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

Eric Goldman

” Purposeful availment can occur if a “defendant (1) commit[s] an intentional act, that is (2) expressly aimed at the forum state, and (3) which causes harm that the defendant knows will be suffered in the forum state.” ” To be clear, the dissent is not trying to help defendants. Lee , Doe v.

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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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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. Twitter , “the Court [referring to himself in the third person] paid insufficient heed to the requirement that Kelly Toys provide proof of the Alibaba Defendants’ knowledge.”

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On LawNext: Rasa Legal Founder Noella Sudbury On Simplifying Criminal Records Expungement

LawSites

Noella Sudbury became interested in the issue of criminal records expungement soon after law school, while working as a criminal defense lawyer. Over and over again, she saw clients put in the hard work to get out of the criminal justice system and rebuild their lives, only to have doors slammed in their faces because of their records.

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Best Practices in Invoice Management for Criminal Defense Law Firms

Clio

Factors like plea negotiations, pretrial motions, sentencing agreements, or coordinating with multiple co-defendants can all impact the scope and timing of your legal work. The challenge: Complex transaction dynamics that complicate billing Criminal law cases rarely follow a simple, straightforward billing structure.

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Hot Take on the Wavy Baby Decision (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

What the Second Circuit stated and what the Supreme Court held are two markedly different standards for disqualifying a defendant from application of the speech-protective Rogers v. What the Supreme Court actually held was that a defendant is disqualified if it “uses another’s trademark as a trademark—… as a source identifier.”

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Clarifying the Lifecycle of Construction Disputes: eDiscovery and Forensic Readiness in the UAE

Lineal Services

Determining who did what, when, and why requires more than documentsit requires a deep dive into metadata, communications, approvals, and operational records. This shift enables them not only to defend their position but to actively shape the course of the dispute.