The California Privacy Protection Agency continued to expand its scrutiny of the data broker industry Tuesday, announcing a settlement with an Iowa data broker that allegedly both failed to register and violated the state's data privacy law by requiring consumers to provide unnecessary information to exercise their opt-out rights.
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TOP NEWS

Calif. Agency Reveals 1st Privacy Action Against Data Broker

By Allison Grande

The California Privacy Protection Agency continued to expand its scrutiny of the data broker industry Tuesday, announcing a settlement with an Iowa data broker that allegedly both failed to register and violated the state's data privacy law by requiring consumers to provide unnecessary information to exercise their opt-out rights.

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Analysis

Stakes Are High In Meta Bellwether Social Media Trial

By Bonnie Eslinger

A potential trillion-dollar bellwether trial slated to begin Wednesday over states' claims that Meta's social media platforms harm the mental health of children and are intentionally designed to be addictive puts a lot on the line, with one legal expert calling the fight "existential" to the social media industry.

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FinCEN Permanently Rolls Back CTA Reporting Requirement

By Sarah Jarvis

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's financial crimes unit on Tuesday issued a final rule permanently narrowing reporting regulations under the Corporate Transparency Act, enshrining a regulatory rollback that exempts domestic shell companies from reporting their beneficial ownership information.

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Class In Photo Hack Case Seeks $61M Deal With Conn. School

By Brian Steele

A class of Connecticut students whose intimate photos were hacked by an information technology worker has offered to end a state court lawsuit against the prestigious Kent School for a $61.25 million payment.

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NJ Gov. Sherrill Signs 3 Social Media Child Safety Bills

By George Woolston

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed three bills into law Tuesday aimed at protecting the state's children online and addressing the potentially harmful effects of social media on children.

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POLICY & REGULATION

DOJ Drops 3rd Circ. Bid For Pa. Hospital Trans Patient Info

By Gianna Ferrarin

The U.S. Department of Justice has dropped its request for the Third Circuit to review a district court's order quashing its demand for records on patients who received gender-affirming care at a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center children's hospital, effectively ending its subpoena fight in the district.

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FCC Revokes Odyssey's Drone Authorization

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

The Federal Communications Commission revoked Odyssey Robot LLC's equipment authorization for a drone and its remote controller, citing allegedly false claims by the company that its products were made in the U.S.

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Ga. Justices Call For Balancing Privacy Rights In Herpes Suit

By Dan McKay

Georgia's top court ruled Tuesday that the privacy rights of a man accused of giving his ex-girlfriend genital herpes must be balanced against her interest in obtaining medical records to support her claims, resolving what the justices called a novel question.

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ENFORCEMENT

Pennsylvania AG Joins TikTok Child Harm Enforcement Blitz

By Matthew Santoni

Social media app TikTok misrepresented its safeguards and content in order to be rated suitable for children as young as 13, according to a lawsuit announced Tuesday by Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday.

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LITIGATION

Meta Must Produce Collaborator Metadata In Addiction Suits

By Hailey Konnath

A California federal magistrate judge Monday ordered Meta Platforms Inc. to produce the "collaborator" and "viewer" metadata for dozens of trial exhibits ahead of a potential trillion dollar bellwether trial in social media addiction multidistrict litigation.

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Brief

Calif. Subclass Added To Fox Rothschild Data Breach Suit

By Emily Sawicki

A California resident seeking to represent a subclass of Golden State data breach victims on Tuesday asked to add a new California Consumer Privacy Act claim to a proposed Pennsylvania class action first filed against Fox Rothschild LLP in June, after prominent ransomware group Silent Ransom Group targeted the firm.

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Brief

Ex-Worker Drops Data Breach Suit Against Aerospace Co. RTX

By Elaine Briseño

A former employee of aerospace defense contractor RTX has dropped a proposed class action he filed last month in Virginia federal court that alleged the company's recent data breach was the result of improperly trained employees and inadequate safeguards.

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PEOPLE

Jones Day Adds Kilpatrick Atty To Cybersecurity Team

By Emily Johnson

Jones Day has brought on a Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP partner in its Atlanta office, strengthening the firm's cybersecurity, privacy and data protection practice.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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How do in-house salaries vary across industries, roles, and organizational revenue? What compensation tools are companies using to lure top talent? Help Law360 Pulse answer these questions and more in this year's In-House Compensation Survey.

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9th Circ. Would Lose 5 States In Latest Reorganization Bid

By Courtney Bublé

Republicans are once again trying to break up the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which has long been dominated by judges appointed by Democratic presidents.

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Goldstein Unveils Cooley Appeal Team

By Jared Foretek

Thomas Goldstein has unveiled an experienced lineup of appellate lawyers he'll turn to in his bid to overturn 12 tax and mortgage fraud convictions, featuring several attorneys with extensive U.S. Supreme Court experience.

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Texas Firm Withdraws From $150M Deal To Rep Migrant Kids

By Madeline Lyskawa

A Texas law firm has withdrawn from consideration for a $150 million award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide legal services to unaccompanied migrant children in government custody.

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Missed Step Could Vex Ex-Duane Morris Client's Appeal

By P.J. D'Annunzio

A Pennsylvania Superior Court panel on Tuesday quizzed counsel for a businessman accusing Duane Morris LLP of legal malpractice in a trade secrets case on whether documents he claimed were privileged had been properly put before the trial judge for consideration.

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Ogletree Says Equinox Owes $1.4M In Unpaid Legal Bills

By Hailey Konnath

Ogletree said Monday that fitness company Equinox owes nearly $1.4 million in fees and expenses for the firm's work representing it in an employment matter in Los Angeles, according to a complaint filed in California federal court.

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DOJ Says Executive Privilege May Apply To Private Advisers

By Emily Sawicki

The president's communications with outside advisers may be shielded by executive privilege, so long as they are confidential and relate to official decision-making, the U.S. Department of Justice said in its latest advisory opinion.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Ballard Spahr

Cooley LLP

Cooper & Kirk

Covington & Burling

Davis Polk

Day Pitney

Duane Morris

Faxon Law Group

Federman & Sherwood

Fox Rothschild

Gordon Rees

Hangley Aronchick

Ichter Davis

Jones Day

Kilpatrick Townsend

Kopelowitz Ostrow

Lieff Cabraser

Martin LLP

Middlebrook Group PLLC

Milberg PLLC

Motley Rice

Much Shelist

Ogletree Deakins

Parker Milliken

Shamis & Gentile

Silver Golub

Steve Harvey Law

Summerville Firm LLC

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Bar Association

Apple Inc.

Axtria

BSI Financial Services Inc.

Burke Inc.

ByteDance Ltd.

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Collins Aerospace Inc.

Discord Inc.

Equinox Holdings Inc.

Ford Motor Co.

General Motors Co.

Google LLC

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

Instagram Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Microsoft Corp.

Northern Mariana Islands Retirement Fund

Pratt & Whitney

RTX Corp.

Snap Inc.

Stanford University

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

TikTok Inc.

Todd Snyder

Tractor Supply Co.

U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants

University of Miami

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Villanova University

YouTube Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Attorney General's Office

California Privacy Protection Agency

Executive Office of the President

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Communications Commission

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

Georgia Supreme Court

Internal Revenue Service

Los Angeles Superior Court

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Government Accountability Office

U.S. Supreme Court