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SAD Scheme Cases Are Always Troubling–Betty’s Best v. Schedule A Defendants ?

Eric Goldman

Every SAD Scheme lawsuit is problematic, though the specific reasons may differ. Each lawsuit creates dozens or hundreds of individual dramas, few of which receive any public scrutiny, and usually comes at the cost of due process and the rule of law. As usual, the Schedule A provides threadbare information about each defendant.

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Section 230 Immunizes Bing’s Search Results–White v. Microsoft

Eric Goldman

This lawsuit relates to an episode of the TV show Evil Lives Here called “I Invited Him In,” which discusses an NY serial killer named Nathaniel White. Among other defendants, he sued Microsoft for Bing search results linking to the episode. Microsoft defended on Section 230 grounds. The court agrees with Microsoft.

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Why Online Marketplaces Don’t Do More to Combat the SAD Scheme–Squishmallows v. Alibaba

Eric Goldman

The brand owner, Kelly Toys, sued 90 e-commerce merchants in a sealed complaint and got a TRO. For unclear reasons, Kelly Toys expanded the litigation to add online marketplaces Alibaba and AliExpress as defendants. Having broken that détente, the Alibaba defendants predictably fought back. This is an unusual move.

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Don’t Be Late and Ineffective with Litigation Holds

Joshua Gilliland

The City of New York, 50 unnamed NYPD officers, and the former NYPD Commissioner are involved in a civil rights lawsuit over allegedly issuing summonses without probable cause, violating the First, Fourth, Fifth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, if true. Stinson , at *8. Stinson , at *10-11, referencing Floyd v.

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Time to Vote: You Get to Pick the Startup Alley Finalists for ABA TECHSHOW 2022

LawSites

Traction: We have done a lot of work on customer discovery and gathered a great deal of positive feedback. Launching January 2022, our AI-driven engine will automate litigation processes like lawsuit and motion drafting, discovery preparation, procedural calendaring and much more by turning days of work into 2-3 minute-long activities.

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More Chaos in the Law of Online Contract Formation

Eric Goldman

July 31, 2023) This is a lawsuit over Blue Kai’s alleged keystroke logging on ESPN.com. Indeed, the Court can see potential problems with a defendant relying on notice via email (problems aside from whether the email gave reasonably conspicuous notice of the terms of use). HELLO UETA and E-SIGN. Walt Disney Corp.

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Time to Vote: You Get to Pick the Startup Alley Finalists for ABA TECHSHOW 2022

LawSites

Traction: We have done a lot of work on customer discovery and gathered a great deal of positive feedback. Launching January 2022, our AI-driven engine will automate litigation processes like lawsuit and motion drafting, discovery preparation, procedural calendaring and much more by turning days of work into 2-3 minute-long activities.