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    McCann NY promotes sr. creative team

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    NEW YORK --

    McCann New York has promoted Daniel Rodriguez to executive creative director, and Lauren McCrindle and Erin Wendel to group creative directors.

    Rodriguez is an 18-year veteran of the shop, having worked his way up the ranks starting as an art director in 2000.  As ECD, Rodriguez will continue to co-manage multiple accounts with his creative partner, Larry Platt.  Some of Rodriguez’s recent work includes “The TV Doctors of America” for Cigna, recognized this year at Cannes International Festival of Creativity and The One Show, and “Comin’ Home” for Nespresso featuring George Clooney. His work has also been recognized by the Webby Awards, London International Awards, Epica Awards, Cresta Awards, New York Festivals and Effie Awards. 

    Wendel and McCrindle have been upped to group creative directors after nearly two years as creative directors at McCann NY. The creative duo teamed up in their native Canada 13 years ago, and have worked on U.S., European and global accounts spanning everything from chocolate and video games to diapers and laundry detergent. Their work has been recognized by Cannes Lions, CLIO Awards, London International Awards, Communication Arts Annual, The Andy Awards and The One Show. Before coming to McCann New York, Wendel and McCrindle worked together at McCann Toronto.

    Rodriguez, McCrindle and Wendel will continue to work closely with Tom Murphy and Sean Bryan, co-chief creative officers, McCann NY.

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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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