Berkley Technology Law Journal

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Department of Justice (DOJ) opened an antitrust investigation into Live Nation Entertainment, the owner of Ticketmaster, and on January 24th, the Senate Judiciary Committee held its first hearing to investigate the case. In 2010, Ticketmaster merged with Live Nation to become Live Nation Entertainment.

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Berkley Technology Law Journal

JUNE 23, 2025

GenAI standing orders can provide pretrial hearings on authenticity given deepfake allegations, preclude baseless claims of AI manipulation in front of the jury, or take any other steps judges deem appropriate in response to abuse of this evolving technology by parties in lawsuits.

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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

MAY 24, 2023

The lawsuit claims the BPOs were TikTok’s proxies. The court also allows an exception to the general rule due to the supply of unsafe equipment, i.e., the faulty sorting software for reviewer queues. * * * Similar lawsuits by content moderators have failed, including Garrett-Alfred v. Facebook and Aguilo v. Cognizant.

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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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Berkley Technology Law Journal

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Department of Justice (DOJ) opened an antitrust investigation into Live Nation Entertainment, the owner of Ticketmaster, and on January 24th, the Senate Judiciary Committee held its first hearing to investigate the case. In 2010, Ticketmaster merged with Live Nation to become Live Nation Entertainment.

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Martindale-Avvo

JUNE 18, 2025

Social media Several lawsuits claim social media companies, such as Meta, Google, and ByteDance, enabled teen addiction to the platforms and caused numerous mental health issues. Despite the settling of about two-thirds of lawsuits , there are more than 54,000 cases still pending.

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lennyesq

AUGUST 29, 2023

By Jordan Valinsky , CNN New York CNN — 3M has agreed to pay $6 billion to resolve roughly 300,000 lawsuits alleging that the manufacturing company supplied faulty combat earplugs to the military that resulted in significant injuries, such as hearing loss.

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Brett Trout

APRIL 10, 2025

Brett Trout When people hear the word patent, they often assume its a uniform stamp of protectionsomething rigid, standardized, and identical no matter who files it. But heres the truth that savvy inventors and business owners come to learn: not all patents are created equal.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 11, 2024

If the publishers find any smoking guns, we’ll hear more about them. March 5, 2024) The post Twitter Narrows, But Doesn’t Completely Avoid, a Dangerous Copyright Lawsuit–Concord Music v. Second, by getting past the motion to dismiss, the publishers now can engage in discovery. I imagine they will be thorough.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 1, 2021

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. million remote proceedings (civil and criminal) from March 2020 to February 2021.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

My takeaways: I did not hear 5 votes in favor of the plaintiffs’ position. The justices frequently crossed over to discuss the ATA prima facie case, the subject of tomorrow’s hearing in Taamneh v. Two that jump out at me: How often will plaintiffs bring lawsuits if 230 is lifted?

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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

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The court also says it wouldn’t exercise its discretion to hear the dispute even if it had such discretion: were Professor Zuckerman to prevail, the Court would have to cabin a declaratory relief order based on contingent facts—such as, whether Unfollow Everything 2.0 This is a kind of 4D chess move. Case Citation : Zuckerman v.

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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. However, it highlights another problem with SAD Scheme cases. Emoji GmbH v.

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Debevoise Data Blog

JANUARY 13, 2025

Generative AI has transformed how people around the world work; how they create; and what they see, hear, and watch online. The past year was marked by many more filed cases than decisions, and those decisions that were issued largely demonstrated how well-known pitfalls will also hamper this new wave of AI lawsuits. In Millette v.

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Richmond Journal of Law and Technology

MARCH 21, 2025

9] Hearing the case on appeal, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of anti-monopolistic requirements, ordering the divestment of these major studios from their cinemas to ensure more widespread competition. [10] Paramount Pictures, Inc. 8] Functionally, this alleged conspiracy amounted to vertical integration across the film industry. [9]

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Eric Goldman

MAY 20, 2025

Third, the court is correct that a blog post without any promotion can be the tree that falls in the forest that no one hears. So I guess my blog so obscure that even my mom wouldn’t read it. The court only acknowledges search as a form of blog distribution, which is true but incomplete.

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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. The plaintiffs’ allegations were sizzling.

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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

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

While true that many defendants default in Schedule A cases, there are times when multiple defendants appear, seek different relief, require multiple hearings on varying motions, have different dates, and so on. In addition to evaluating the plaintiff’s evidence as to each defendant, the Court must keep track of each defendant’s filings.

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MatterSuite

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Legal assistants may perform tasks such as sorting or filing documents, preparing appointments and calendars, including trail schedules, and contacting clients and all other parties to lawsuits. They also regularly have contact with external organizations, clients, and courthouse representation for the setting of court dates and hearings.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 4, 2024

” “Plaintiff’s timing in filing and dismissing its lawsuit suggests an improper purpose… Plaintiff’s delay in filing the TRO undercuts its supposed urgency, suggesting instead that Plaintiff timed its filing to sideline its competitors during a busy sales season. Schedule A Defendants , 1:23-cv-02605-JLR (S.D.N.Y.

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Global LegalTech Hub

JANUARY 29, 2023

This workload even makes teams neglect and put compliance aside while focusing on other processes, leading to potential lawsuits and penalties. These rules aim to make online information accessible to everyone, regardless of sight, hearing, and other capabilities.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 8, 2024

Without hearing from the defense, the adjudicators are far too likely to find over-infringement and give insufficient credit to the defenses (such as the first sale defense for used/gray market goods). Emoji GmbH v. Schedule A Defendants My Declaration Identifying Emoji Co.

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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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Legal IT Group

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

“You need to set up targeted ads correctly” is a phrase any business that wants to find effective channels to promote its products or services hears today. Meanwhile, Meta Platforms has faced some class action lawsuits for privacy violations, particularly in the UK.

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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. I reiterate my view that ex parte hearings are notoriously error-prone and should be viewed as an extreme option. Instead, Viral DRM got an ex parte TRO it never deserved. Emoji GmbH v.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 18, 2023

The lawsuit’s lengthy duration and high defense cost has significant substantive implications. Whether the 9th Circuit hears it en banc or not, I assume this case will again head to the Supreme Court. Implications This case is approaching its 7 year anniversary, yet it is still only at the motion to dismiss stage.

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Brett Trout

JANUARY 7, 2022

In November of 2021, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), the body responsible for hearing trademark disputes with the USPTO, issued a ruling siding with the Examiner in rejecting Snap’s trademark application.

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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. Attending the Motion Hearing At the hearing on the motion , be prepared to present your arguments concisely and forcefully, as well as respond to the plaintiff’s likely counterarguments.

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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. Higher courts will hear the appeal to review legal errors or assess new evidence.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 1, 2021

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. million remote proceedings (civil and criminal) from March 2020 to February 2021.

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LawSites

JANUARY 4, 2023

This is Stodder’s perspective on the lawsuit. Vergottini made his application for a patent for the Bill Synthesis software he’d created and, as happens with patent applications, we settled in for the long wait to hear from an examiner. If anyone at Akin Gump wishes to respond, I would be happy to publish it.]. Here comes Goliath.

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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 clauses bind both the parties in a way similar to the legal agreement. Arbitration process revenue has increased after 2020.

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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 clauses bind both the parties in a way similar to the legal agreement. Arbitration process revenue has increased after 2020.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 18, 2023

While this is only the second appellate circuit to adopt this approach, the Second Circuit, having jurisdiction over New York State, hears a disproportionally high number of cases concerning copyright and contracts. The Solicitor General’s Brief After losing at the Second Circuit, Genius asked the Supreme Court to hear its appeal.

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