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CA Anti-SLAPP Law Applies to #MeToo Instagram Post–Nelson v. Bridgers

Eric Goldman

“In October 2020, Bannon made a lengthy post to Instagram summarizing negative experiences of persons doing business with Nelson and of his romantic partners, and recounting her own bad experiences with him.” He also brought a similar but unrelated lawsuit against Noel Wells). The court easily disagrees.

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Battle Royale: Alpha Modus Sues Walgreens for Patent Infringement

Brett Trout

has filed a lawsuit against Walgreens Co. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleging infringement of three patents related to real-time retail technology. In its lawsuit, Alpha Modus accuses Walgreens of infringing the following patents: U.S. Brett Trout In a high-stakes patent litigation case, Alpha Modus Corp.

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Lessons Learned from 2024 and the Year Ahead in AI Litigation

Debevoise Data Blog

The past year was marked by many more filed cases than decisions, and those decisions that were issued largely demonstrated how well-known pitfalls will also hamper this new wave of AI lawsuits. Courts have widely rejected claims that AI models themselves are unlawful derivatives of the copyrighted works they were trained on. [3]

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Judge Rejects SAD Scheme Joinder–Toyota v. Schedule A Defendants

Eric Goldman

” Toyota cited the 2020 Bose decision, which said that online marketplace alleged counterfeiters could be analogized to BitTorrent infringers, where courts have held that joinder against BitTorrent participants can be supported when they are all part of the same swarm. The rule establishes the standard.

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What is a Legal Assistant? How to Become One?

MatterSuite

Legal assistants may perform tasks such as sorting or filing documents, preparing appointments and calendars, including trail schedules, and contacting clients and all other parties to lawsuits. This can include preparing or handling legal papers and even assisting an attorney in court. But they are not the same.

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A Review of the NYT v. Microsoft AI-Copyright Ruling (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

In April, the court ruled on Microsoft and OpenAI’s motions to dismiss. The lawsuit boils down to two key allegations, (1) OpenAI uses copyrighted content to train their LLMs, and (2) occasionally spews out copyrighted content in its answers to customer queries. The court agreed. Opinion at 17. Universal City Studios, Inc.,

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From Paramount to Prime: The Battle for Theaters in a Streaming Age

Richmond Journal of Law and Technology

Baker referred to this phenomenon in his speech, highlighting that upward of 1,000 movie screens have shut down in the United States since 2020 – “right now, the theatre-going experience is under threat,” [3] he exclaimed. But what exactly is threatening movie theaters in 2025? Paramount Pictures, Inc. Paramount Pictures, Inc. 131 (1948). [6]

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