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Ninth Circuit Takes a Wrecking Ball to Internet Personal Jurisdiction Law–Briskin v. Shopify

Eric Goldman

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.

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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. Yet, the SAD Scheme jurisprudential distortion field worked its magic once again, and the judge rejected their legitimate pushback. The court says, per Taamneh v. Typical SAD Scheme stuff.

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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

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. The court ruled on Hyponix and NinjaSafe’s requests for damages from the bond, dismissal with prejudice, and attorneys’ fees. Then, the case fell apart.

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Clearbrief CEO Jacqueline Schafer: Transforming Written Legal Arguments With AI

Attorney at Work

Jackie Schafer: I started out as a litigator at Paul Weiss, but spent most of my career in public service as an assistant attorney general, where I was regularly briefing and arguing cases before the state appellate courts in Alaska and Washington state. Often, it comes down to what the judge is reading alone in their chambers.

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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

Below are summaries of the semifinalists, who have been selected by a panel of judges from all applications submitted. Finally, we will directly target clients (enterprises and government agencies) with the idea that our track record would help become their preferred partners. 14-17, 2024, in Chicago. Please review them.

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Ep 073: How One Tech-Savvy Judge Jury-Rigged an Online Court

LawNext podcast

As chair of the Specialty Treatment Courts in Jefferson Parish, La., Judge Scott U. Schlegel manages what may be one of the most advanced courts in the country for delivering justice online, and he does it almost entirely with off-the-shelf software he cobbled together himself. Thank you to our sponsor, MyCase , and to John E.

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Ryanair v. Booking CFAA Trial Ends with Strangest Possible Outcome (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

Maybe this was just the jury’s way of telling the judge and the parties, “This case is dumb. But my impression of this case is that it is a colossal waste of judicial and legal resources, and the judge should have never let it get this far. To my knowledge, it is still not public record. According to this court, it is.

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