Google Can't Ditch Most Chrome Privacy Claims
By Lauren Berg
A California federal judge Tuesday largely denied Google's bid to dismiss several claims in long-running litigation that accuses the tech giant of surreptitiously collecting Chrome users' personal data, after the plaintiffs elected to move forward with individual claims following their failed class certification bid.
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SDNY's Clayton Warns Of Foreign Social Media Sway
By Sarah Jarvis
Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, warned an audience at an anti-money laundering conference Wednesday of the risk of foreign governments spending money on social media campaigns in the U.S. to "foment distrust," adding that regulators need to improve their handle on the global flow of illicit profits outside the core financial system.
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POLICY & REGULATION
House Panel Spars Over Who Benefits From Draft Privacy Bill
By Allison Grande
The backers of a Republican-led proposal to establish a long-elusive federal data privacy standard lauded the effort during a U.S. House of Representatives hearing Wednesday for being a commonsense extension of the nearly two dozen state laws already in place, while its opponents argued that the measure would establish a weak framework that favored companies over consumers.
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LITIGATION
DEALS
BANKRUPTCY
ENFORCEMENT
Balwani Takes Theranos Conviction Challenge To Justices
By Lauren Berg
Former Theranos executive Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review his criminal fraud conviction and nearly 13-year prison sentence, arguing that the Ninth Circuit used the wrong review doctrine in rejecting his argument that prosecutors had failed to correct allegedly false testimony given by investor victims.
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The Plaintiffs Atty Now 5-0 At High Court With No Dissents
By Jeff Overley
It's true that Jennifer Bennett is undefeated at the U.S. Supreme Court, but it's also an understatement. Bennett's five wins, including two recent ones, were all unanimous decisions. They showed that the plaintiffs bar can still persuade a conservative supermajority. And they turned the tide after a spree of decisions keeping workers and consumers out of court.
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Goldstein Cites Addiction To Avoid Time, DOJ Seeks 8 Years
By Jared Foretek
Federal prosecutors recommended a 97-month prison sentence for convicted SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein, telling a Maryland federal court he has bilked the government out of more than $9.5 million in unpaid taxes. Goldstein, meanwhile, asked for a suspended sentence and supervised release, citing a "severe and longstanding gambling addiction."
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