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SAD Scheme-Style Case Falls Apart When the Defendant Appears in Court—King Spider v. Pandabuy

Eric Goldman

Pandabuy initially no-showed in the case, so the court converted the TRO to a preliminary injunction. Pandabuy eventually showed up in court and explained how it operates more like a passive facilitator than a seller or manufacturer. This additional context prompted the court to dissolve the injunction. SAD Scheme Cases Suck.

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Anthropic’s law firm throws Claude under the bus over citation errors in court filing–theregister.com

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AI footnote fail triggers legal palmface in music copyright spat Thomas Claburn An attorney defending AI firm Anthropic in a copyright case brought by music publishers apologized to the court on Thursday for citation errors that slipped into a filing after using the biz’s own AI tool, Claude, to format references.

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Court Dismisses Lawsuit Over Online Review of a Chicago Dater–D’Ambrosio v. Rajala

Eric Goldman

” (Plus, the court notes that while he’s in prison, his job prospects are limited). ” Doxing The relevant statute applies when a defendant intentionally published the plaintiff’s personally identifiable information without the consent of the person whose information is published.”

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Court Overturns a Bad Jury Verdict Against Scraping–Ryanair v Booking (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

The JMOL had two primary conclusions: First , that the CFAA has extraterritorial application, and therefore it was appropriate for this court to apply the CFAA here. By the time trial rolled around, this case involved only an Irish plaintiff (Ryanair) and a Dutch defendant (Booking.com B.V.). But this court says, not so.

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First Amendment Doesn’t Apply to Descriptions of Content Moderation Practices–Bride v. Snap

Eric Goldman

The defendant claimed that the First Amendment barred the lawsuit “because the claims would interfere with Defendant’s First Amendment discretion to choose its own content moderation policy,” citing the O’Handley district court case. The court disagrees. 2025 WL 819567 (C.D. ” What?

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Courts’ Expectations for TOS Formation Keep Going Up—Lee v. Plex

Eric Goldman

The defendant invoked the arbitration clause in its TOS. Extensively citing Chabolla , the court rejects the arbitration request. The court says Plex’s relationship context cuts against TOS formation. The court’s treatment of the sign-up screen’s call-to-action is perplexing (no pun intended).

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Section 230 and the First Amendment Curtail An Online Videogame Addiction Lawsuit–Angelilli v. Activision

Eric Goldman

The court summarizes the plaintiffs’ allegations: D.G. Seeking redress, Plaintiffs sued Defendants on the theory that their design decisions and failure to disclose the dangers of their products were the cause of D.G.s The court dismisses Roblox, Google, and Apple from the case. Plaintiffs further allege that D.G.s

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