LawSites

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Arizona saw an 8% drop in defaults caused by defendants who fail to appear in court. For example, the report says that just after courts closed down, national debt collectors quickly ramped up filings, using online tools to file thousands of lawsuits every month. Disproportionate Impact.

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Court e-filing Notary Hearing 132

Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

In my previous post , I summarized: This lawsuit involves troubling allegations that Facebook executives ( allegedly , Nick Clegg, Nicola Mendelsohn, and Cristian Perrella) took bribes from OnlyFans-related entities to spike Facebook and Instagram posts that promoted competitors of OnlyFans. The plaintiffs’ allegations were sizzling.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 27, 2023

Cattelan created artwork named “Comedian” in 2019. .” That’s not exactly the answer a court gave, but perhaps close enough. This case involves Morford’s 2001 artwork named “Banana and Orange.” ” Independently (?),

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

A 25-person legal technology company in California is fighting back against one of the world’s largest law firms in a lawsuit over ownership rights to legislation-drafting software that each side says was its idea. To the contrary, the company says that Agnello stole its idea after it gave him a demonstration of the software in 2019.

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LawSites

JANUARY 4, 2023

This is Stodder’s perspective on the lawsuit. At great cost, Xcential has been forced to defend itself with counterclaims and motions for dismissal. Dreaming up such an efficient solution is one thing; writing the code to enable it was much more challenging, but in 2019 Vergottini did it. This invention is a big deal.

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LawSites

JANUARY 17, 2022

Founded: 5/10/2019. Launching January 2022, our AI-driven engine will automate litigation processes like lawsuit and motion drafting, discovery preparation, procedural calendaring and much more by turning days of work into 2-3 minute-long activities. Founded: 11/1/2019. Founded: 11/11/2019. Founded: 1/1/2019.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 13, 2023

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. 2019 WL 3555509 (D. In ML Genius, the defendant that sought to maintain access to online data prevailed. 634 F.Supp.2d

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Richmond Journal of Law and Technology

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

16] Companies accomplish this by first suing generic-manufacturing companies for patent infringement, and then settling the lawsuit by paying them to stay out of the market in what is known as a reverse-payment settlement. [17] 19] The lawsuit ended in a settlement with Gilead agreeing to pay Teva, the supposed infringer, $1.5

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Eric Goldman

JULY 18, 2023

Before 2019, the Second Circuit did not express its opinion on this question (although it decided cases dealing with contractual control over unprotected data), but then, almost in passing, it held a contract preempted. Many of those contractual anti-scraping lawsuits were successful. The SG’s approach is also somewhat tricky.

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The Law Product Makers blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

He was recognized by the ABA Journal as a Legal Rebel in 2019. Since the value-added service of an employment law practice is defending the company from employee complaints and lawsuits, a legal forms service, which reduces the employer’s risk of employee litigation, would be viewed by employers as a valuable service.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Arizona saw an 8% drop in defaults caused by defendants who fail to appear in court. For example, the report says that just after courts closed down, national debt collectors quickly ramped up filings, using online tools to file thousands of lawsuits every month. Disproportionate Impact.

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Court e-filing Notary Hearing 52

Ikigai Law

JUNE 30, 2023

In 2019, the Delhi High Court rejected a copyright claim over a list compiled by a computer, on the grounds of, inter alia, lack of human intervention. [8] Developers should also regularly get their AI systems audited, which will help in defending infringement claims. Few of the cases are discussed below.

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LawSites

JANUARY 17, 2022

Founded: 5/10/2019. Launching January 2022, our AI-driven engine will automate litigation processes like lawsuit and motion drafting, discovery preparation, procedural calendaring and much more by turning days of work into 2-3 minute-long activities. Founded: 11/1/2019. Founded: 11/11/2019. Founded: 1/1/2019.

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e-discovery Time-tracking Mediator Attorney 52

Eric Goldman

JUNE 26, 2025

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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Eric Goldman

MARCH 25, 2024

This well-publicized lawsuit is an example of Musk waging lawfare over a critic’s speech. He calls out Twitter for its bad choice: This case is about punishing the Defendants for their speech…X Corp. He calls out Twitter for its bad choice: This case is about punishing the Defendants for their speech…X Corp.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 8, 2024

In 2014, the defendant launched a website called “The Texas Tamales Warehouse” but was driven off of that. Having established its trademark rights, in the most recent ruling, Texas Tamale unsurprisingly gets an injunction against the defendant. 1:18-CV-850-RP, 2019 WL 5258056, at *2 (W.D. July 12, 2019).

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Eric Goldman

MAY 15, 2024

If the Supreme Court upholds the discovery rule for copyright cases, or simply declines to address it, the decision will leave copyright defendants exposed to very large awards for years of infringing conduct (as they have been everywhere but the Second Circuit). 355, 360-61 (2019). at 37 (Scalia, J., concurring); Rotkiske v.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 16, 2024

MG Freesites because the defendant in that case hosted the video and allegedly exercised other content moderation steps around it. FOSTA The plaintiff invoked the FOSTA exception to Section 230, which required the court to decide if plaintiffs to show the defendant had the higher scienter required by 1591 or the lower scienter of 1595.

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Lawsuit Defendant Court Hearing 52

Eric Goldman

JANUARY 8, 2024

The court ends with an exasperated plea to the parties to just stop it: Penn Engineering brought its initial complaint against Peninsula almost five years ago in February 2019. Adler v McNeil * Court Denies Injunction in Competitive Keyword Ad Lawsuit–Nursing CE Central v. LoanStreet v. Greenberg v. Of Course Not…But…–America CAN!

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 7, 2023

The plaintiffs asserted products liability and related claims against Snap, on the premise that Snap “is an inherently dangerous software product that Defendants deceptively advertise and promote in a way that facilitates sex crimes against children.” ” Third-Party Content. ” Application.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 26, 2024

The 9th Circuit held that some foreign defendants were subject to jurisdiction. On remand, the court dismisses the remaining defendants primarily due to Section 230, with leave to amend. They then uploaded the videos (“Videos”) to adult websites operated by two of the defendants, i.e., WebGroup Czech Republic, a.s.

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Defendant Lawsuit Court Hearing 98

Eric Goldman

MAY 5, 2023

May 3, 2023) More SESTA/FOSTA-Related Posts * Defendants Get Important FOSTA Win in 9th Circuit–Doe v. Marriott * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–GG v. Craigslist * Facebook Loses Jurisdictional Ruling in Texas Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–Facebook v. Per Reddit, the panel said yes to Q1 and no to Q2.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Snap * The Ninth Circuit’s FOSTA Jurisprudence Is Getting Clearer (and More Defense-Favorable) * Defendants Get Important FOSTA Win in 9th Circuit–Doe v. Marriott * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–GG v. Craigslist * Facebook Loses Jurisdictional Ruling in Texas Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–Facebook v.

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Lawsuit Court Defendant Hearing 124

Eric Goldman

JUNE 9, 2024

Section 230 preempts her lawsuit against Facebook: “Ninth Circuit precedent interpreting Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, 47 U.S.C. § Snap * The Ninth Circuit’s FOSTA Jurisprudence Is Getting Clearer (and More Defense-Favorable) * Defendants Get Important FOSTA Win in 9th Circuit–Doe v.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 23, 2023

Thus, this rhetorical move doesn’t help defendants identify what conduct is clearly legal. Snap * The Ninth Circuit’s FOSTA Jurisprudence Is Getting Clearer (and More Defense-Favorable) * Defendants Get Important FOSTA Win in 9th Circuit–Doe v. Marriott * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–GG v.

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Lawsuit Court Defendant Hearing 96

Eric Goldman

MAY 2, 2024

Section 230 says there can be only one defendant for those items of third-party content, and it isn’t the tertiary player Salesforce. Snap * The Ninth Circuit’s FOSTA Jurisprudence Is Getting Clearer (and More Defense-Favorable) * Defendants Get Important FOSTA Win in 9th Circuit–Doe v. The plaintiffs also invoked FOSTA.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 20, 2023

The Road Not Taken At this point, no lawsuit had been filed; and the dispute probably could have been, and certainly should have been, easily resolved. In April 2017, it filed a lawsuit against Goldsmith and her agency (now known as Lynn Goldsmith, Ltd., 2019) (citations omitted). Copyright Office. 3d 319, 324 (S.D.N.Y.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Even though the legal system punished the wrongdoers, the lawsuits continue. 18, 2025) Prior Blog Posts About Grindr Section 230 Defeats Underage Users Lawsuit Against GrindrDoll v. Salesforce * Omegle Defeats Lawsuit Over Users CappingMH v. Craigslist * Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Against Craigslist Moves ForwardML v.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Even though the legal system punished the wrongdoers, the lawsuits continue. Snap * The Ninth Circuit’s FOSTA Jurisprudence Is Getting Clearer (and More Defense-Favorable) * Defendants Get Important FOSTA Win in 9th Circuit–Doe v. Marriott * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–GG v. ICS Provider.

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Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

9, 2024) The lawsuit alleges Meta addicts teens and thus violates DC’s consumer protection act. July 29, 2024) Similar to the DC case, the lawsuit alleges Meta addicts teens and thus violates Vermont’s consumer protection act. Marriott * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–GG v. Superior Ct.

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lennyesq

JULY 2, 2025

A new lawsuit filed in Maryland federal court details disturbing allegations: The Case : Kilmar Abrego Garcia had legal protection from deportation to El Salvador (a “withholding of removal” order from 2019) What Allegedly Happened : • March 2025: ICE arrested him despite legal protections • He was forcibly deported to El Salvador • Detained (..)

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Berkley Technology Law Journal

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In 2019, the Maine legislature passed legislation to protect consumer privacy by restricting internet service providers from using and sharing data without consumers’ consent. In recent years many interest groups and corporations have contributed to this discourse by using the First Amendment as a tool to challenge privacy regulations.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

A prior ruling summarized the facts the court describes as “harrowing”: In April 2022, Defendant Bendjy Charles (Charles) and Romelus raped Plaintiff. The plaintiff brought a FOSTA lawsuit. Defendants require all videos to contain tags. Every video on Defendants’ sites can be found by searching tags.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 9, 2025

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. The early rounds have not gone well for the defendants in many cases. I’ve instead made Bluesky my primary social media home. FOLLOW ME THERE!

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Eric Goldman

MAY 26, 2025

The court says this isn’t a dispositive issue because “Judge Coogler would have come to the conclusion that Defendants were content providers and thus not entitled to immunity under Section 230 even if he had not considered Anderson.” The court sidesteps the heavy policy issues raised by the plaintiffs’ lawsuits.

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Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

I’m still blogging Section 230 cases as I see them, even though these posts are likely to have only historical value. ] * * * The court summarizes the horrifying allegations: In April 2022, Defendant Bendjy Charles (“Charles”) and Romelus raped Plaintiff. Charles and Romelus filmed each other while they raped Plaintiff.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 23, 2024

How can the “back-office business services” vendor be deemed the proximate cause of any harms with two other defendants in front of it? For the plaintiffs to win against Salesforce (the tertiary defendant), they will need to show that the primary and secondary defendants committed legal violations (i.e.,

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