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Expert’s Results-Driven Methodology Leads to Exclusion and Summary Judgment in Paraquat MDL
An expert witness is not supposed to pick a desired result and then reverse engineer inputs and methods that reach that result. As the Ninth Circuit observed 30 years ago, “[c]oming to a firm conclusion first and then doing research to support it is the antithesis of [the scientific] method.” Claar v. Burlington Northern R.R.…
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Advarra Data Breach Leaks SSNs of Moffitt Cancer Center Patients
On April 23, 2024, Advarra, Inc. filed a notice with the Attorney General of Maine after discovering that an October 2023 data breach resulted in the leak of confidential information belonging to patients of Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute (“Moffitt”). In this notice, Advarra explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being…
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Asbury Automotive Group Announces Data Breach Leaking Consumers’ Social Security Numbers
On April 24, 2024, Asbury Automotive Group (“Asbury Auto”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after discovering that an unauthorized party had gained access to the company’s computer network. In this notice, Asbury Auto explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive…
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Gaza Authorities Say More Bodies Were Discovered in Mass Grave
An analysis of satellite imagery and videos by the The Times found that two of three graves had been dug on a hospital’s grounds before an Israeli raid.
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Deadly Rains and Floods Sweep Cities Across East Africa
Downpours have killed at least 200 people and submerged homes and farms in Tanzania, Kenya and Burundi.
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Ariel Henry Resigns as Prime Minister as Haiti Installs Ruling Council
With that body in place, Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned and the new leaders turned to the task of establishing order in a gang-ridden country.
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez Considers Resignation Amid Wife’s Investigation
Despite insisting that allegations of influence peddling against his wife are false, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says he is considering stepping down, bewildering Spain.
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Far-Right Greek Party Is Banned From E.U. Parliament Elections
The Supreme Court in Greece found that Spartans had “offered their party as a cloak” for the former spokesman of the banned neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn.
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The Movies That Underwent Major Changes After Their Festival Premiere
When films premiere at festivals, it’s not unusual for those movies to go through some fine-tuning before they make their way to general audiences. Maybe a little color-correction still needs to be done—a small tweak here or there is necessary. Most times, you wouldn’t notice the differences. But occasionally, the changes are more substantial. Last…
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Netflix’s Dead Boy Detectives Is A Spinoff Stuck In Limbo
Like its ghostly protagonists, Netflix’s “Dead Boy Detectives” is caught between two worlds—or rather, IPs. Initially conceived as a spinoff of then-HBO Max’s cult DC anti-hero series “Doom Patrol” (in which the characters, all played by different actors than here, guested in a backdoor pilot of sorts), the show was sold to Netflix—presumably as a…
