Wednesday, May 22, 2002

Court Approves DoubleClick Privacy Settlement DoubleClick received federal court approval to settle state and federal lawsuits that charged the Net advertising company with violating the privacy of Internet surfers. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted final approval of the class-action settlement agreement, which requires DoubleClick to provide consumers with a privacy policy that will clearly describe in "easy-to-read sentences" its online ad-serving service, use of cookies, as well as other services and technologies. [GigaLaw] 2:32:32 PM

Class Action Suit Over Blood Warning Stumbles A Chicago minister has hit a roadblock in his attempt to make the nation's hospitals and blood banks legally responsible for notifying blood transfusion patients they might be infected with hepatitis C. A judge in Cook County, Ill., dismissed the Rev. John David Sturman's class action, ruling that his claim that hospitals and blood banks have a duty to notify patients of a potential infection is "legally insufficient." [Law.com] 10:58:48 AM

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