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Dueling Legal Tech Lawsuits: Turns Out Exec Who Sued Former Company in NY Had Herself Been Sued By them A Week Earlier in Dallas

Above the Law - Technology

Yesterday, I reported here on a lawsuit filed March 20 in U.S. As it turns out, just a week before she filed her lawsuit, her former company had sued her in federal court in Texas, seeking a declaratory judgment that it had terminated her for cause, and that, as a result, her stock option was also terminated.

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YouTuber Owes Money to YouTube for Ill-Conceived Deplatforming Lawsuit–Daniels v. Alphabet

Eric Goldman

Represented by lawyers Maria Cristina Armenta and Credence Elizabeth Sol (who keep expanding their oeuvre of failed lawsuits against Internet services), Daniels claimed YouTube had to comply with 1983 because YouTube became a state actor. Google requested attorneys’ fees for its 1983 victory. My blog post on that ruling.

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What Is Litigation Finance? And How Does It Work

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Whether you are a business person dealing with contractual disputes or an individual who has been injured by a defective product, the high cost of litigationattorney fees –can quickly prevent you from seeking legal redress. This is where litigation finance (also known as litigation funding or legal financing) comes in.

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Facebook Drops Anti-Scraping Lawsuit Against Bright Data (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

Last Friday, the parties stipulated to dismiss their lawsuit, with Meta formally waiving its right to appeal the controversial January 23rd decision from Judge Chen. For the last few years, Meta has had a team of attorneys dedicated to policing unauthorized forms of scraping and data collection on Meta platforms.

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Lawsuit Du Jour: Decades-Old CIPA Is Spurring Latest Wiretapping Litigation Trend

Legal Tech Monitor

Plaintiffs attorneys are pushing the boundaries of what “wiretapping conversations” means in the age of chatbots and session replay software. The wave of lawsuits brought under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). The latest example?

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Legal Ads Surge as Plaintiff Lawyers Pursue Mass Litigation Cases

Legal Expert Connections

Advertisements have become a powerful tool for plaintiff lawyers specializing in mass litigation, according to a Wall Street Journal article titled “The Latest Ad Boom: Lawyers Seeking Plaintiffs for Mass Litigation” published in January 2024. Notably, spending peaks coincide with specific cases gaining momentum.

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Litigation Finance: An Evolving Landscape

The North Carolina Journey of Law and Technology

Understanding Litigation Finance Litigation finance is when a third-party invests in a lawsuit in hopes of sharing in the profits of a successful verdict. litigation finance companies exist. billion in capital to litigation matters. billion in capital to litigation matters.