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Lessons Learned from 2024 and the Year Ahead in AI Litigation

Debevoise Data Blog

Generative AI has transformed how people around the world work; how they create; and what they see, hear, and watch online. Despite the busy 2024 litigation year against companies offering AI platforms in 2024, significant intellectual property questions remain unanswered as the calendar turns to 2025. In Millette v.

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Mass Torts to Watch in 2025

Martindale-Avvo

Social media Several lawsuits claim social media companies, such as Meta, Google, and ByteDance, enabled teen addiction to the platforms and caused numerous mental health issues. Despite the settling of about two-thirds of lawsuits , there are more than 54,000 cases still pending.

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

Eric Goldman

While true that many defendants default in Schedule A cases, there are times when multiple defendants appear, seek different relief, require multiple hearings on varying motions, have different dates, and so on. 18, 2024) Prior Blog Posts on the SAD Scheme Another Judge Balks at SAD Scheme Joinder–Xie v. 24-cv-09401 (N.D. Emoji GmbH v.

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Ninth Circuit Tells Trademark Owners to Stop Suing Over Competitive Keyword Ads–Lerner & Rowe v. Brown Engstrand

Eric Goldman

” Ugh, seriously, nooooo… Keyword metatags are the trees that fall in the forest that no one hears. The court is telling trademark owners, as plain as it can, to stop bringing competitive keyword advertising lawsuits. Google was a major player in this lawsuit by proxy. 22, 2024) BONUS: Blue Sky Endeavors LLC v.

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Attempt to Weaponize Section 230(c)(2)(B) Fails on Ripeness Grounds–Zuckerman v. Facebook

Eric Goldman

The court also says it wouldn’t exercise its discretion to hear the dispute even if it had such discretion: were Professor Zuckerman to prevail, the Court would have to cabin a declaratory relief order based on contingent facts—such as, whether Unfollow Everything 2.0 2024 WL 4876949 (N.D. This is a kind of 4D chess move.

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Environmental and Climate Law Changes in 2025

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In 2024, the court overturned the Chevron doctrine which said courts should defer to agency interpretation in cases of ambiguity in statutes. Jurisdiction of Clean Air Act lawsuits: Some parties would rather hear these cases in local circuit courts, of which some are more favorable to those arguing against the EPA.

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Ninth Circuit Says Section 230 Preempts “Defective Design” Claims–Doe v. Grindr

Eric Goldman

Even though the legal system punished the wrongdoers, the lawsuits continue. That shouldn’t be taken for granted given how many Ninth Circuit rulings in 2024 alone poked new holes in Section 230. 18, 2025) Prior Blog Posts About Grindr Section 230 Defeats Underage Users Lawsuit Against GrindrDoll v. Case Citation : Doe v.

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