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The defendant, Kalita Mukul Creative, ran community-focused newsletters. It’s a small operation, with a 2022 budget of under $1M/year. Covington & Burling defended KMC, apparently pro bono. The defendant conceded summary judgment on liability, and the court held a trial on damages. Not willful.
This legal battle is significant because Lululemon only recently entered the sneaker market in 2022. Nikes History of Defending Its Patents Nike is no stranger to intellectual property lawsuits. The case was settled in 2022. Lululemons unexpected success may have played a role in Nikes decision to take legal action.
By guest blogger Tyler Ochoa This month, the Copyright Claims Board released its quarterly report of “Key Statistics,” covering the period from June 2022 (when it began operation) through September 2024 (9 quarters, or 27 months). Here are a few highlights from the report: 1.
To plead a violation of Section 1202(b), a copyright holder must also establish that the defendant knew, or had reasonable grounds to know, that their actions would “induce, enable, facilitate, or conceal” copyright infringement. 2022), cert. Ice Portal, Inc., 4th 1313, 1320 (11th Cir. denied, 143 S. 736, 214 L. 2d 385 (2023).
The defendant Binello made a popular Roblox game called MeepCity allegedly visited 1B times: The game included a feature that allowed users to gather and talk with each other in a pizzeria, which included a piano that users could play to earn points within the game. On this basis, the court distinguished VHT v.
Nintendos Legal Crusade Between 2022 and 2024, Nintendo launched numerous lawsuits and legal actions, shutting down fan projects, modding communities, and emulator developers. This legal onslaught raises important questions about patent enforcement, fair competition, and the broader impact on the gaming community.
District Judge Trina Thompson issued a temporary restraining order barring the defendants from using the name “IO” to market their new AI device—at least for the time being. IYO argues OpenAI and Ive’s studio knew about the IYO brand since at least 2022. IYO claims “IO” sounds too much like its own brand.
2 A pre-trial diversion program is a legal mechanism that postpones the criminal process to give the defendant a chance to receive rehabilitation or treatment. Third, the court must determine that the individual’s symptoms can be treated effectively with the proposed plan. As more cases in California are diverted under Cal.
Chicago Cubs * * * This case involves Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin, who tweeted a photo of the passage on March 20, 2022. The court opinion includes a screengrab of the tweet (see page 3). Eagle Mountain School District [this is a key precedent for this case] Can a Retweet Constitute Copyright Infringement?
Thats the basis for a recent opinion from a Florida federal district court that could have major implications for online services CSAM detection and reporting practices. Now, however, a district court decision suggests that providers can no longer take it for granted that they wont face liability for reporting non-CSAM.
2] The failure to preserve and produce off-channel communications has also resulted in significant adverse consequences in civil litigation, where courts have imposed sanctions for improperly preserved or produced communications. [3] 27, 2022), [link]. [2] 2] See , e.g. , Press Release, Sec. & & Exch. Denner, C.A.
9) Supreme Court Tamps Down on Jawboning and Government Social Media Lawsuits. The Supreme Court is taking a steady stream of Internet Law cases, a trend that will continue for some time. Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear the TikTok ban, and Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear Free Speech Coalition v.
million in 2022 ( National Safety Council ). Distracted driving was reported to contribute to 3,308 fatalities during 2022 ( National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ). 289,310 people were injured in motor vehicle traffic crashes involving distracted drivers in 2022 ( National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ).
But, in 2022, the Fourth Circuit seemed to turn its back on Zeran in its Henderson v. Plaintiffs will still opt into the Third Circuit, so the Fourth Circuit’s sanity-check won’t save many defendants. The district court granted Facebook’s motion to dismiss on Section 230 grounds. The court says: M.P.
Now, courts will have the benefit of a “pre-publication” version of the Copyright Office’s long-awaited Report on Generative AI Training (the “May 2025 Report”). Adding to the uncertainty, the day after the pre-publication report was released, the Trump administration dismissed the Register of Copyrights—a move she is challenging in court.
The court summarizes: The plaintiffs commenced this action in connection with the death by suicide of 16 year old Chase Nasca on February 18, 2022 after he walked in front of a train. TikTok defended on Section 230 grounds. ” The court says the claims “may well be barred” by Section 230. 1 (“Compl.”)
” GM claims that in October 2022, Focus “conspired to de-list certain of GM’s Amazon listings” by claiming that GM was peddling counterfeits items. The district court dismisses some of GM’s claims but allows others to proceed. of GM’s inventory. .” ” Um, no. (For Focus Camera, Inc.
WeChat blocked Sun’s account in 2022, allegedly because Sun was discussing Chinese politics. As the court says, the “conduct of private parties typically falls outside the scope of protection offered by 1983,” and that’s true here: Plaintiff does not allege any state action that would sustain a 1983 claim.
.” Some details about its lawsuit: Betty’s Best sued 1,099 defendants in a single complaint. As usual, the Schedule A provides threadbare information about each defendant. Why did Betty’s Best name “only” 1,099 defendants on this one complaint? 1:21cv1452 (MSN/JFA), 2022 WL 9874815, at *5 (E.D.
FTX filed for bankruptcy in November 2022, and “SBF” was arrested in the Bahamas the next month. If they can prove that the defendant acted negligently , an investor may recover damages for their losses. Some claims may be resolved through securities arbitration , while others can proceed in court.
9, 2022, on the eve of the Clio Cloud Conference , at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville. 15th District Court Ann Arbor, MI. Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism (2Civility). Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism (2Civility). The Far West Texas Regional Public Defender’s Office.
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” (Technically, the defendants in this case are enumerated on “Exhibit 1” instead of “Schedule A,” but same thing). The court describes the phenomenon: This case is one of many in the Northern District of Illinois’s “cottage industry” of “Schedule A” cases. The defendant sold the flag below it.
You may recall the 2022 Buffalo mass-shooting , which was committed by a murderer responding to the “ Great Replacement Theory.” When asked why the motion fails, the court points to the entire 419 paragraph complaint and says “res ipsa loquitor.”
district court granted summary judgment for the Copyright Office in Thaler v. copyright law protects only works of human authorship, and the defendant, Stephen Thaler, expressly told the Copyright Office that the work at issue, titled “A Recent Entrance to Paradise,” “lack[ed] traditional human authorship.” Perlmutter , No.
The current national standards for public defender caseloads, set in 1973, are “ outdated, not empirically based, and inadequate ” and should be updated for public defenders to adequately represent indigent clients, according to findings from a recent study. that encompass the work of public defenders. Constitution.
I previously blogged this case in 2022. The court dismisses them all. The 9th Circuit reverses the district court on the Section 230 dismissal, but it proves inconsequential because all of the claims fail for lack of merit. To me, the phrase is an oxymoron–courts can’t just randomly manufacture agency relationships.
28, 2020): There are facts from which a jury could determine that Defendants created and/or developed website content making the immunity under Section 230 of the CDA inapplicable and thus summary judgment is not appropriate. There is evidence Defendants’ conduct exceeded standard publication decisions. ” * Doe v.
The Illinois Supreme Court has officially found that operational challenges in Illinois circuit courts will necessitate remote pretrial hearings to comply with the pretrial release provisions of the SAFE-T Act, according to an Order issued in late August.
The court doesn’t include a screenshot of the online TOS formation process. The TOS contained an arbitration clause that the defendants seek to invoke. The court characterizes the formation process as a “clickwrap,” which the court says usually create binding contracts.
The 2023 count represented a 17% increase over the 2022 count. View the 1,017 cases as a tip of the iceberg when it comes to courts and emojis. A court says the “water” emoji is slang for meta-amphetamines. A court says the “water” emoji is slang for meta-amphetamines. See, e.g., id. ”); id.
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11, 2023): Time and again we have declared that “prevailing defendants in copyright cases are presumptively entitled (and strongly so) to recover attorney fees.” A successful defendant, by contrast, recovers nothing he didn’t already have. to Defend Rights” * United Federation of Churches LLC v. .” Johnson, No.
The court denied the motion. Second, Doe made a claim under VAWRA–the “Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2022″–and that bill’s title reflects the fact that NCP victims are overwhelmingly women. Spencer (proceeding pro se) filed a motion to dismiss on several grounds, including Section 230.
Koerner Endowed Professor of Law, Tulane University Law School [See part 1 about defendant opt-outs and part 2 about defendant defaults.] Consistent with the CCB’s small claims court ethos, the case involved both a pro se claimant and respondent. The respondent did not opt out and the opt out period ended on October 24, 2022.
The Illinois Supreme Court announced this week amendments to Rule 299 that will double compensation for an attorney appointed by a court in Illinois to represent an indigent party. The amended Rule raises attorney compensation to $150 per hour, up from its previous minimum of $75 per hour. The amendments are effective on Jan.
18-cv-2022 WL 972401 (D. 31, 2022) Practical Insight Reliance on an employee’s general statement that they do not use text messages for work-related matters may not be sufficient to rule out their device as a potential source of discoverable data. In re Pork Antitrust Litig. , In In re Pork Antitrust Litig. ,
18-cv-2022 WL 972401 (D. 31, 2022) Practical Insight Reliance on an employee’s general statement that they do not use text messages for work-related matters may not be sufficient to rule out their device as a potential source of discoverable data. In re Pork Antitrust Litig. , In In re Pork Antitrust Litig. ,
.” 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?
When Meta sued Bright Data for breaching Facebook’s and Instagram’s ToS, the defendant successfully argued that since the scraping occurred without logging into its platforms’ accounts, it did not constitute “use” of the platform and thus did not breach the ToS. In 2022, in ML Genius v.
Not only that, but this case makes it more likely that other plaintiffs and defendants will suffer lengthy, protracted litigation to reach similarly absurd conclusions. I wrote about this case back in 2022 when the judge made his initial decisions on the motion to dismiss pleadings. According to this court, it is.
The district court said that the buyers who made their purchases on the website had to go to arbitration, but the buyers who made their purchases on their mobile devices could stay in court. The court says it’s immaterial that there is a potentially long time delay between user registration and the purchases. Sadlock v.
The ‘Reasonable Test’ Remains Universal Resources About the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism. As a reminder, contingent fees are expressly prohibited in many domestic relations matters and when representing a defendant in a criminal case. Table of contents What Are Lawyer Flat Fees? Are Fees Refundable?
This post covers an opinion where the court assumes such vertical integration based on the pleadings (it remains to be seen if that’s actually the case). The court says that Pixels could be “counterfeiting” the Canvasfish online store (?) That story is still being written. Trademark Infringement. ” UGH.
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