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Federal court holds that 15-month delay in reviewing electronic evidence was an unlawful seizure

Cyber Crime Review

In what I would call a very significant case, a New York federal court has held that failure to examine a defendant’s imaged hard drive within 15-months after it was obtained was an unlawful seizure in violation of the Fourth Amendment. Metter , 2011 U.S. In United States v. LEXIS 155130 (E.D.N.Y. LEXIS 155130 (E.D.N.Y.

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Another Doctor Learns Why It’s Unwise to Sue Patients

Eric Goldman

” Despite the contract, the defendants allegedly posted negative remarks about Hah’s work online. Hah sued the four defendants. The defendants filed an anti-SLAPP motion pursuant to Texas’ anti-SLAPP law (the Texas Citizens’ Participation Act (TCPA)). Matter of Public Concern. What’s Next?

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Ethical Considerations for Flat Fee Billing

Attorney at Work

As a reminder, contingent fees are expressly prohibited in many domestic relations matters and when representing a defendant in a criminal case. Whether a lawyer is engaged to draft a will or defend an alleged crime, a written agreement spelling out the work to be done, the consideration to be paid, and the timing of both is a wise practice.

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The Supreme Court TransUnion Case: Part 2—What It Means for Efforts to Defeat Class Certification?

Debevoise Data Blog

Ramirez sought to certify “a class of all people in the United States to whom TransUnion sent a mailing during the period from January 1, 2011, to July 26, 2011, that was similar in form to the second mailing that Ramirez received.” The Supreme Court identified “an importance difference.

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Should Copyright Preemption Moot Anti-Scraping TOS Terms? (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

It’s that every new case related to the law of copyright preemption of contracts leaves lawyers with a potential new set of arguments to defend or argue against with the law of copyright preemption. 2011) (citing to ProCD in rejecting preemption in the context of a Desny claim). Three courts of appeals have answered “no.”

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Game On! Bright Data Scores Major Victory in Web-Scraping Dispute with Meta (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

4, 2011)) (emphasis in original). 2d 316, 319 (1953) (invalidating trial court’s interpretation of land purchase agreement as binding the defendant to pay all land assessments without time limitations). The 2009 Facebook Terms included the following clause: “accessing or using our website. signif[ies] that you. Meta’s Opp.

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At A Turning Point for the Law Firm Docketing Profession, A Conversation with Three of its Trailblazers

LawSites

Back in 2011, Chris Gierymski, director of docketing at DLA Piper in Chicago, reached out to a lot of different people through various email distribution groups. When you respond to someone, you have to be able to defend your answer. So let’s start at the beginning: How did it get started? OLENICH: It’s an interesting story.