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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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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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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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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MatterSuite

JULY 22, 2025

When to Issue a Legal Hold The legal matter duty begins when litigation becomes “reasonably foreseeable,” not necessarily when a complaint or lawsuit is filed. billion in 2024 to $2.7 A single overlooked employee might hold critical emails or texts that change the course of a lawsuit. It’s projected to grow at a 14.2%

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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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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

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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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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Clio

APRIL 17, 2025

And the legal industry is taking notice: according to the American Bar Associations 2024 Legal Technology Survey Report , 47% of firms used legal analytics in the previous year. By leveraging AI and other technologies, law firms can uncover patterns and trends across vast datasetsturning raw information into actionable insight.

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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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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 20, 2024

This is the instant-classic lawsuit involving a Saskatchewan farmer who text-messaged a “thumbs-up” emoji in response to an offer to buy his flax. 2024 SKCA 115. The lower court found that the seller’s thumbs-up emoji constituted assent to the buyer’s offer and awarded the buyer $82k (Canadian) in damages.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 9, 2025

But the rise in dupes has brought a corresponding rise in dupe lawsuits, or at least lawsuits that offer up defendants’ or consumers’ use of the term “dupe” as evidence of confusing similarity or intent to deceive. The Federal Circuit’s 2024 en banc decision in LKQ v. The most recent of those is Lululemon’s suit against Costco.

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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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Percipient

JANUARY 20, 2025

Theyre especially helpful for lawsuits or investigations that involve large amounts of information. A study by Clio found that only 8% of firms were using AI tools universally in 2024, even though these tools are becoming standard in other industries. What Are The Benefits of Adopting AI-Powered Legal Tech? So, why the slow adoption?

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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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Eric Goldman

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The court is telling trademark owners, as plain as it can, to stop bringing competitive keyword advertising lawsuits. I hope lower courts will aggressively gatekeep trademark owner lawsuits over competitive keyword advertising to reduce this lawfare risk. Google was a major player in this lawsuit by proxy.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 12, 2024

I previously blogged his lawsuit against CNN. Wilson , 2024 WL 5063563 (Fla. The plaintiff in this case is Mike Flynn, who served in important roles in the Trump 1.0 administration, got fired, and received a Trump pardon. The defendants include Rick Wilson, a Lincoln Project co-founder with 1.5M followers at Twitter.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Bell has filed at least 25 copyright lawsuits. While this court might ordinarily suspect that such an assertion was made in jest, there is nothing funny about the dozens of lawsuits which plaintiff has filed against numerous entities which, as the Fifth Circuit noted in Eagle Mountain, were mostly public schools or nonprofits.

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Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

By combining independent cases, a SAD Scheme plaintiff creates (in this case) 103 separate lawsuits that each require judicial attention, but without having overcome the gatekeeping function of the initial filing fee. 18, 2024) Prior Blog Posts on the SAD Scheme Another Judge Balks at SAD Scheme Joinder–Xie v. 24-cv-09401 (N.D.

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Debevoise Data Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

On October 22, 2024, the U.S. The complaint was brought under the FCA’s qui tam provisions, whereby a private citizen can bring a lawsuit on behalf of the government. The DOJ formally intervened in the case on October 23, 2024 and notified the court that it settled with Penn State. Penn State and DOJ reached a $1.25

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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

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

12, 2024) Prior Blog Posts on the SAD Scheme Will Judges Become More Skeptical of Joinder in SAD Scheme Cases?–Dongguan I hope both judges will continue to hold SAD Scheme plaintiffs to account, including when the plaintiffs try to salvage joinder. Case Citation : Xie v. The Entities and Individuals Identified in Annex A , 1:24−cv−09791 (N.D.

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Martindale-Avvo

MAY 13, 2025

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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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

2024 WL 5413655 (C.D. 30, 2024) The post TikTok Defeats Copyright Lawsuit Over Users’ Uploads–Waterman v. The amended complaint still does not appear to provide the detailed specifics about Waterman’s takedown notices to TikTok, which is a choice. Case Citation : Waterman v. TikTok, Inc.,

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

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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Eric Goldman

APRIL 21, 2025

In early 2024, the court granted a preliminary injunction against the law going into effect. Bonta Section 230 Defeats Underage Users Lawsuit Against GrindrDoll v. Ohio enacted a segregate-and-suppress law that requires regulated websites to obtain parental consent before minors can access certain site features.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 9, 2025

My ranking of the top 10 Internet Law developments of 2024. This is such a foundational tenet of MAGA discourse that it was one of the few substantive platforms the Republican party adopted running up to the 2024 Presidential election. 9) Supreme Court Tamps Down on Jawboning and Government Social Media Lawsuits. Suing a DAO.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The App Stores’ Silence Once again, the app stores sat on the sidelines and let others carry their water in a major lawsuit addressing the app stores’ editorial freedom to carry the publications they choose. and that bodes poorly for the future. * * * Case Citation : TikTok Inc. Garland , No. 24-1113 (D.C.

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Clio

APRIL 2, 2025

An estimated 29,135 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes for the first nine months of 2024 ( National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ). Personal injury and product liability filings surged 78% for the year ending March 31, 2024 ( United States Courts ). billion in 2024 ( IBIS World ). Department of Justice ).

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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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Debevoise Data Blog

JUNE 4, 2025

26] The Office released its first report on July 31, 2024; it concluded that federal legislation was urgently needed to address the unauthorized distribution of digital replicas and provided recommendations for the contours of such a law. [27] 1:2024-cv-00084 (S.D.N.Y.). [4] June 27, 2024), ECF No. 8, 2024), ECF No.

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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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Debevoise Data Blog

JUNE 26, 2025

Whether copyrighted works can be freely used to train generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) models is at the core of dozens of lawsuits filed since AI burst onto the scene several years ago. Following a contentious discovery period, defendants in Anthropic moved for summary judgment and asserted a fair use defense on March 27, 2025.

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Richmond Journal of Law and Technology

APRIL 12, 2025

3] The city of Norfolk has deployed 172 ‘Flock Safety’ ALPRs, resulting in numerous lawsuits. [4] 6] The lawsuit seeks declaratory and injunctive relief that would constitute the use of these cameras as a Fourth Amendment violation and would permanently enjoin the City of Norfolk and its police department from operating the Flock cameras. [7]

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Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

4, 2024) Prior Blog Posts on the SAD Scheme SAD Scheme Leads to Another Massively Disproportionate Asset Freeze–Powell v. #StoptheSADScheme Case Citation : Dongguan Juyuan Precision Technology Co., The Partnership and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A , No. 1:24-cv-11301 (N.D. Emoji GmbH v.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 11, 2025

In the last month, two more copyright lawsuits over city council videos have triggered my alerts. Kilgore , 2024 WL 5295080 (W.D. 14, 2024) A magistrate judge recommends sending a 512(f) case to trial. Both cases included a 512(f) claim, and both 512(f) claims survive the preliminary dismissal efforts.

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