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  Facebook will pay $550M to settle Illinois photo tag class action brought by Edelson, other firms

  By Jonathan Bilyk | Wednesday, Jan 29, 2020 @ 8:11pm

  Facebook has agreed to pay $550 million to settle one of the first and largest class actions launched under an Illinois biometrics privacy law.

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  California Assembly takes on lawyer ads, unanimously passes bill that would punish misleading claims

  By John Breslin | Thursday, May 17, 2018 @ 3:27pm

  SACRAMENTO - California's lawmakers have passed a bill aimed at combating what supporters claim is misleading advertising by plaintiffs attorneys.

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