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Gun Maker Asks Judge to Dismiss Sandy Hook Lawsuit

The gun maker at the center of a wrongful death lawsuit brought by 10 families of Sandy Hook massacre victims has asked the judge for a second time to dismiss the case. The motion by Remington earlier this week in Bridgeport Superior Court is a common pretrial tactic in a case that is anything but common. The families’ claim that Remington …


Class Action Suit Accuses Google of Stealing “Face Prints” Without Permission

In a case called Weiss v. Google Inc., plaintiff Joseph Weiss has filed a potential class action accusing Google of stealing “face templates” from Google Photos without permission. The case was filed in Illinois Northern District Court and accuses Google of violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). BIPA regulates the collection, use, and storage of “biometric information” …