Eric Goldman

JULY 21, 2024

Recapping a couple of doomed-from-inception lawsuits. Google LLC , 2024 WL 3427161 (D. July 16, 2024) Lance Benedict is a musician. 2024 WL 3421685 (Mass. The post Section 230 Preempts Two More Harassment Lawsuits appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Benedict v. Twitter Inc. The mind reels.

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Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

2024 WL 4126066 (N.D. 9, 2024) The post Facebook Defeats Lawsuit Over Allegedly Pornographic Ads–Reaud v. Blocking his account is also a publication decision (cite to Sikhs for Justice and FAN ). Yet another account termination/content removal ruling for the defense. Case Citation : Reaud v. Facebook Inc.

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Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

Encor Solar LLC, 2024 WL 4062051 (D. 5, 2024) The post Angi Can’t Dismiss Lawsuit Over Failed Vendor Authentication–Everyspace v. However, if the legal standard is that authentication must be done perfectly and services are the financial guarantors of any mistakes, fewer services will offer verification.

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Eric Goldman

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The court says the plaintiff had standing: “Salazar’s alleged injury stems from the unauthorized disclosure of his personal viewing information, which is closely related to at least one common-law analog traditionally recognized as providing a basis for a lawsuit in American courts: public disclosure of private facts.”

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lennyesq

JUNE 20, 2025

In April 2024, Mescall hired an attorney who was licensed in New York and New Jersey to work at his fake firm, the Manhattan district attorney’s office said. She began representing clients in his cases, which included class action, discrimination and business lawsuits. Read more…

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Martindale-Avvo

JUNE 18, 2025

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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Brett Trout

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Recently, the companys aggressive enforcement of its intellectual property (IP) has taken center stage, with high-profile lawsuits targeting game modders, emulator developers, and companies like Pocketpair, the creators of Palworld. The lawsuit seeks damages and an injunction against the games continued distribution?

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Eric Goldman

AUGUST 27, 2024

2024 WL 3842563 (W.D. May 29, 2024) The post AWS Can’t Shake BIPA Lawsuit for Providing Services to NBA 2K–Mayhall v. Stated differently, what exactly do we want vendors like AWS to do…act as a government deputy to police their customers’ possible misdeeds? Case Citation : Mayhall v.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 30, 2024

The court says that Printify took appropriate steps when it learned of infringing items via Atari’s lawsuit: First, Printify searched its own database for the 70 URLs identified by Atari in ECF No. 2024 WL 283641 (S.D.N.Y. RedBubble * IP Lawsuits Against Print-on-Demand Vendors Continue to Vex the Courts–OSU v.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

MAY 23, 2025

It is important to note that lawsuits related to website accessibility are increasingly common, making compliance a crucial consideration. By prioritizing accessibility, law firms can provide a better user experience, ensure compliance with industry standards, and minimize the risk of costly lawsuits.

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LLRX

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

Five highlights from this week : LinkedIn Halts AI Data Processing in UK Amid Privacy Concerns Raised by ICO - they automatically opted in all users; Lessons from the CrowdStrike outage; Verizon faces lawsuit over allegedly illegal collection of voiceprints; New feature of iOS 18 and later: Request or give remote control in a Facetime call on an iPhone; (..)

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Eric Goldman

APRIL 3, 2024

The US government brought a civil lawsuit against the defendants for 203 violations. EZ Lynk Sezc , 2024 WL 1349224 (S.D.N.Y. March 28, 2024) The post Section 230 Preempts Clean Air Act Lawsuit Over “Defeat Device” Apps—U.S. Section 203 of the Clean Air Act bans the manufacture or sales of defeat devices.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Lloyd sued Facebok for a variety of claims (I initially described the suit as “a standard kitchen-sink pro se lawsuit against Facebook”). 2024 WL 5121035 (N.D. The district court dismissed the complaint in 2022. I wrote then: “This resurrects Lloyds breach of contract claim, but only temporarily. Facebook, Inc.

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LLRX

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Four highlights from this week : How to detect poisoned data in machine learning datasets; Using Google Search to Find Software Can Be Risky; UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges; and How U.S. health care providers deal with hundreds of data breaches every year.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

A reminder: this lawsuit is a battle royale. Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation , 2024 WL 4532937 (N.D. 24, 2024) This ruling involves the school districts’ claims against social media for their alleged role in providing resource-intensive mental health support for students.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 11, 2024

2024 WL 945325 (M.D. March 5, 2024) The post Twitter Narrows, But Doesn’t Completely Avoid, a Dangerous Copyright Lawsuit–Concord Music v. As a result, this case still poses substantial risk to Twitter and the entire Internet ecosystem. Case Citation : Concord Music Group, Inc.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 30, 2024

The user took the matter to court (pro se), where the lawsuit failed: Contract Breach. This becomes yet another unsuccessful account termination/content removal lawsuit. Google LLC , 2024 WL 3551878 (D.D.C. July 26, 2024). The scenario: Google thought that a user uploaded CSAM and terminated her account. ” Fraud.

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Brett Trout

JUNE 12, 2025

” These steps, outlined in greater detail in the Patent Office’s 2024 Guidance Update on Patent Subject Matter Eligibility, Including on Artificial Intelligence , enhance your AI patent application’s chances of meeting subject matter eligibility requirements. ” If your patent answers that question clearly, you’re on the right track.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 10, 2024

In the mid-2010s, plaintiffs filed about 20 lawsuits filed around the country seeking to hold social media services liable for allegedly facilitating terrorist attacks. 2024 WL 3331649 (N.D. Twitter * “Material Support for Terrorism” Lawsuit Fails a Third Time–Colon v. Two of those cases, Gonzalez v. Google and Taamneh v.

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Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

For example, I remain irritated about the BIPA lawsuits to try to prevent Internet services from using anti-CSAM blocklists and face scans for age authentication purposes. Selected BIPA Blog Posts AWS Can’t Shake BIPA Lawsuit for Providing Services to NBA 2K–Mayhall v. Amazon Facebook Defeats BIPA Face-Scanning Lawsuit–Zellmer v.

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Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

2024 WL 4876949 (N.D. 22, 2024) Because of the high-profile nature of this lawsuit, I received several reporter inquiries about the case. .” Because he expects Facebook will block the app, he affirmatively sued Facebook claiming that it couldn’t block the app because the app will be protected by Section 230(c)(2)(B).

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Brett Trout

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Brett Trout In a recent decision by the Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court (CoA) dated December 20, 2024, the court underscored the critical importance of precise patent drafting. The case involved Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which faced significant challenges to its patent due to inaccuracies in its patent claims.

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Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

violations; but I also think it’s clear this lawsuit is going to fail eventually. 2024 WL 4882638 (C.D. 25, 2024) The post Amazon Must Defend “Yelp Law” Claim–Ramos v. ” (As I mentioned, this is an obvious misreading of the provision). ” Case Citation : Ramos v. Amazon.com, Inc.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 30, 2024

Add this lawsuit to the ever-growing stack of failed lawsuits over account terminations and content removals. 2024 WL 1330116 (D. March 28, 2024). ” Cite to Lewis v. Case Citation : Haocheng v. YouTube, Inc., The complaint. The post YouTube Defeats Claim Over Content Removal/Demonetization–Haocheng v.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 31, 2024

The trial court anti-SLAPPED that lawsuit. 2024 WL 2745115 (Cal. May 29, 2024) The post Section 230 Applies to Publication of Court Documents–Medina v. In 2020, Medina got the disclosures from the 2014 case sealed. The appeals court affirms. I’ll concentrate on the Section 230 discussion. Case Citation : Medina v.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 6, 2024

If that rings a bell, it’s because just yesterday I blogged on a DIFFERENT fish painter, DeYoung, who also brought an IP lawsuit against a print-on-demand service (Pixels). Sunfrog LLC , 2024 WL 940238 (E.D. March 5, 2024) Related posts * Print-on-Demand Services Face More Legal Woes–Canvasfish v.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Shortly after bringing this lawsuit, Schaub publicly declared (cleaned up): “I am finally going after anyone who harasses me online, including comics. Swindelles , 2024 WL 733425 (D.R.I. 22, 2024) The post Reaction Videos Are Fair Use–Thiccc Boy v. ” Sanctions. Case Citation : Thiccc Boy Productions Inc.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 20, 2025

Invoking the arbitration clause in the TOS, the defendant sought to send the lawsuit to arbitration. The 2024 district court opinion. The plaintiffs claim that purchasing the defendant’s initial loss leader offering caused the plaintiffs to subscribe to a hidden monthly recurring charge. Case Citation : Seneca v. 24-887 (9th Cir.

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Eric Goldman

OCTOBER 5, 2024

eBay defeats the lawsuit. 2024 WL 4350523 (E.D.N.Y. 30, 2024) * * * BONUS: In the Matter of Amazon.com, Inc., Consumer Product Safety Commission July 29, 2024). Presumably the downplayed language was designed to discourage class action lawsuits). Is eBay the “Seller”? Case Citation : U.S.

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Clio

JANUARY 30, 2024

Here, we’ll outline the fundamentals of law firm data security in 2024. These are the essential things you need to know about law firm data security in 2024. on social media) Loss of public and client trust in your firm Malpractice allegations and lawsuits What are your ethical and regulatory obligations?

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Eric Goldman

JULY 9, 2024

Lloyd brought a pro se lawsuit against Facebook raising a myriad of concerns. 2024 WL 3325389 (9th Cir. July 8, 2024) The post Facebook Isn’t Subject to the ADA–Lloyd v. My prior blog post. Some of the points covered: “the ADA claim fails because Facebook is not a place of public accommodation.”

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

On January 4, 2024, the North Carolina Justice for All Project (JFAP) filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the state of North Carolina claiming unlawful infringement upon their fundamental right of free speech to provide simple legal advice to North Carolinians. But this, of course, is not the end to JFAP’s story.

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Colin S. Levy

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

. " Legal Counsel: Navigating the Risks of AI" (2024). " Technology Takes Class-Action Lawsuits Out of the Slow Lane " (2024). This piece examines how technology is streamlining complex litigation processes, particularly in class-action lawsuits, and the implications for legal practice. "

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Vogel IT Law

JANUARY 25, 2024

NOT A SURPRISE SINCE 95% OF ALL LAWSUITS SETTLE that Computerworld.com reported that “While details of the settlement have not been disclosed, Google’s lawyers, reportedly, maintain that the internet giant did not violate Bates or Singular’s patents in any manner.” The January 25, 2024 article entitled “Google settles $1.7

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 9, 2025

by guest blogger Kieran McCarthy With as much scraping as is happening for AI training and enhancement these days, it’s amazing to me that there aren’t more lawsuits happening over scraping. Recent Licensing Agreement : In May 2024, OpenAI entered into a formal partnership with Reddit, granting OpenAI access to Reddit’s Data API.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 7, 2024

The court dismisses Bloom’s lawsuit against US Weekly. If a defamation lawsuit is subject to the actual malice requirement (i.e., A360 Media LLC , 2024 WL 2812905 (S.D.N.Y. June 3, 2024). Upon notification, US Weekly acknowledged the error and replaced the photo within 24-48 hours. Defamation.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 5, 2024

In the Sid Avery lawsuit, Pixels ultimately won at trial that it was not sufficiently vertically integrated for copyright purposes, so we’ll see if the judge’s tone changes on summary judgment. Pixels.com, LLC , 2024 WL 885356 (W.D. RedBubble * IP Lawsuits Against Print-on-Demand Vendors Continue to Vex the Courts–OSU v.

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