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Corporate Counsel

FTC Suspects TikTok of Violating Children's Privacy Again, Refers Matter to DOJ

Five years after paying $5.7 million to settle an FTC children's privacy probe, the parent company of TikTok is facing a new wave of children's privacy allegations.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Bumble Finds Successor to Legal Chief Who Moved On in Its Own Hive

Elizabeth Monteleone started at the online dating and networking app in 2018 as legal counsel. Six years later, she's chief legal officer.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Social Media Companies Score a Win Amid Ongoing Youth-Addiction Claims

The Los Angeles Superior Court tossed four complaints by school districts in California, Rhode Island, Florida and Washington against Google, Meta, TikTok and Snapchat. The schools sought damages for costs associated with mental health problems caused by excessive social media use.
3 minute read

Law.com

8th Circuit Denies Campaign Committee's Attorney Fees in 'Success Kid' Copyright Suit

The court ultimately concluded that the jury properly determined that the committee didn't make fair use of the template because the fair-use test weighs heavily in the plaintiff's favor.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Takes Up Facebook's Appeal of Investors' User Data Scandal Suit

The question before the justices is whether public companies must disclose on Form 10-K to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission any risk that has occurred even if that event "presents no known risk of ongoing or future business harm."
3 minute read

The Recorder

'Cradle to Grave': Children's Clothing Company Carter's Sued in Digital Privacy Class Action

A new proposed class action against children's clothing retailer Carter's argues that the company violated California Penal Code § 638.51, known as California's "Trap and Trace Law," through its partnership with TikTok.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Musk's X Corp. Mounts Supreme Court Challenge to Jack Smith's Trump Warrant

X claims the nondisclosure order for Donald Trump's private messages was improper and that the company should have been allowed to give the former president, or his representative, the opportunity to assert executive privilege.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

American Airlines Sued Over Staffer's Alleged 'Terror Campaign'

"Using social media and other means, (the defendant) was able to create a dossier on the plaintiffs and use their past trauma for his personal enjoyment," the complaint alleged.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Prime Hydration Files Defamation Suit Against Boxer Ryan Garcia

Greenberg Traurig filed the action Thursday on behalf of Prime Hydration in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The firm is also defending the company in a class action accusing it of containing toxic chemicals, which Paul recently addressed in a TikTok video.
3 minute read

Law.com

Snapchat Faces Wrongful-Death Suit Following 'Sextortion' Scheme Involving 13-Year-Old Boy

Snapchat is accused of strict liability and negligence in a wrongful-death suit where a 13-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide after he was a victim of a "sextortion scheme," according to the federal lawsuit filed in South Carolina.
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