Eric Goldman

MARCH 4, 2025

Based on this ruling, Viral DRM’s earlier SAD Scheme lawsuit also may have been deficient on copyright standing grounds. However, a court would almost never independently spot the standing problem at an ex parte TRO hearing. Judge Balks at SAD Scheme JoinderZaful v. Seven West Media Ltd., 2025 WL 660250 (N.D. Alibaba N.D.

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Eric Goldman

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Back in the old days, judges were baffled by keyword advertising. ” Wow, talk about appellate judge making up facts. The Concurrence In her concurrence, Judge Desai would have gone further to say that competitive keyword advertising isn’t a trademark use in commerce. ” More manufactured empiricism.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Even though the legal system punished the wrongdoers, the lawsuits continue. In those cases, the district court judge has drawn its distinctions between claims based on third-party content and claims that don’t depend on the content per se. Salesforce * Omegle Defeats Lawsuit Over Users CappingMH v. Case Citation : Doe v.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 9, 2025

9) Supreme Court Tamps Down on Jawboning and Government Social Media Lawsuits. Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear the TikTok ban, and Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear Free Speech Coalition v. If any of those lawsuits succeed, they pose a potential existential threat to the entire industry. In Bride v.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 26, 2025

This is a confusing lawsuit that has been through several names, including “Sarah v. Salesforce * Omegle Defeats Lawsuit Over User’s “Capping”–MH v. WebGroup Czech Republic * Instagram Defeats Lawsuit Claiming It Was a “Breeding Ground” for Sex Traffickers–Doe v. [Note: my blogging hiatus is due to a trip to China.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 22, 2025

Online addiction lawsuits are proliferating across the country, a trend that will continue so long as plaintiffs think they can win. What happens at the end of these lawsuits remains to be seen. That, combined with the novelty of Generative AI and the judge’s uncertainties about the technology, flummoxes the judge.

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lennyesq

JUNE 13, 2025

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted an administrative stay of Judge Bryer’s order. The Ninth Circuit set a hearing on June 17, 2025, before Judges Bennett, Sung, and Miller. See Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Application For Temporary Restraining Order. Order Granting Administrative Stay.

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lennyesq

MARCH 31, 2025

On March 11, the courageous and skillful law firm Williams & Connolly filed a lawsuit on Perkins Coies behalf, seeking to enjoin the presidents order on constitutional grounds. At a hearing the next day, Judge Beryl A.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 16, 2024

” A reminder that Section 230 cases often require the judges to apply the immunity to tragic facts. The Senate Commerce Committee expressly modified FOSTA to add the higher scienter after its emotionally-wrenching SESTA hearing (one of my least favorite professional moments of my career). raise the scienter bar.

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Eric Goldman

OCTOBER 26, 2024

This is another lawsuit against Grindr claiming that Grindr made it too easy for underage users to sign up and meet other users for sex. A commendation to Judge Jerry D. Grindr Online Dating App Grindr Isn’t Liable For Underage ‘Threesome’ The post Section 230 Defeats Underage User’s Lawsuit Against Grindr–Doll v.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 12, 2025

[Note: lawsuits over takedown notice attacks occur occasionally. Focus claimed that GM was “counterfeiting,” and a judge hearing an ex parte TRO wouldn’t have had any reason to doubt that–until it heard GM’s grey market goods explanation, in which case Focus’ story would fall apart.

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Trellis.Law Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

On November 22, 2023, the lawsuit against Lizzo by three of her previous backup dancers had its first court hearing.

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Legal Tech Monitor

DECEMBER 1, 2023

On November 22, 2023, the lawsuit against Lizzo by three of her previous backup dancers had its first court hearing. Continue reading → The post Behind the Bench: Unpacking Judge Epstein’s Inquiries in Lizzo Lawsuit Hearing first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 14, 2023

This long-running lawsuit started in 2019. When I first blogged this case in January 2021, I wrote: This lawsuit, like many others before it, claims that UGC services like YouTube commit illegal discrimination based on how they moderate content. Vague aspirational statements in YouTube’s mission statement are puffery.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 4, 2024

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. Not exactly much disincentives for plaintiffs to keep shotgunning SAD Scheme lawsuits. Then, the case fell apart. Schedule A Defendants , 1:23-cv-02605-JLR (S.D.N.Y.

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Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

In my previous post , I summarized: This lawsuit involves troubling allegations that Facebook executives ( allegedly , Nick Clegg, Nicola Mendelsohn, and Cristian Perrella) took bribes from OnlyFans-related entities to spike Facebook and Instagram posts that promoted competitors of OnlyFans. This is quintessential Judge Alsup.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 21, 2024

In other words, the court could have–AND SHOULD HAVE–called out these issues during the ex parte TRO hearing. The judge doesn’t issue a mea culpa for her avoidable mistake or excoriate Viral DRM for getting an undeserved TRO. Judge Pushes Back on Copyright SAD Scheme Cases–Viral DRM v. Emoji GmbH v.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 8, 2024

This includes the rules as set by rightsowners in ex parte proceedings, which can deviate widely from standard doctrine–it’s whatever the rightsowners can get the judges to agree to–and the rules set by third-party intermediaries, such as online marketplaces. Judge Pushes Back on Copyright SAD Scheme Cases–Viral DRM v.

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Lawmatics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

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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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Indeed, they are already filing lawsuits despite the pending Supreme Court appeal hanging over the law. Plaintiffs CAN’T WAIT to sue Internet services using the Texas social media censorship law. But surprise! The plaintiffs may have to sue in California if the law survives Constitutional scrutiny.

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Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Fearing overseas defendants will abscond with ill-gotten gains if served with a lawsuit, plaintiffs seek an ex parte temporary restraining order (“TRO”) to freeze funds held by online merchants, then follow up with a request for a preliminary injunction. agent, but still represent at the hearing that its home base was his law firm.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 18, 2023

” The majority summarizes this discussion: “judges are not experts in the cybersecurity field. The lawsuit’s lengthy duration and high defense cost has significant substantive implications. A rehearing would be appropriate because the deciding vote was cast by a visiting judge, not a regular 9th Circuit judge.

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Clio

MARCH 15, 2024

For any lawyer defending a client in a lawsuit, they require the ability to utilize a powerful tool in their arsenal–the motion to dismiss. Judges apply exacting standards to dismissal motions and will generally only grant them with an airtight legal and factual basis.

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CaseFox

OCTOBER 26, 2023

It is somewhat similar to the lawsuit and requires an attorney. The process involves hearings similar to that of the court. It involves lawsuits, judges, courtrooms, and hearings. Arbitration Vs. Litigation Arbitration is a less formal way of resolving disputes in which a third party serves as a judge.

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CaseFox

OCTOBER 26, 2023

These mediators don’t offer any legal advice or make decisions, as he is not a judge. It is somewhat similar to the lawsuit and requires an attorney. The process involves hearings similar to that of the court. It involves lawsuits, judges, courtrooms, and hearings. Companies in the US have spent around 22.8

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CaseFox

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Have you ever found yourself curious about the legal stuff you hear about? Understanding the key differences between these two types of lawsuits could be extremely helpful if you ever find yourself in a difficult circumstance. Some cases are settled with fines, while in some cases, the accused are sentenced to imprisonment!

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CaseFox

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

You can mention something like “to avoid any further action” or civil lawsuit. It is time to send a final demand letter before you file a lawsuit. You can have the judge to provide the judgment for the entire amount you owe. And your client doesn’t show up for the hearing, you will win the claim by default.

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CaseFox

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

You can mention something like “to avoid any further action” or civil lawsuit. It is time to send a final demand letter before you file a lawsuit. You can have the judge to provide the judgment for the entire amount you owe. And your client doesn’t show up for the hearing, you will win the claim by default.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

AUGUST 22, 2023

But when you’ve got a decentralized process, like common law, where you’ve got a circuit court in the foothills of Wisconsin with one judge and one local solicitor. Here’s the next word, when you get to the next word, and you’re going, Oh, this is a judge talking. And the chance of that happening is low.

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Eric Goldman

AUGUST 1, 2023

For those reasons, I strongly suspect this will not be the last we hear of this case. Judge Whyte’s ruling has been adopted in all circuits that have considered the issue. Second, it fits better with the “opt-out” design of the Internet, so it makes it easier to dispose of “troll-like” cases like the Hunley lawsuit.

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Legal Tech Monitor

APRIL 4, 2023

million antitrust lawsuit against the North Carolina State Bar, alleging the bar unreasonably barred LegalZoom from offering a prepaid legal services plan in the state. To our surprise, then-Court of Appeals Judge Richard Dietz voiced his support for regulatory reform.

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LawSites

JANUARY 17, 2022

From all the entries we received, a panel of judges narrowed down the applications. Note: The ballot was supposed to list 25 companies, but because of a tie in the initial round of voting by judges, 26 companies are listed.). In December, we issued a call for entries. Now your votes will select the final 15. FIND THE BALLOT HERE. .

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Berkley Technology Law Journal

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

It even wrote me a funny Limerick about the Supreme Court: “ There once were nine judges supreme whose robes were a legal dream. If, for instance, the government thinks someone is cheating on their benefits, that person gets a hearing. So all you’ve got is a lawsuit. Eric] 01:19 Despite all chat GPT is exciting uses.

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Legal Tech Monitor

AUGUST 22, 2023

But when you’ve got a decentralized process, like common law, where you’ve got a circuit court in the foothills of Wisconsin with one judge and one local solicitor. Here’s the next word, when you get to the next word, and you’re going, Oh, this is a judge talking. And the chance of that happening is low.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

MAY 18, 2023

Failing to follow the applicable rules can result in fines, vastly increased damages in a personal injury lawsuit, and even jail time in some cases. However, a dog owner can contest the designation of their dog as dangerous at a hearing. Or a judge may award “pet visitation” to the spouse who does not get ownership.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Greg Lambert 11:27 Yeah, I think one of the thing that when you talk SALI, especially to someone that just hears standards, oh, great, you know, here’s one more layer of work that we’re going to have to do. So that’s what the lawsuit is. We’d love to hear from you. And so I summarize it in a way that’s human readable.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 9, 2024

Section 230 preempts her lawsuit against Facebook: “Ninth Circuit precedent interpreting Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, 47 U.S.C. § This judge focused solely on Ninth Circuit precedent, which makes sense because this court is in the Ninth Circuit’s territory and that will help with any appeal).

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