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A Judge Enumerates a SAD Scheme Plaintiff’s Multiple Abuses, But Still Won’t Award Sanctions–Jiangsu Huari Webbing Leather v. Schedule A Defendants

Eric Goldman

The plaintiff sued 163 defendants for online marketplace sales and got an ex parte TRO, including Amazon account freezes. After a couple of defendants showed up, the judge denied a TRO extension because of the possible lack of merit in the plaintiff’s infringement allegations. Then, the case fell apart. See ECF No.

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Because the SAD Scheme Disregards Due Process, Errors Inevitably Ensue–Modlily v. Funlingo

Eric Goldman

The plaintiff, a fast-fashion vendor operating under the brand Modlily, filed a complaint under seal against 20 defendants, got an ex parte TRO and asset freeze, and rolled to an unopposed preliminary injunction. The post-domain path merely shows how the website’s data is organized within the host computer’s files.”

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One Exhibit No Attorney Wants to See

Trial Technology

This is one trial exhibit you never want to see – at least as the Defendant in your own trial. I can tell you that I’ve seen plenty of cases where a client might have had a decent chance of prevailing, had they decided to try filing something like this. It was created specifically for this article.

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Judge Reconsiders SAD Scheme Ruling Against Online Marketplaces–Squishmallows v. Alibaba

Eric Goldman

I previously blogged about one such case, where Squishmallow sued 90 e-commerce merchants in a sealed complaint and got a TRO. Alibaba and AliExpress did indeed fight back, filing a motion to dismiss that I discussed in my prior post. While that’s interesting, I’m focused on Squishmallow’s abuse of the SAD Scheme.

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Amazon Merchant Takedown Notice Attack Spills Over to Court–GM Photo v. Focus Camera

Eric Goldman

GM also alleges that “[e]ach time Focus reported one of GM’s Sigma lens listings as counterfeit, Amazon suspended the reported listing, preventing GM from selling the reported lens.” An allegation that “a defendant filed false Amazon counterfeit reports” is sufficient to state a claim.

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At A Turning Point for the Law Firm Docketing Profession, A Conversation with Three of its Trailblazers

LawSites

In litigation and intellectual property matters, it is the responsibility of docketing professionals to ensure that electronic court pleadings and documents are properly and timely filed, to maintain internal databases of docketed documents, and to facilitate access to documents by the firm’s legal professionals. We proceeded from there.

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Voting Is Open! Pick the 15 Finalists to Compete At Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW 2024 in February

Above the Law - Technology

In fact, we are only weeks away (as of the date of filing this application) from actually reaching this audacious goal. Finally, we plan to build integrations with e-discovery and practice management products. With Henchman, we avoid having to open multiple files and having to scroll through them (often 50+ page contracts).

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