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APRIL 3, 2024

As of today, she has approximately 23,800 subscribers on YouTube. According to her bio on Trellis, the Hon. Stephanie R. Boyd is a judge for the 187th District Court in Bexar County, Texas. She was elected to the bench in… Continue reading → The post You Be the Judge: Spotlighting the Texas Judiciary on YouTube first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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APRIL 1, 2024

Imagine you’re a chef in a large, bustling kitchen. You need ingredients constantly to cook your dishes, but instead of running to the pantry yourself every few minutes, you have a dedicated assistant. This assistant knows exactly where every spice,… Continue reading → The post Law Firms Level Up: Maximizing Profits with Trellis’ Federal Court Data APIs first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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MARCH 29, 2024

Her name is trending on Google and on Trellis. The Honorable Judge Lynn Olson, Office No. 12, now facing an electoral challenge from a lawyer whom she held in contempt last year for disruptive behavior, according to the Los Angeles… Continue reading → The post You Be the Judge: Spotlighting Heated Judicial Elections in California first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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MARCH 27, 2024

Within the last several months, social media has been abuzz with a number of high profile, compelling accounts of squatters taking over homes and neighborhoods. Who can forget the saga of the Airbnb case out of California, presided over by… Continue reading → The post When a House is Not a Home: Exploring Recent Squatters’ Boom and Building Blunders first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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MARCH 25, 2024

In an era where digital consumption is at an all-time high, the protection of minors on online platforms has become a paramount concern. New York’s recent legislative proposal, the “Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act,” introduced by Senator… Continue reading → The post Protecting Minors Online: Examining New York’s SAFE for Kids Act first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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MARCH 22, 2024

After years of regulatory scrutiny, the United States is taking on Apple Inc. –arguably one of the most successful tech companies of all time –in a high-profile lawsuit signifying the government’s continued crackdown on Big Tech. The Justice Department filed… Continue reading → The post Apple Under Fire: U.S. Accuses Tech Giant of iPhone Monopoly first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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MARCH 20, 2024

Yesterday, the Supreme Court gave the green light for a controversial Texas immigration law to take effect, which allows local law enforcement to arrest migrants illegally crossing the border into Texas. However, shortly after the High Court’s decision, the U.S.… Continue reading → The post Recent Developments: Texas Immigration Law Blocked Again by Appeals Court first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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MARCH 18, 2024

Last Week, Apple Inc. lost a motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the company’s AirTag devices are being used as a tool by stalkers to track victims. According to a San Francisco District Court judge, three plaintiffs in a class-action… Continue reading → The post Apple AirTags and Accountability: Legal Battles over Tracking Devices in Stalking Cases first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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MARCH 15, 2024

On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban of the social media app TikTok. If approved by the Senate and signed into law by President Biden, the bill could ban the… Continue reading → The post TikTok Under Fire: Bipartisan Support for Ban Raises Free Speech Concerns first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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MARCH 13, 2024

Want to learn how to leverage verdict data to make better settlement decisions? Check out our recent Legal Business World write up! “Even though we may never know with any degree of absolute certainty how a case will unfold in… Continue reading → The post Leveraging Verdict Data to Make Better Settlement Decisions first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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MARCH 13, 2024

In April, Tesla will be back in court over allegations that the company’s autopilot driver-assist software is defective and led to a fatal 2018 car accident that took the life of a former Apple employee in California. New evidence has… Continue reading → The post Tesla Lawsuit Update: New Evidence Reveals Executive Awareness of Autopilot Risks first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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MARCH 11, 2024

Over the past few months, many news and media outlets have sued AI developers over copyright infringement related to allegations that tech companies train their large language model chatbots on protected works. Unlike most organizations, who have filed straightforward copyright… Continue reading → The post Challenging the Status Quo: Media Outlets Take on OpenAI with New Copyright Strategy first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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MARCH 8, 2024

In 2021, California resident Guillermo Mata sued Digital Recognition Network (“DRN”), a Texas-based, privately owned, automatic license plate recognition and data analytics software provider. The complaint alleges DRN violated California’s Automated License Plate Recognition (“ALPR”) statute. The Statute regulates the… Continue reading → The post California Class Action Alert: First of Its Kind Geolocation Lawsuit by Drivers Against License Plate Data Misuse first appeared on Trellis

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MARCH 7, 2024

Approximately 41,000 civil lawsuits are filed daily in the U.S., and 97% circulate at the circuit and county level. This represents a goldmine of information about the litigation process. Here’s how to harness the power of those big numbers. Read Our Article… Continue reading → The post ⚡Primer on Using State Court Trial Data for Business and Competitive Intelligence first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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MARCH 6, 2024

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Section 3 of the 14th Amendment does not allow states to bar former president Donald Trump from state primary ballots. The justices, in a unanimous opinion, agreed states could not bar candidates… Continue reading → The post Legal Update: Supreme Court Decision Allows Trump to Stay on Colorado Ballot first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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MARCH 5, 2024

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its generative version (GAI) weave themselves into the social media landscape, deeply embedding themselves into the fabric of our daily lives, the intersection of legal issues and technology becomes increasingly complex. This month’s Trellis LinkedIn… Continue reading → The post Mastering Social Media Legal Hurdles – Trellis March LinkedIn Newsletter first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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MARCH 4, 2024

On Feb. 29, Elon Musk sued OpenAI CEO Sam Altman for breach of contract in San Francisco County, alleging the start-up company deserted its core mission of developing AI for the “benefit of humanity” and was instead focused on profit.… Continue reading → The post Musk v. Altman: Tech Giants Clash in AI Legal Showdown first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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MARCH 1, 2024

On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear oral arguments and decide former President Trump’s claim of presidential immunity from criminal prosecution for his role in trying to overturn the 2020 election. The lower court’s rejection of Trump’s immunity… Continue reading → The post Update: Supreme Court Set to Rule on Trump’s Presidential Immunity Claim first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

On Monday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case concerning laws passed in Florida and Texas over whether state governments are allowed to create rules to address social media companies’ alleged censorship of conservative viewpoints on their platforms.… Continue reading → The post Constitutional Clash: Supreme Court’s Review of State Laws Targeting Social Media Platforms and Free Speech first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

A group of artists filed a lawsuit against three tech companies that created chatbots used to turn text prompts into AI-generated images. The lawsuit is one among many that artists have filed in the past year alleging infringement through use… Continue reading → The post Stable Diffusion: Another AI Chatbot Company Entrenched in Legal Battle Over Copyright Infringement first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In February, two class action lawsuits were filed against dating app companies. Both lawsuits were filed against Match Group LLC. (Match Group) –its portfolio of brands that includes Tinder, Hinge, and Match, among others. The first lawsuit was filed on… Continue reading → The post Hinge in Hot Water: Examining Emerging Legal Battles Over Privacy Violations and Predatory Practices in Dating Apps first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Last Friday, in a first-of-its-kind ruling, the Alabama Supreme Court held that embryos are considered people under Alabama state law. As such, those who destroy embryos could be held liable for wrongful death. The decision has concerned reproductive rights advocates… Continue reading → The post Frozen Embryos Now Considered Children: Unpacking the Alabama Supreme Court Decision and the Future of Fertility Care first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Four women have filed a lawsuit against the makers of the Stanley cup –an ultra-popular drink tumbler that went viral on social media. The complaint alleged that brand owner Pacific Market International failed to disclose to consumers that their product,… Continue reading → The post From Viral to Scrutinized: Examining Stanley Cup Lawsuit Over Lead first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

This week, former president Trump petitioned the Supreme Court to pause a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that rejected his claim of immunity from prosecution on charges related to his role in… Continue reading → The post Will the Supreme Court Pause Recent Court Ruling Denying Trump’s Immunity Claim?

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It depends on who you ask. A central talking point at this year’s Legal Week in New York City centered around the emergence of AI technology and whether it will reshape legal billing. Traditionally, most law firms have been slow… Continue reading → The post Will AI Disrupt Traditional Law Firm Billing Practices for the Better? first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments about whether they should uphold the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to disqualify former president Donald Trump from the state’s primary ballot for the 2024 presidential election. The justices seemed skeptical of… Continue reading → The post Is the Supreme Court Leaning Toward Keeping Trump on Colorado Primary Ballot?

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously rejected former president Donald Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution on charges related to his role in the January 6th Capital riots. A three-judge panel… Continue reading → The post Criminal Prosecution Surrounding January 6 Riots Advances as Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Immunity Claim first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In January, The American Lawyer analyzed 41 of the United States’ highest-grossing firms (AM Law 100) to evaluate how these businesses use generative artificial intelligence (GAI) to expedite their legal work and promote business operations. Many of the country’s top… Continue reading → The post AM Law 100 Firms Weigh in on Generative Artificial Intelligence first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This week, the bipartisan Illinois State Board of Elections unanimously decided to keep Donald Trump on the primary ballot despite efforts to have him removed for his role in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. As a… Continue reading → The post Battle for the Ballot: Illinois Voters Filed Lawsuit to Bar Trump from Primary Election first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We are excited to share that Trellis has launched a monthly newsletter on LinkedIn. Join in on the conversation as we dive into the world of legal predictive analytics each month and explore how legal AI benefits different industries. Users… Continue reading → The post Introducing Trellis Legal Spotlight! first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

On January 18th, House lawmakers sent a bipartisan letter to the FDA addressing the growing danger of an unregulated synthetic drug being sold at gas stations across the United States, commonly known as “gas station heroin.” Tianeptine is a drug… Continue reading → The post Lawmakers Sound Alarm on Unregulated Pharmaceuticals in Letter to FDA first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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JANUARY 29, 2024

Last week, the Supreme Court of Louisiana issued a letter on the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on the legal community. Sentiments expressed in the letter echo Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts’ remarks detailed in the 2023… Continue reading → The post The Future of Law: Optimism Grows for AI Integration in Judiciary first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

Last September, Peter Navarro, a former Trump aide, was found guilty of contempt of Congress for ignoring a subpoena regarding investigations into the January 6th attack on the Capitol. On Thursday, a judge sentenced him to four months in prison… Continue reading → The post Legal Consequences Unfold: Peter Navarro Faces Four-Month Prison Term for Contempt of Congress first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

Two concertgoers filed a class action lawsuit against Madonna, tour operator and promotor Live Nation, and Brooklyn Events Center, which does business as Barclays Center. The lawsuit alleges that Madonna started her Celebration Tour concert in Brooklyn, New York, two… Continue reading → The post Late for Work: Madonna Sued for Commencing ‘Celebration Tour’ Concerts Behind Schedule first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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JANUARY 22, 2024

Last fall, we dove into the various lawsuits filed against leading AI tech companies over their alleged misuse of copyrighted content to train their Large Language Models (LLMs) to create chatbots (like OpenAI’s ChatGPT). Content creators, from famous authors to… Continue reading → The post Machine Learning vs. Creativity: Tech Giants Respond to Copyright Challenge first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

On Wednesday, a three-judge panel in the Philadelphia-based 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments regarding whether a lawsuit against social media company TitTok should be revived despite a federal law that generally shields internet platforms from liability… Continue reading → The post A Family’s Plea: Appellate Court Urged to Reexamine Lawsuit Alleging TikTok’s Role in Daughter’s Death first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Yesterday, jury selection got underway in the second trial concerning Trump’s defamatory comments made against writer E. Jean Carroll after she accused him of sexually assaulting her in a 2019 article published in New York Magazine. Trump was already found… Continue reading → The post Legal Battle Escalates: E. Jean Carroll Seeks Millions in Damages Against Trump in Second Defamation Trial first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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