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February 22, 2021
On Friday, Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero of the Northern District of California issued an order granting plaintiff Facebookâs motion to dismiss defendant BrandTotal Ltd. and Unimaniaâs (collectively, BrandTotal) counterclaims in a case concerning browser extensions that conducted unauthorized data collection.
Facebook originally sued the defendants in October for breach of contract over the malicious browser extensions. Specifically, Facebook claimed that the defendants collected data through the browser extensions, which the defendants purportedly then used to market and sell their services. Facebook contended that the defendantsâ conduct violated its terms, and noted that it took various enforcement measures, including disabling the defendantsâ accounts.
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NAMB trustees gather in prayer for Geoff Hammond and his wife, Debbie. Trustees unanimously approved Hammond as NAMB s new president in a March 21 meeting. | (Photo: NAMB)
A missions body within the Southern Baptist Convention has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court ruling against the organization regarding the firing of a former state convention leader.
In 2017, the SBC North American Missions Board was sued by Will McRaney, the former executive director of Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware. McRaney claimed that NAMB officials had, among other things, made defamatory statements against him to get him fired from the convention.
January 31, 2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on businesses across the country, several companies have thrived during the pandemic in areas such as the gig economy, work from home and e-commerce, entertainment, and social media. Litigation has also increased, in some cases linked to newfound success. The following is a representative sample of strong-performing companies that have experienced increased federal litigation during the pandemic in each of the aforementioned categories, built using Docket Alarm analytics.
Gig Economy
The “gig economy,” according to Investopedia, “is based on flexible, temporary, or freelance jobs, often involving connecting with clients or customers through an online platform.” Examples include Uber and Uber Eats, Lyft, DoorDash, GrubHub, and Postmates. During the COVID-19 pandemic, these companies have faced COVID-19 related litigation, such as cases over driver misclassification and employment benefits. These companies ha
• 10:40 a.m. Friday, virtual Ten Years Hence Lecture:
”Fake News, Real Costs: How Disinformation and Deep Fakes Impact Business,” Matthew Ferraro, counsel with Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP. Register at https://think.nd.edu to receive the Zoom link. University of Notre Dame.
• 12:00 p.m. Friday, virtual lecture:
”First Friday Innovation Conversation: Growing Sustainable Urban Landscapes,” Deb Marr, Indiana University South Bend. Join at https://www.youtube.com/SustainTheFuture.
• 3:30 p.m. Friday, virtual lecture:
”From Garden to Table: Intersections between Italian American Gardening Traditions and Black Farming in Alabama,” Rosetta Giuliani Caponetto, associate professor of Italian at Auburn University. Register at https://italianstudies.nd.edu. University of Notre Dame.