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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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Found Another One: Court Sanctions Both Local and Lead Counsel for AI-Generated Case Citations 

Brett Trout

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. & Jetson Electric Bikes, LLC , attorneys for the plaintiffs filed a motion in limine that cited nine cases.

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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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Rounding Up Some Recent Copyright Decisions

Eric Goldman

JD E-Commerce America Ltd., Shockingly, the plaintiff didnt contest any of the other 512 elements, so Joybuy defeats the lawsuit. The evidence shows that Defendants were on-notice that their marketplaces contained infringing listingsPlaintiff and their agents issued infringement complaints on dozens of such listings.

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Courts Disrupted: Pew Study Finds Pandemic Caused Courts to Revolutionize their Operations, But Says More Needs to be Done

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They supplemented that review with an analysis of court approaches to virtual hearings, e-filing, and digital notarization, focusing on how these tools affected litigants in three of the most common types of civil cases: debt claims, evictions and child support. Disproportionate Impact. Three Recommendations.

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

Eric Goldman

You may have heard about Squishmallow’s recent lawsuit against Build-a-Bear over plushy knockoffs. I previously blogged about one such case, where Squishmallow sued 90 e-commerce merchants in a sealed complaint and got a TRO. 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

[Note: lawsuits over takedown notice attacks occur occasionally. 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.” of GM’s inventory. ” Um, no. .” ” Um, no.

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