M. Carroll Raver, writer, photographer, cinematographer and film director, died on April 9. He was 67.
Early in his career, while at J. Walter Thompson Advertising, New York, he served as a copywriter, producer and director working on television commercials for national clients including Ford and other JWT clients.
Later, as a multi-award winning director/cameraman, he helmed commercials for Hertz, General Motors, the U.S. Army, BMW and others. At the time of his death he had shot film on every continent except for Antarctica.
In addition to his accomplishments behind a camera, he was a painter, sculptor, singer and lover of music of all kinds. He especially loved opera. He was fluent in German.
He had been a resident of Sea Girt, for the past 13 years. Prior to that he lived in New York City.
A native of Carroll County, Md., Raver attended the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill where he was a National Collegiate Athletic Association champion fencer.
He is survived by his third wife, Diane Brown Raver, and their children, Grace, Aimee and William; two children from his first marriage to the former Tina Baensch , Cybele and Kim Boyer; as well as two children from his second marriage to the former Francine Mazer, Nadja and Jacob; and two grandchildren, Natalie and Luke.
He is also survived by his mother, Kathleen Moore Raver, his brother, James, and his sisters, Martha Carlson and Anne.
At press time a memorial service was scheduled at St. Andrews Methodist Church in Spring Lake, N.J ,on April 21 at 11 a.m.
Supreme Court Allows Multibillion-Dollar Class Action Lawsuit To Proceed Against Meta
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