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    Sean Patrick Kelly becomes head of production at Cause and Effect

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    NEW YORK --

    Sean Patrick Kelly has been named head of production at Cause and Effect, the creative production company specializing in branded content, design and animation, live action, and brand marketing.

    In his new role, Kelly will oversee the production of all live-action ad campaigns, continue to build client and agency relations and write and direct creative projects. Kelly advances to this role from supervising producer, a position he’s held at the company since 2014. He was integral to the production of more than 100 commercials and campaigns for clients such as MTV, Nickelodeon, IFC, Hulu and NBC. Kelly will continue to report directly to partner/executive producer Jason Zemlicka and partner/executive creative director Jamie Hubbard.

    Kelly joined Cause and Effect in 2012 as a line producer, having previously worked as producer and production manager for a variety of studios including Good Great Grand and Bunker. With a background in producing, writing, and directing live action, commercials and branded content, Kelly has received accolades including a Clio Sports Gold, Promax Gold, a Silver Cannes Lion and an honorary Webby.

    He is one half of directing duo Sean&Steve, a creative partnership he shares with Steve Figueiredo, also a producer at Cause and Effect. The team writes and directs narrative comedy projects and digital shorts. Most recently, they directed Cause and Effect’s digital campaigns for Hulu and Johnson & Johnson, as well as a national brand tie-in for IFC and Geico.

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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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