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In Duncan v. Minnesota Life Ins. Co., 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 4069 (6th Cir. Feb. 10, 2021), the Sixth Circuit held that an insurer properly denied accidental death benefits on the grounds that a patient's leukemia caused the fall that resulted in his death. The case provides an interesting illustration of how to analyze causation under an accidental death policy where an underlying condition directly or indirectly results in a fatal accident.
Blood pressure readings, menstrual cycles, and pregnancy status are among the types of sensitive personal data Facebook was caught collecting from third-party app developers without users' knowledge or permission. After a 2019 Wall Street Journal article exposed the practice, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called on the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) to investigate the allegations, describing the practice as an outrageous abuse of privacy.
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