Eric Goldman

MARCH 3, 2025

The plaintiff brought a putative class action lawsuit against Capital One based on Washington’s anti-spam law and related claims. Section 230 wasn’t a main issue in most of those litigation battles, and it doesn’t work here. 2025 WL 606194 (W.D. Capital One defended on Section 230 grounds (among others).

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

This lawsuit purports to focuses on the allegedly defective operation of the services’ reporting tools, but the plaintiffs’ goal was to hold the services accountable for their alleged inaction in response to some reports. Thus far, the entire lawsuit failed on prima facie grounds, before the court reached Section 230.

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Eric Goldman

APRIL 12, 2025

2025 WL 961473 (W.D.N.Y. March 31, 2025) This case involves the service Joybuy, which listed items for sale in Walmart.coms marketplace. Shockingly, the plaintiff didnt contest any of the other 512 elements, so Joybuy defeats the lawsuit. Luoxue, 2025 WL 822692 (N.D. 2025 WL 965811 (S.D.N.Y. Omnia Studios Ltd.

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CloudNine

APRIL 15, 2025

On Thursday, April 10, 2025, legal and technology professionals gathered at Arnold & Porter in Washington, D.C. What began as a novel and engaging activity quickly shifted in tone during the session, as attendees began to recognize social media research as a must-have component in litigation, compliance, and due diligence strategies.

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Eric Goldman

APRIL 8, 2025

Instead, the court awards nominal damages of $1 per “bogus” counternoticeacross the 8 lawsuits, this comes to $16 TOTAL. Im no math expert, but Im pretty sure Viral DRM did not come out as an economic winner from these lawsuits. Ashgar, 2025 WL 822685 (N.D. March 13, 2025) Viral DRM LLC v. March 14, 2025).

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Eric Goldman

MAY 12, 2025

[Note: lawsuits over takedown notice attacks occur occasionally. That didn’t happen in this case, but it’s easy to see how similar facts could lead to litigation abuse. 2025 WL 1226629 (S.D.N.Y. April 24, 2025) The post Amazon Merchant Takedown Notice Attack Spills Over to Court–GM Photo 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. On January 6, 2025, the supervising judge summarily approved the magistrate judge’s recommendations. 2025 WL 35245 (D. Both cases included a 512(f) claim, and both 512(f) claims survive the preliminary dismissal efforts.

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Debevoise Data Blog

APRIL 3, 2024

Many public companies are starting to face increased risks of securities class action litigation based on statements about their use of AI that are alleged to have been false or misleading. Lead plaintiff’s motion for class certification is pending, and the case is currently set for a 10-day jury trial in June 2025. 2022)).

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Debevoise Data Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

At the same time, companies should be aware of additional regulatory, reputational, and litigation risks arising from any claims about AI programs that do not match the current capabilities of these technologies. The case is currently set for a 10-day jury trial in June 2025.

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Clio

APRIL 2, 2025

This guide breaks down the most important personal injury statistics for 2025, going beyond the numbers to show you how these trends can improve your strategic decisions, help you set realistic client expectations, and ultimately deliver better results. About 17,000 medical malpractice cases are filed each year in the US ( Science Direct ).

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Eric Goldman

MAY 22, 2025

Online addiction lawsuits are proliferating across the country, a trend that will continue so long as plaintiffs think they can win. What happens at the end of these lawsuits remains to be seen. May 21, 2025). The post Addiction Lawsuit Against Character AI Can Proceed–Garcia v. Case Citation : Garcia v.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 11, 2025

Its not mentioned here, but he later got the charges dropped and filed a civil-rights lawsuit against multiple government officials.) The next stage of the litigation will likely involve (expensive, time-consuming) fact discovery into the circumstances surrounding the second CyberTipline report. 2025 WL 660778 (M.D.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Even though the legal system punished the wrongdoers, the lawsuits continue. 18, 2025) Prior Blog Posts About Grindr Section 230 Defeats Underage Users Lawsuit Against GrindrDoll v. Salesforce * Omegle Defeats Lawsuit Over Users CappingMH v. Craigslist * Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Against Craigslist Moves ForwardML v.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 18, 2025

Plaintiffs are still regularly bringing lawsuits over embedding. 2025 WL 89191 (S.D.N.Y. 14, 2025) This cases involves two videos, one involving Michael Jordan that someone posted to Twitter (seemingly without permission?) Mediaite LLC, 2025 WL 89226 (S.D.N.Y. 2025 WL 208768 (W.D. Townsquare Media, Inc.,

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Martindale-Avvo

MAY 6, 2025

In 2025, expect activity against these large entities to continue. Guidance from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and expert commentary implies more of the same in antitrust in 2025. Antitrust lawyers can also bring antitrust lawsuits on behalf of individuals, against companies and other bodies.

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Martindale-Avvo

MAY 13, 2025

In 2025, a political wave of deregulation stands to change how environmental law functions. The legal landscape for environmental lawyers in 2025 Environmental law is a growing and fast-moving area in 2025. Environmental law in the U.S. largely rests on government regulation that protects the natural world.

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Brett Trout

MAY 5, 2025

Brett Trout On April 30, 2025, the Federal Circuit issued a precedential decision in Fintiv, Inc. PayPal Holdings, Inc. , 23-2312, with far-reaching implications for the validity of patents in financial technology (fintech) and artificial intelligence (AI).

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 13, 2025

Six4Three sued Facebook in 2015 (yes, this lawsuit has been ongoing for a decade) and somehow worked its way up to a Fifth Amended Complaint. Kudos, I guess, to the plaintiffs’ lawyers for making a lawsuit over a creepy app seem important enough to warrant a decade of litigation. 2025 WL 783250 (Cal. Facebook, Inc.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 27, 2025

The panel says wearily that “This action is Loomers fourth lawsuit about this alleged conspiracy” but sidesteps the obvious res judicata problem. All of those prior lawsuits failed, and this one does too, in a perfunctory memo opinion. It’s hardly surprising that Loomer lost this lawsuit. March 27, 2025).

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Eric Goldman

MAY 29, 2025

735 of the Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics , 2025 WL 1462185 (N.J. May 22, 2025) More Posts About Keyword Advertising * Ninth Circuit Tells Trademark Owners to Stop Suing Over Competitive Keyword AdsLerner & Rowe v. Bye, Goff * Yet More Evidence That Keyword Advertising Lawsuits Are StupidPorta-Fab v.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 29, 2025

Despite the lack of any secrets here, Watts brought a lawsuit under Nevada’s sui generis anti-doxxing law ( NRS 41.1347 ), claiming that “due to his status as a well-known climate pundit, the release of his address on the internet increased his risk of death or bodily injury by climate activists.” And for what benefit?

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

The plaintiff brought a FOSTA lawsuit. 2025 WL 336741 (S.D. 30, 2025) MORE ON DOE V. Salesforce * Omegle Defeats Lawsuit Over Users CappingMH v. WebGroup Czech Republic * Instagram Defeats Lawsuit Claiming It Was a Breeding Ground for Sex TraffickersDoe v. Prior blog post. ” Case Citation : Doe v.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 9, 2025

9) Supreme Court Tamps Down on Jawboning and Government Social Media Lawsuits. If any of those lawsuits succeed, they pose a potential existential threat to the entire industry. I am living in the 2025 MAGA timeline where nothing makes sense and Trump can and will exercise raw power to achieve the worst possible outcomes.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 1, 2025

The account termination lawsuits keep coming , so I’ll keep blogging them. 2025 WL 1249157 (D. April 29, 2025) This is a pro se/in pro per case. 2025 WL 1237550 (N.D. April 28, 2025) Another pro se/in pro per case. Google Twitter Account Suspension Lawsuits Keep FailingHall v. Meta Platforms, Inc.,

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Eric Goldman

APRIL 18, 2025

This adds to the ever-growing list of failed lawsuits over account terminations and content removals. WeChat (USA), 2025 WL 1126477 (E.D.N.Y. April 16, 2025) Selected Posts About State Action Claims Robert F. Google Twitter Account Suspension Lawsuits Keep FailingHall v. Case Citation : Sun v. Kennedy Jr.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 26, 2025

2025 WL 1314179 (N.D. May 6, 2025) Prior blog posts ( 1 , 2 ). 2025 WL 1266928 (N.D. May 1, 2025) The plaintiffs allege that Apple impermissibly stores CSAM in its iCloud storage. The court sidesteps the heavy policy issues raised by the plaintiffs’ lawsuits. Grindr, LLC, 2025 N.Y. 2025 ; Doe v.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 14, 2025

Yes, this is a 15-year-old lawsuit.[FN] FN] [FN: This lawsuit is almost old enough to drive a car. As discussed in the implications section below, a reminder that lengthy litigation is a feature, not a bug, to copyright owners because it functions as lawfare to drain its opponents of resources. 2025 WL 77234 (2d Cir.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 13, 2025

McAleer , 2025 WL 1564869 (D.N.J. June 3, 2025) Selected Jawboning Posts Facebook Defeats Armslist’s Account Termination Lawsuit–Armslist v. Google Facebook Defeats Jawboning Lawsuit Over COVID Misinformation Removal–Rogalinski v. Meta COVID Skeptics’ Anti-Jawboning Lawsuit Fails–Changizi v. Facebook Robert F.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Note: Backpage shut down April 2018, but Backpage-related litigation continues into 2025 and beyond]. Salesforce More SESTA/FOSTA-Related Posts * Omegle Defeats Lawsuit Over Users CappingMH v. WebGroup Czech Republic * Instagram Defeats Lawsuit Claiming It Was a Breeding Ground for Sex TraffickersDoe v.

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