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Section 230 Applies to Nextdoor Consumer Reviews–Duffer v. Nextdoor

Eric Goldman

The plaintiff claimed that federal law didn’t preempt his state law claim, but the court breezily rejects that. (I Even pro se litigants typically recognize these cases are doomed and rarely file them any more. ” The court cites Force v. ” Motion to dismiss granted.

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Online Marketplace Defeats Lawsuit Over Murder–Roland v. Letgo

Eric Goldman

Since we affirm the district court’s rulings on the state law claims, we need not resolve the federal law cross appeal.” That was an obviously problematic conclusion. Nevertheless, the Tenth Circuit dodges it: “We need not reach this issue.

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Justia Legal Guides: Consumer Protection Law Center

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

In some cases, a consumer might resort to alternative dispute resolution , rather than litigation. Either arbitration or mediation may be faster and less expensive than litigation. The federal government has not yet enacted a comprehensive data privacy law, although various federal laws protect certain types of people or information.

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Face Forward Part 2: Proposed Legislation and Strategies for Compliant Use of Facial Recognition

Debevoise Data Blog

In this part, we assess where the law seems to be heading and offer some practical risk reduction strategies. Federal and State Legislation There is currently no federal law that specifically regulates biometric privacy. No comprehensive and preemptive federal law seems likely to pass anytime soon.

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Face Forward: Strategies for Complying with Facial Recognition Laws

Debevoise Data Blog

State Laws Permitting but Regulating Collection and Use of Biometric Identifiers, including Facial Data. As noted, currently, only Illinois, Washington, and Texas have laws at the state level that aim to expressly and comprehensively address biometric privacy. 2019 IL 123186, 129 N.E.3d million settlement. May 15, 2020).

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What the ADPPA Means for U.S. Data Regulation

Debevoise Data Blog

Even if not enacted, its provisions are likely to influence a future federal privacy law. And, in many ways, the ADPPA may set a new minimum standard that will shape any state laws passed to fill the void left by the lack of a federal privacy law. We’ve previously written about the development of U.S.

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Workplace Chronicles: Navigating Labor and Employment Law with Armando

CaseFox

He has a wide range of experience litigating cases before federal and state courts including claims of wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, Title 59, Section 1983 and related claims, as well as various civil litigation. It’s not enough to comply with just the federal or the state law.