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Mastercard £200m Class Action Payout – UK Shoppers May Be Entitled to Up to £70 Each

Ward Blawg

Millions of UK consumers could now be eligible to claim up to £70 compensation following a major legal settlement in the Mastercard class action lawsuit.

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Analyzing the Lululemon v. Costco Dupe Suit (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

But the rise in dupes has brought a corresponding rise in dupe lawsuits, or at least lawsuits that offer up defendants’ or consumers’ use of the term “dupe” as evidence of confusing similarity or intent to deceive. 2008) (en banc). At the same time, this lawsuit seems to have inspired a lot of interest—in the Costco products.

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2024 Internet Law Year-in-Review

Eric Goldman

9) Supreme Court Tamps Down on Jawboning and Government Social Media Lawsuits. If any of those lawsuits succeed, they pose a potential existential threat to the entire industry. Finally, my Twitter account is still active, but I haven’t posted there in many months. I’ve instead made Bluesky my primary social media home.

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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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Section 230 Defeats Underage User’s Lawsuit Against Grindr–Doll v. Pelphrey

Eric Goldman

This is another lawsuit against Grindr claiming that Grindr made it too easy for underage users to sign up and meet other users for sex. Grindr Online Dating App Grindr Isn’t Liable For Underage ‘Threesome’ The post Section 230 Defeats Underage User’s Lawsuit Against Grindr–Doll v. Internet Brands and Lemmon v.

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The Five Most Momentous Legal Tech Fails

Above the Law - Technology

But that all came crashing down after I reported in 2016 of Bluford’s settlement of a lawsuit charging him with impersonating a lawyer, forging legal documents and fraudulently swindling two clients. As of this writing, the lawsuit is ongoing. As of this writing, the lawsuit is ongoing. LexisNexis Firm Manager.

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Iraqi survivors of Abu Ghraib torture to get day in court as landmark suit against contractor goes to trial –Center For Constitutional Rights

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On June 30th, 2008, four years after images of torture at Abu Ghraib horrified people all over the world, a group of victims filed suit against CACI, the Virginia-based private security company hired by the U.S. In fact, this is the first lawsuit where victims of U.S. government to conduct interrogations at the prison.

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