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Texas
Tribune Daily Brief
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| The
Brief for April 13 |
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In
today's Brief: The confusing legal battle over Texasâ?? abortion ban, a
coronavirus test purchase gone wrong and doctors are experimenting with
plasma.
Elvia Limón, The Texas Tribune 04/13/2020   
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| Appeals
Court Says Facebook Must Face Privacy Lawsuits |
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A federal
appeals court has revived nationwide litigation against Facebook alleging the
tech giant violated the privacy rights of users. The lawsuits accuse Facebook
of violating users' privacy rights by tracking their internet activity even
after they logged out of the social media website. According to the 9th U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, Facebook users can pursue several
claims under federal and California privacy and wiretapping laws.
Jonathan Stempel, Reuters 04/09/2020
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| Juul
Labs Faces Coronavirus Claims in Lawsuits Over Youth Vaping |
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Complications
from the coronavirus have been added to a list of issues for which school
districts and parents of nicotine-addicted teens are seeking damages from Juul
Labs Inc. and other companies in the vape industry. An amended complaint filed
in San Francisco district court this week includes claims about the virus.
Some public health officials have cautioned that vaping could make cases more
severe.
Tiffany Kary, Bloomberg, Yahoo News 04/13/2020
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Yahoo News
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| Princess
Cruise Lines Sued Over Coronavirus Outbreak Response |
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A lawsuit
has been filed against Princess Cruise Lines by nine California residents who
were aboard the Grand Princess cruise to Hawaii hit by the coronavirus. The
cruise line and its parent company, Carnival Corp., are named as defendants in
the lawsuit filed Wednesday in San Francisco federal court. The lawsuit
alleges the defendants were negligent in exposing cruise passengers to the
virus. The lawsuit seeks class action status on behalf of all of the more than
2,000 passengers on the Hawaii trip.
Staff Report, CBS SF Bay Area 04/09/2020
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CBS SF Bay Area
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| Seattle-Area
Nursing Home Faces Wrongful Death Lawsuit |
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Debbie de
los Angeles, whose mother Twilla Morin, 85, died on March 4 at the Life Care
Center in Kirkland, Washington of COVID-19 sued its parent company, Life Care
Centers of America, alleging the company concealed vital facts about the
outbreak before her mother died.
Tim Reid, Reuters 04/13/2020
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Reuters
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| Coronavirus
Tests Are Being Fast-Tracked by the FDA, But Are They Accurate? |
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Tests
turning up negative even when all signs point to COVID-19 has been a common
experience in American hospitals over the past month, public health experts
have told ProPublica. Itâ??s unclear what proportion of these negative results
are inaccurate â?? known as â??false negativesâ?? â?? and whether thatâ??s due to some
external factor, like bad sample collection, or because of an issue inherent
in the testsâ?? design.
Lydia DePillis & Caroline Chen, ProPublica 04/13/2020
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ProPublica
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| Question
of Ethics: Treatment of COVID-19 Patients at Texas City Nursing Home |
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The use
of hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus patients has drawn controversy as
the medical community and public debate the ethics of testing a medication
before significant research is available â?? and in the case of elderly patients
like those at The Resort at Texas City. Dr. Robin Armstrong, the medical
director at The Resort, who prescribed the medication said he did not notify
families before the drugs were administered because it was not necessary and
time consuming. But ethicists say informed consent is one of the most
important factors in any treatment, and several people with family members at
the Resort at Texas City being treated with hydroxychloroquine say that they
were not asked to give consent, despite having power of attorney over their
sick relatives.
Nick Powell and Taylor Goldenstein , Houston Chronicle
04/13/2020
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Houston Chronicle
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