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Australia High Court hears submissions on Cambridge Analytica data breaches

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The High Court of Australia Tuesday began hearing submissions that a Facebook app tied to the Cambridge Analytica scandal contravened national privacy laws. The oral submissions will determine whether Facebook is liable for consumer data breaches in contravention of the Privacy Act 1998 (Cth).

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Proper analysis for petition to dismiss under Tennessee Public Participation Act (TPPA).

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Rock Creek Construction, Inc. , 1, 2022), plaintiffs filed suit against defendant construction company related to defendant’s construction of plaintiffs’ residential home, and defendant filed a counterclaim, which was the claim at issue in this appeal. In Reiss v. E2021-01513-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 16559447 (Tenn. quoting Tenn.

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Supreme Court on Patent Law: November 2023

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by Dennis Crouch The Supreme Court is set to consider several significant patent law petitions addressing a range of issues from the application of obviousness standards, challenges to PTAB procedures, interpretation of joinder time limits IPR, to the proper scope patent eligibility doctrine.

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Court strikes a blow for sentencing discretion under provision in federal firearm statute

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Share People given consecutive sentences under the federal law that imposes penalties for the use of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence or drug trafficking may now be entitled to a new sentencing hearing, thanks to the Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling Friday in Lora v. United States.

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