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In Case of ‘Real Lawyers Against A Robot Lawyer,’ Federal Court Dismisses Law Firm’s Suit Against DoNotPay for Unauthorized Law Practice

Above the Law - Technology

The firm based its lawsuit on DoNotPay’s claims that it allows consumers to “[f]ight corporations, beat bureaucracy and sue anyone at the press of a button,” even though it is not licensed to practice law. ” Another lawsuit alleging unauthorized practice of law by DoNotPay, Faridian v. A second California lawsuit, Lee v.

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Suspended Twitter User Loses Lawsuit Over Data Access–Thomas v. Twitter

Eric Goldman

Twitter’s TOS terms “clearly disclaim any responsibility for Twitter’s failure to store or transmit content.” ” Whether this lawsuit is only about the account suspension or also includes the loss of data access, it winds up as another failed lawsuit over account terminations and content removals. .”

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Lawsuit Over Twitter Suspension Fails Again–Zhang v. Twitter

Eric Goldman

” “Plaintiff appears to argue Twitter’s placement of information in “social media feeds” renders it an information content provider. “[P]roliferation and dissemination of content does not equal creation or development of content.”” 23, 2023) The post Lawsuit Over Twitter Suspension Fails Again–Zhang v.

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4 Strategies for Preventing and Handling Frivolous Lawsuits

Lawmatics

There are more than 40 million lawsuits in the United states alone every year. And only 2% of those will ultimately proceed with a lawsuit. Contract and small claims cases comprise the bulk of the civil caseload, and unfortunately, most of these lawsuits are baseless claims, also known as frivolous lawsuits.

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Section 230 Helps Amazon Defeat False Advertising Lawsuit Over Printer Ink Cartridges–Planet Green v. Amazon

Eric Goldman

.” For reasons unclear to me, the plaintiff thought it would be a good idea to sue Amazon over its competitors’ alleged misdeeds, going so far to breathlessly issue a press release that it had “filed a $500 million lawsuit against tech giant Amazon.” They have raised a total of $150 of their $500k goal. Google opinion.

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Cruiseing for Waymo Lawsuits: Liability in Autonomous Vehicle Crashes

Richmond Journal of Law and Technology

“Cruise”ing for “Waymo” Lawsuits: Liability in Autonomous Vehicle Crashes By Caroline Kropka On October 2, 2023, a driverless vehicle traveled down a San Francisco street. [1] 1] The taxi was one of around 950 autonomous Cruise (a robotaxi service owned by General Motors) vehicles operating across the United States by October of that year. [2]

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In Case of ‘Real Lawyers Against A Robot Lawyer,’ Federal Court Dismisses Law Firm’s Suit Against DoNotPay for Unauthorized Law Practice

Legal Tech Monitor

The firm based its lawsuit on DoNotPay’s claims that it allows consumers to “[f]ight corporations, beat bureaucracy and sue anyone at the press of a button,” even though it is not licensed to practice law. Another lawsuit alleging unauthorized practice of law by DoNotPay, Faridian v. A second California lawsuit, Lee v.

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