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    Rep Report for April 20, 2018

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    DP Serge Desrosiers
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    The Mill Chicago has appointed indie firm Samuel Guthrey, the recently established partnership between Gay Guthrey and Rowley Samuel, for sales representation in the Midwest. Guthrey recently rolled her eponymous representation outfit Gay Guthrey & Associates into the new company alongside Samuel, the former head of integrated production at Energy BBDO. Samuel Guthrey also represents MJZ, Biscuit, Prettybird and Pulse Films in the Midwest….

    Indie firm Liz Laine Reps, Inc. has reunited with Katie Ward Gerard as sales representative. Based in Toronto, she will be heading up sales in Canada as well as contributing to sales in the U.S. Liz Shaw, founder of Chicago-based Liz Laine Reps, hired and trained Ward Gerard nearly 20 years ago. Since then, Ward Gerard has worked on the West Coast as an independent and as head of sales for Radium VFX. She then made her way to New York, where she worked as an agent for
    Patricia Claire Co (now Free Agents)….

    DP Colin Arndt has joined Innovative Artists for representation in commercials and features. He has worked with brands such as 23 & Me, Levi’s, Dupont, and Hallmark…

    Also coming aboard the Innovative Artists’ roster is production designer Alex Cole for representation in commercials. His credits span such brands as Bud Light, Bertolli and State Farm….

    DP Serge Desrosiers has joined Dattner Dispoto and Associates (DDA) for representation….

    Jesse Foster has been promoted to the new position of VP of marketing and strategic accounts at Cobalt Digital, which designs and manufactures award-winning 12G/3G/HD/SD and IP-based conversion, terminal, throwdown, and multiviewer technology for the broadcast television environment. Foster most recently served as Cobalt’s director of product and business development. In his new role, he will be responsible for all aspects of the Cobalt Digital product line, including product marketing and promotion, public relations, corporate messaging, customer knowledge, sales and distribution training, and development of strategic sales opportunities….

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    Supreme Court Allows Multibillion-Dollar Class Action Lawsuit To Proceed Against Meta

    Friday, November 22, 2024

    The Supreme Court is allowing a multibillion-dollar class action investors' lawsuit to proceed against Facebook parent Meta, stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm.

    The justices heard arguments in November in Meta's bid to shut down the lawsuit. On Friday, they decided that they were wrong to take up the case in the first place.

    The high court dismissed the company's appeal, leaving in place an appellate ruling allowing the case to go forward.

    Investors allege that Meta did not fully disclose the risks that Facebook users' personal information would be misused by Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump 's first successful Republican presidential campaign in 2016.

    Inadequacy of the disclosures led to two significant price drops in the price of the company's shares in 2018, after the public learned about the extent of the privacy scandal, the investors say.

    Meta spokesman Andy Stone said the company was disappointed by the court's action. "The plaintiff's claims are baseless and we will continue to defend ourselves as this case is considered by the District Court," Stone said in an emailed statement.

    Meta already has paid a $5.1 billion fine and reached a $725 million privacy settlement with users.

    Cambridge Analytica had ties to Trump political strategist Steve Bannon. It had paid a Facebook app developer for access to the personal information of about 87 million Facebook users. That data was then used to target U.S. voters during the 2016 campaign.

    The lawsuit is one of two high court cases involving class-action lawsuits against tech companies. The justices also are wrestling with whether to shut down a class action against Nvidia.... Read More

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