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University of Chicago Medical Center seeks to strike allegations in privacy lawsuit, citing conflict of interest

( November 14, 2019, 00:03 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The University of Chicago Medical Center is seeking to strike class allegations in a privacy lawsuit challenging a research collaboration with Google, arguing that plaintiff's counsel Jay Edelson has a conflict of interest. His wife, Dana Edelson, is the founder, controlling shareholder and chief executive officer of Quant, another company in the predictive healthcare analytics space, the university said.  "Quant is more likely to flourish without competition from Google," the university argues. "Plaintiff’s counsel thus has a personal and financial interest in shutting down Google’s research in the field."See motion below....

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