Above the Law - Technology

MARCH 27, 2024

District Court in Manhattan by a legal tech executive who alleges her former company owes her over $1 million in stock and that her former boss sexually harassed her. Defendants Sued Her First At the time I wrote that, I had not heard back from my request to the defendants for a response to Diaz-Roa’s allegations.

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Eric Goldman

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Ronda Baldwin-Kennedy , a lawyer, ran for the US Senate in Nevada as a Republican. The TOS doesn’t impose such a duty: “nothing in the Terms promises or guarantees that Defendant will work with a user to restore access to an account at all, let alone on a specific timeline. Her claims go nowhere. ” Breach of Contract.

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Eric Goldman

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The court (correctly) calls this implementation a “sign-in-wrap” (ugh), but still goes through the standard analysis to identify consumers’ manifestation of assent. The court hunts for evidence that consumers had actual knowledge of the terms, but comes up dry. The green one is only slightly easier to see.

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Brett Trout

MARCH 5, 2025

While AI promises efficiency and cost savings, a recent case in the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming serves as a stark reminder of the dangers of including unverified AI-generated content in court filings. The court discovered that eight of those cases did not exist. Walmart Inc. &

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Above the Law - Technology

MARCH 21, 2024

The product, which is in beta, generates a Microsoft Word document formatted for the federal court system. Users in state courts will have to customize the formatting to fit local requirements. Defendant’s misgivings, meaning any facts that might demonstrate the defendant’s lack of character or empathy.

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Legal Talk Network

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Set against the gorgeous coastline of Monterey, California at the beautiful Portola Hotel & Spa, the 2019 California Lawyers Association (CLA) Annual Meeting had a small town feel of something much bigger. Looking forward to covering the California Lawyers Association Annual Meeting! Ahhhhhh beautiful Monterey!

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Brett Trout

MARCH 11, 2025

Nikes History of Defending Its Patents Nike is no stranger to intellectual property lawsuits. Skechers (2016) Nike took Skechers to court for allegedly infringing eight Nike patents, including patents covering the Flyknit technology. The case was settled in 2022.

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Clio

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Whether youre a law student attempting to master case briefing, or a lawyer seeking to re-learn this skill to advocate more effectively, this blog post provides a useful cheat sheet to make tackling case briefs more efficient. Unlike legal briefs , case briefs are not submitted to the court or opposing counsel.

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Debevoise Data Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

In a ruling with potential implications for other pending generative artificial intelligence (AI) copyright cases, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware in Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH & West Publishing Corp. ROSS Intelligence Inc.

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Brett Trout

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The real challenge often lies in defending that patent. The goal is for competitors to look at your patent and decide they would rather stay out of your market or pay you a licensing fee than try to fight your patent in court. Brett Trout In the world of intellectual property, securing a patent is just the beginning.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 6, 2025

Though Microsoft is the named defendant in the case, the real players here are the New York Times and OpenAI. In April, the court ruled on Microsoft and OpenAI’s motions to dismiss. The court agreed. The court said that it was premature to decide on that question yet. Universal City Studios, Inc., 417, 442, 104 S.Ct.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

AUGUST 13, 2024

This means that a plaintiff will need to prove four main elements: a duty of care owed by the defendant to the plaintiff, a breach of that duty, causation , and damages. In rare cases, a plaintiff also may recover punitive damages , which are meant to punish a defendant who engaged in serious wrongdoing and deter others from acting similarly.

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Eric Goldman

APRIL 23, 2025

Shopify said California courts lack personal jurisdiction over it. The district court agreed with Shopify, as did a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit. The en banc court issues a total of four opinions, and collectively they show Shopify was never close. Briskin sued Shopify for a variety of privacy violations in California.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 12, 2023

.” Some details about its lawsuit: Betty’s Best sued 1,099 defendants in a single complaint. As usual, the Schedule A provides threadbare information about each defendant. Why did Betty’s Best name “only” 1,099 defendants on this one complaint? The court reduced the asset freeze from $21M to $2M.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

MAY 4, 2023

Federal statutes do not provide clear answers to these questions, so courts will need to confront them. Already, lawsuits involving AI-generated works have been filed in federal courts from coast to coast. This free database provides public records of lawsuits in federal trial and appellate courts. A pending lawsuit in the U.S.

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Eric Goldman

APRIL 1, 2024

The court summarizes the allegations: Roblox has a virtual currency designed for use on its platform called “Robux.” The court is unpersuaded. The court doesn’t appreciate this argument: these are children we’re talking about. Roblox The post Roblox Must Defend Illegal Gambling Claims–Colvin v.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The pandemic caused civil courts in the United States to adopt technology at an unprecedented pace and scale, improving participation in court proceedings and helping users resolve disputes more efficiently. Pew researchers examined pandemic-related emergency orders issued by the supreme courts of all 50 states and Washington, D.C.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 2, 2025

G6 presented the court with a screenshot of Motel 6’s standard account creation process: G6 added the red box for the court. Normally, we’d expect the court to pixel-police this screen, looking for defects. Thus, the court denies arbitration of this case. G6 sought to arbitrate the case per its TOS.

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Clio

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Weve written extensively on how lawyers can use AI responsibly and, as yet another court decision is released addressing lawyers use of AI, its never been more important to understand the risks and limitations of AI use. How did the court respond to the hallucinations? How did the court respond to the hallucinations?

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Brett Trout

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Unfortunately for Rothschild, one of the defendants, Starbucks, did not settle quietly. from defendants through AT. Starbucks has since moved to dismiss the defamation suit, arguing that the Florida court lacks jurisdiction and that Lamkins comments were made in her personal capacity, not as an official spokesperson for the company?

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Eric Goldman

MAY 31, 2024

Microsoft’s filings made some unredacted disclosures about Medina that were repeated in an unredacted court opinion, and those documents appeared on several websites that publish court documents. He then sued the court document repository websites (and other defendants) for defamation, false advertising, and more.

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Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

” (Technically, the defendants in this case are enumerated on “Exhibit 1” instead of “Schedule A,” but same thing). The court describes the phenomenon: This case is one of many in the Northern District of Illinois’s “cottage industry” of “Schedule A” cases. The defendant sold the flag below it.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

At this point, I’ve not paid close attention to the proceedings because everything at the district court level is a rehearsal for the inevitable appellate court review. Each side has phalanxes of lawyers, and no point is too picayune to spar over. I’m sure the appellate court will be eager to docket this one.

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Brett Trout

JANUARY 14, 2025

Once you document your invention, consult a patent lawyer to discuss the best approach for protecting your invention. Patent lawyer fees: $12,000$20,000+ over the course of 2-4 years. What is the difference between a patent lawyer and a patent agent? Can I file a patent myself, or do I need an lawyer?

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

If they can prove that the defendant acted negligently , an investor may recover damages for their losses. This generally means that the defendant breached a duty that they owed to the investor, which caused them to lose money or miss out on profits.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 14, 2023

The latest ruling addresses YouTube’s motion to dismiss the fourth amended complaint, which the court grants with prejudice. The court asked the plaintiffs to point to the relevant contract provisions that shape the implied covenant. Elenis Supreme Court ruling, but I wonder how it might apply to this case.

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Brett Trout

APRIL 10, 2025

Why Litigation Experience Matters in a Patent Attorney One of the most overlooked but highly valuable assets in a patent attorney is litigation experience specifically, experience arguing patent cases in federal court. It could be the difference between owning IP that looks good on paper and IP that actually protects your market.

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Brett Trout

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Brett Trout In a recent decision by the Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court (CoA) dated December 20, 2024, the court underscored the critical importance of precise patent drafting. Legally, non-patent lawyers lack the skill required to draft patents and are therefore prohibited from drafting patents on behalf of clients.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 18, 2023

Supreme Court [FN]. Twitter won its decision unanimously, and the Supreme Court per curiam punted the Google case back to the 9th Circuit with the clear message that the plaintiffs should lose. The Supreme Court says that the term “aiding and abetting” in the statute should be interpreted using the common law.

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LawSites

MAY 12, 2021

Two non-profit pilot programs won approval this week under Utah’s regulatory sandbox to provide non-lawyer legal assistance to individuals with medical debt. Both programs were approved May 7 by the Utah Supreme Court’s Office of Legal Innovation , which oversees the sandbox and reviews and approves applicants.

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Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

After hearing this allegation at least twice, the Court instructed plaintiffs’ counsel to go present proof of such a bribe and to specifically subpoena the banks that were allegedly involved in laundering the bribe. This is the basic reason that summary judgment, at long last, must be GRANTED to Meta defendants.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 27, 2025

The Court’s Opinion No Defamatory Statement The court says “a reasonable reader in Riehl’s position could not have concluded that the challenged ChatGPT output communicated “actual facts”” because the summarized lawsuit was after ChatGPT’s cutoff date and ChatGPT had disclaimers about hallucinations.

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Brett Trout

JANUARY 17, 2025

Brett Trout The Cost of Defending Your Patent As an inventor or patent holder, your intellectual property represents years of hard work, creativity, and financial expenditures. Resources: Patent litigation often involves technical experts, discovery, and court proceedings. Lets work together to protect the value of your innovation.

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Clio

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

This includes survivors, witnesses, criminal defendants, and convicts. Many trauma-informed practices have already been implemented in court systems that deal with sensitive populations, such as juveniles or military veterans. Judge Pratts tips are valuable not only for those working in the courts but also for lawyers and their staff.

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Brett Trout

JANUARY 30, 2025

Three proposed billsthePREVAIL Act, RESTORE Act, and PERA (Patent Eligibility Restoration Act)aim to fix longstanding issues in patent law, making iteasier for inventors to obtain patents, defend them in court, and monetize their innovations. This law would give inventors a real weapon against infringers? Aligning the U.S.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

DECEMBER 27, 2024

A class action is a type of lawsuit in which many consumers (or other types of plaintiffs) can pursue compensation from the same defendant after suffering the same or similar harm. A class member can object to any proposed settlement, which must be approved by the court. What Is a Class Action?

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Above the Law - Technology

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The substantial amount of time lawyers spend drafting documents during litigation. It also improves access to justice for society as lawyers can handle more cases, as well as remove some bias from the legal system through fact-first drafting. What problem do you solve? It also allows us to work internationally. We cover all the tech.

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