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The Five Most Momentous Legal Tech Fails

Above the Law - Technology

It launched in 2017 to great fanfare, promising to “revolutionize legal services” through its dual-entity model of both a law firm and a technology company. While ROSS vehemently denied the allegations, the lawsuit crippled its ability to raise new financing or explore potential acquisition opportunities. LexisNexis Firm Manager.

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2023 Internet Law Year-in-Review

Eric Goldman

My roundup of the top Internet Law developments of 2023: 10) California court bans targeted advertising (?). Facebook , a California appeals court shocked the advertising community by suggesting that using common demographic criteria for ad targeting, such as age or gender, may violate California’s anti-discrimination law.

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Two More Cases Compel Arbitration for Dubious Online Contracts (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

by guest blogger Kieran McCarthy The intersection of the Federal Arbitration Act and the law of online contracts has become utterly corrosive to our legal system. And almost without exception, those legal agreements require users of digital platforms to waive their right to a jury trial, a class-action lawsuit, and various other civil rights.

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YouTube Again Defeats FOSTA Lawsuit–In re YouTube Trafficking Litigation

Eric Goldman

This is a confusing lawsuit that has been through several names, including “Sarah v. Salesforce * Omegle Defeats Lawsuit Over User’s “Capping”–MH v. WebGroup Czech Republic * Instagram Defeats Lawsuit Claiming It Was a “Breeding Ground” for Sex Traffickers–Doe v. [Note: my blogging hiatus is due to a trip to China.

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Supreme Court Fixes One Problem with the Copyright Statute of Limitations, But Punts Another — Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

The entire purpose of the discovery rule is to allow a plaintiff to recover damages that occurred more than three years before the date the lawsuit was filed. He served one prison term from 1989 to 2008, and another from 2012 to 2015. The infringing activity, Nealy claimed, dated back to 2008—so ten years before he brought suit.

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Boat Rental Marketplace Defeats Lawsuit Over Offline Boating Accident–In re Chaves

Eric Goldman

A rare case analyzing Section 230’s intersection with admiralty law. MySpace case from 2008 and its progeny (assuming the Doe case is still good law in the Fifth Circuit, which isn’t guaranteed ). The case involves GetMyBoat, an online marketplace for boat rentals. LEXIS 23688 (S.D.

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Instagram Defeats Lawsuit Claiming It Was a “Breeding Ground” for Sex Traffickers–Doe v. Backpage

Eric Goldman

Section 230 preempts her lawsuit against Facebook: “Ninth Circuit precedent interpreting Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, 47 U.S.C. § Most FOSTA opinions are lengthy, but this one was short because the law was quite clear. Marriott * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–GG v.

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