Sara Randazzo and Ryan Tracy report: Plaintiffs’ lawyers are pitching school boards throughout the country to file lawsuits against social-media companies on allegations that their apps cause classroom disciplinary problems and mental-health issues, diverting resources from education. Nearly 200 school districts so far have joined the litigation against the parent companies of Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube….
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Indiana Supreme Court hears arguments in medical privacy, malpractice cases
This was reported on June 23 by Casey Smith: Indiana Supreme Court justices heard oral arguments for multiple cases Tuesday, weighing the stakes in a medical privacy case and considering an allegation of medical malpractice at a state prison. Both cases are among the 10 being heard and weighed by the high court this month….
Alaska lawmakers pen letter to attorney general over medical privacy, constitutional concerns
There doesn’t seem to be a transcript of the news story, but you can watch it at Alaska’s News Source. The letter is supportive of privacy rights and abortion rights and cites Alaska’s constitutional protections.
Examining the Private Right of Action in Washington’s My Health My Data Act
Alexander Vitruk and Andreas Kaltsounis of BakerHostetler write: Washington’s groundbreaking “My Health My Data Act” (HB 1155) (the Act) was signed into law on April 27, 2023. This Act imposes new requirements on the processing and sale of consumer health data by organizations with a nexus to Washington state, as our earlier blog posts explain. In this…