused of Price Gouging Kansas Residents During Winter Storm Uri

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
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Law.com

Judge OKs Personal Injury Suit Over Burger King's 'Impossible Whopper' Allegedly Embedded With Glass

"IFI takes issue with the fact that Howard pleads that either IFI or Nashville Quality, LLC were responsible for the accident or sabotage that resulted in glass in her food. IFI argues that '[b]ecause the allegations concede it is just as probable that the damages were caused by someone other than IFI and further fails to identify what IFI did or failed to do to cause the damages, the Complaint fails to state a plausible claim for relief.' ... This is wrong," District Judge Thomas T. Cullen for the Western District of Virginia wrote. "IFI conflates Howard's burden of proof with the pleading requirements.
4 minute read

Law.com

Class Action Suit Alleges USAA Insurance Arbitrarily Reduced, Denied Claims Through Third-Party's Automated System

This case was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
3 minute read

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