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Illinois Biometric privacy suits are popular; many BIPA decisions issued to date have skewed heavily in favor of plaintiffs, which has resulted in a significant expansion of potential litigation risk under the statute.
In a published opinion filed October 26, 2022, the Second District Court of Appeal (Div. 6) appears to have significantly expanded the reach of both the Brown Act and the procedural...
On March 15, 2022, the Georgia Supreme Court revived a negligent design claim that had been brought against Snapchat, Inc. (n/k/a Snap, Inc.) involving Snap’s “Speed Filter.” As one of ...
Traditionally, only communications made for the purpose of giving or receiving legal advice have received the protections of the attorney-client…
Poyner Spruill recently prevailed before the North Carolina Court of Appeals. On December 31 st, 2020, in Wright Construction Services, Inc. v. Hard Art Studio, PLLC,[1] the court reversed the Wake County Superior Court and ruled that architects and engineers may not defend themselves from tort liability on the basis of a contractor’s failure to obtain licensure prior to entering into a construction contract. Factual and Procedural Background: The core issue in the case turned on the general contractor’s licensure status at the time it entered a construction contract with the project o...