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FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Thomas Claburn A federal magistrate judge has recommended $15,000 in sanctions be imposed on an attorney who cited non-existent court cases concocted by an AI chatbot. ” Back on October 29, 2024, Ramirez cited three non-existent cases in a brief. ” Back on October 29, 2024, Ramirez cited three non-existent cases in a brief.

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Berkley Technology Law Journal

JANUARY 24, 2025

On July 18, 2024, Judge Paul Englemayer dismissed most of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)s landmark cyber enforcement case against SolarWinds Corp. As regulatory focus on cybersecurity grows, CISOs may continue to face increasing scrutiny under both securities law and potential new regulatory frameworks.

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Legal Talk Network

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Legal Talk Network hosts and listeners had an unforgettable time connecting, learning, and sharing big ideas at Clio’s Cloud Conference in Austin, TX October 7-9, 2024. Judge Victoria Pratt emphasized the importance of dignity in her keynote, while Educator Nita Farahany invited attendees to rethink the way they use generative AI.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

JULY 9, 2024

Don’t get swept by the drama of it all when dealing with difficult clients or uncivil opposing counsel and judges! PT on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. Sign up today to learn how you can cultivate civility in your legal practice to effectively communicate with clients, opposing counsel, and judges alike. ET/10:00 a.m.

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Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

This is a copyright SAD Scheme case before Judge Harjani , appointed to the Northern District of Illinois ealirer this year. In this ruling, Judge Harjani questions joinder on his own initiative. In this ruling, Judge Harjani questions joinder on his own initiative. Judge Pushes Back on Copyright SAD Scheme Cases–Viral DRM v.

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Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Toyota brought a SAD Scheme case against 103 defendants before Judge Daniel in the Northern District of Illinois. As I recently mentioned , Judge Daniel is calling out overreaching joinder allegations in SAD Scheme cases. Judge Daniel responds unambiguously: “None of these arguments are persuasive.” Do better).

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Clio

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Treating people fairly and equitably when resolving conflict or disputes may seem like common sense, but it doesnt always happen in practiceparticularly in the justice system In this post, well explore procedural justice and why its important in the practice of law and the courtroom. How is technology aiding the justice system?

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

JULY 19, 2024

Join us as Sarah demystifies how artificial intelligence is created and operates, as well as breaks down current laws, policies, best practices, and the risks involved with using AI. PT on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. Sarah Anderson is the founder of SWA Law LLC and LegallyCyber.com. ET/10:00 a.m.

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Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The flagship law in this area is the Consumer Review Fairness Act, enacted by Congress in 2016. My primer on that law. California enacted a similar law, Civil Code 1670.8, informally called the “Yelp Law” (as in, it protected consumers’ rights to post reviews on Yelp).

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Yet, the SAD Scheme jurisprudential distortion field worked its magic once again, and the judge rejected their legitimate pushback. It is baffling to see how acquiescent judges can be when it comes to obvious deficiencies of the SAD Scheme. The judge subsequently held the marketplaces in contempt for violating the injunction.

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Lawyerist

APRIL 4, 2025

Nominations are now open for the 2025 Lawyerist Best Law Firm Website Contest! This annual contest showcases small and solo law firms that demonstrate excellence in legal website design. Judges will use these categories as they fill out the grading rubric. Past Lawyerist Best Law Firm Website winners are ineligible to win.

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Clio

APRIL 17, 2025

This is where law firm predictive analytics come to the rescue. By leveraging AI and other technologies, law firms can uncover patterns and trends across vast datasetsturning raw information into actionable insight. What is predictive analytics for law firms?

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Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

McDermott, represented by the Sanders Law Group, sued KMC for copyright infringement. McDermott argued that KMC was sophisticated about copyright law because the person who attached the photo to the bio had a journalism background. 2024 WL 4799751 (E.D.N.Y. KMC appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The Majority Opinion For the most part, the majority opinion endorses the lower court decision, repeatedly saying (in essence) that the lower court judge got it right (or least didn’t make any obvious errors). The lower court judge should feel good about his work.

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Martindale-Avvo

APRIL 30, 2025

Privacy law is a growing and dynamic area of practice for many attorneys. The history of privacy law The roots of privacy law in the U.S. It was in 1917 that a judge ruled there were protections for the contents of sealed mail. These few federal laws apply to only some kinds of information.

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Lawyerist

JANUARY 19, 2024

Nominations are now open for the 2024 Lawyerist Best Law Firm Website Contest! This annual contest showcases small and solo law firms that demonstrate excellence in legal website design. Nominations will close on Friday, February 9, 2024. Judges will use these categories as they fill out the grading rubric.

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Lawyerist

MARCH 29, 2024

Every year, the Lawyerist team sets out to find examples of the best law firm websites from our vast community. Below are the top eight websites of 2024—and one honorable mention. This year, we invited judges from the Lawyerist and Affinity Consulting teams and averaged these opinions to come up with the results below.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Welcome to the first of a few special Legal Week 2024 edition episodes of “The Geek in Review,” where we looked for innovative and creative ideas on the road and recorded live from the bustling environment of the 2024 Legal Week conference in New York. I thought he was still in the judge, but apparently he’s not. Cool, cool.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In my Internet Law course, I still teach the Pharmatrak case from 2003, where an analytics service provider used a pixel and other tracking technology. ” We might expect the judge to push on these vague and conclusory allegations and demand specifics. Using a pixel to track users is an Old School practice.

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Debevoise Data Blog

MARCH 19, 2025

At the Committees last meeting in November 2024, it agreed to develop a formal proposal for a new rule which, if adopted, would become Rule 707 of the FRE that would require federal courts to apply Rule 702s standards to machine-generated evidence. 1, 2024), at 3 (Committee Dec. Capra of Fordham School of Law. (If Puloka , No.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In the second of a special series of interviews from Legal Week 2024 , co-hosts Greg Lambert and Marlene Gebauer welcomed Mollie Nichols , CEO, and Mark Noel , Chief Information and Technology Officer of Redgrave Data. And, you know, you were kind of afraid that people wouldn’t, you know, judges lawyers wouldn’t accept it.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 21, 2024

The judge doesn’t issue a mea culpa for her avoidable mistake or excoriate Viral DRM for getting an undeserved TRO. YouTube Uploaders Listed on Schedule A , 2024 WL 189013 (N.D. 17, 2024) * * * Bonus 1: The court issued a related ruling, Viral DRM LLC v. Onyshchuk , 2024 WL 189011 (N.D. The CourtListener page.

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Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

This case got assigned to Judge Alsup’s courtroom. I previously summarized Judge Alsup’s modus operandi about motions to dismiss: Judge Alsup gives the benefit of the doubt to plaintiffs on motions to dismiss, only to hammer them on summary judgment if their evidence doesn’t hold up to scrutiny.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 6, 2024

New practice area alert for law students: the specialty niche of fish artists asserting IP claims against print-on-demand services. If not, the print-on-demand industry may not be commercially viable under prevailing law. A magistrate judge recommended dismissing Tomelleri’s copyright claims. The supervising judge agrees.

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Eric Goldman

OCTOBER 5, 2024

The EPA civilly sued eBay for third-party merchant listings of items that violate environmental laws. v EZ Lynk case I blogged in April, strangely not cited by the judge. 2024 WL 4350523 (E.D.N.Y. 30, 2024) * * * BONUS: In the Matter of Amazon.com, Inc., Consumer Product Safety Commission July 29, 2024).

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Pillsbury Law Internet and Technology blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

As 2024 comes to a close, permutations in the arena of name, image and likeness (NIL) impacting collegiate athletics continue unabated. Continue Reading →

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LLRX

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

16, 2024, in a bid to overturn a law that would force the video app to divorce from its China-based parent company or be banned in the U.S. During the appearance before a panel of judges at the U.S. TikTok headed to court on Sept.

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Debevoise Data Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Developers of artificial intelligence (“AI”) systems notched a victory last week when a federal judge dismissed claims under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) premised on the use of copyrighted works in AI training data, holding that the plaintiffs had failed to show any concrete harm and therefore lacked standing to bring their claims.

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Clio

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Held in vibrant Austin, Texas, the 2024 Clio Cloud Conference was nothing short of electrifying. Jack Newton’s opening keynote Jack Newton, Clio’s Founder and CEO, kicked off ClioCon 2024 with his keynote focused on harnessing momentum in the legal industry to drive long-term success. Missed the event?

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Clio

JANUARY 15, 2025

In an unprecedented move, Broward County Circuit Court Judge Andrew Siegel recently used virtual reality (VR) technology during a stand-your-ground hearing. On December 14, 2024, he wore an Oculus Quest 2 VR headset to experience a defense experts recreation of the crime scene. But this innovation doesnt come without challenges.

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Eric Goldman

APRIL 7, 2025

Roblox invoked the statute of limitations, because the upload occurred in 2016 and Robinson sued in 2024. The judge was covering venerable ground that has been addressed directly or indirectly for decades: does prescreening constitute volition for direct infringement purposes, and would that lead to a Moderators Dilemma?

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 18, 2024

My roundup of the top Internet Law developments of 2023: 10) California court bans targeted advertising (?). Facebook , a California appeals court shocked the advertising community by suggesting that using common demographic criteria for ad targeting, such as age or gender, may violate California’s anti-discrimination law.

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Eric Goldman

OCTOBER 1, 2024

I’ve decided this one from 2 months ago is worth blogging, even at this date, given Judge Chhabria’s treatment of these claims. In my Internet Law class, I teach my students to distinguish between virtual joyrides, which may be actionable as TTC, and virtual dog-petting, which aren’t. July 22, 2024).

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Eric Goldman

MAY 8, 2024

Some judges, such as the Neville v. Snap judge, accept the plaintiffs’ product design framing at face value, ignoring the structural problems with the analogy (e.g., Other judges, like this one and the LW v. Other judges, like this one and the LW v. 2024 WL 2021896 (N.D.N.Y. 2024 WL 2021896 (N.D.N.Y.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 4, 2024

After a couple of defendants showed up, the judge denied a TRO extension because of the possible lack of merit in the plaintiff’s infringement allegations. 2, 2024) Prior Blog Posts on the SAD Scheme Why Online Marketplaces Don’t Do More to Combat the SAD Scheme–Squishmallows v. Then, the case fell apart.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JULY 7, 2023

Rich was sworn in as the Chicago Bar Association’s 2023 – 2024 Secretary at the organization’s Annual Meeting on June 29, 2023. The Annual Meeting celebrated the CBA’s 150 th anniversary, recognized the outgoing 2022 – 2023 officers and board members, and welcomed the 2023 – 2024 officers and board members. In addition to Ms.

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Clio

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Judge Victoria Pratt , a prominent advocate for criminal justice reform, shared how she fostered a more respectful and less hostile courtroom environment in her 2024 Clio Cloud Conference keynote: Engage with the defendants personally, asking them about their lives and their challenges.

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