Eric Goldman

MAY 20, 2025

” Remember this perspective when the Ninth Circuit analyzes the various censorial state laws designed to control or strip away “platforms'” curatorial or discovery efforts. Note how the court seems to be validating the editorial curation and discovery functions of “platforms.”

Defendant 106

Defendant Court Judge Lawsuit 106

lennyesq

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech ( The Hill ) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against a New York doctor alleging she violated state law by prescribing abortion medication to Texans via telehealth appointments.

Lawsuit 76

Lawsuit State law Attorney Law 76

Eric Goldman

JUNE 6, 2025

The lawsuit boils down to two key allegations, (1) OpenAI uses copyrighted content to train their LLMs, and (2) occasionally spews out copyrighted content in its answers to customer queries. 1125(c) and are widely recognized by the general consuming public of the United States.” Opinion at 17.

Defendant 66

Defendant Court Lawsuit State law 66

Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Even though the legal system punished the wrongdoers, the lawsuits continue. The panel summarizes: “Because Does state law claims necessarily implicate Grindrs role as a publisher of third-party content, 230 bars those claims. Salesforce * Omegle Defeats Lawsuit Over Users CappingMH v. Case Citation : Doe v.

Lawsuit 64

Lawsuit Failure-to-appear Defendant Court 64

Eric Goldman

MAY 15, 2025

. * * * In Lindke, the Supreme Court held that a public officials social-media activity constitutes state action under 1983 only if the official (1) possessed actual authority to speak on the States behalf, and (2) purported to exercise that authority when he spoke on social media. Ocasio-Cortez Lawsuit Over AOCs Twitter Blocks Pres.

Court 52

Court Lawsuit State law Attorney 52

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.

Lawsuit 96

Lawsuit Litigation Litigator Court 96

Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

violations; but I also think it’s clear this lawsuit is going to fail eventually. Amazon’s TOS would have benefited from a critical reread to think of how plaintiffs’ lawyers could minsterpret the contract to claim 1670.8 ” (As I mentioned, this is an obvious misreading of the provision).

Defendant 77

Defendant Law Law Court 77

Martindale-Avvo

MAY 6, 2025

Antitrust lawyers can also bring antitrust lawsuits on behalf of individuals, against companies and other bodies. Most antitrust lawsuits are actually brought by private citizens who have been harmed by antitrust activity. Although an individual lawsuit is possible, antitrust suits by citizens are typically class actions.

Law 52

Law Law Lawsuit Defendant 52

Richmond Journal of Law and Technology

APRIL 12, 2025

Unbeknownst to most, however, is that 167 law enforcement agencies across Virginia are now using public-facing surveillance technology such as Automatic License Plate Readers (“ALPR”) and gunshot listening devices. [1] 3] The city of Norfolk has deployed 172 ‘Flock Safety’ ALPRs, resulting in numerous lawsuits. [4] Roberson, 113 Va.

Judge 52

Judge Lawsuit Time-tracking Court 52

Eric Goldman

MAY 1, 2025

The account termination lawsuits keep coming , so I’ll keep blogging them. The court breezily rejects each of his state law claims, including the Florida social media censorship claim that relied on an unconstitutional law that’s enjoined. Google Twitter Account Suspension Lawsuits Keep FailingHall v.

Court 72

Court Lawsuit Defendant Litigation 72

Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 16, 2024

WebGroup Czech Republic * Instagram Defeats Lawsuit Claiming It Was a Breeding Ground for Sex TraffickersDoe v. Craigslist * Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Against Craigslist Moves ForwardML v. Salesforce * Latest Linkwrap on FOSTAs Aftermath * Section 230 Doesnt End Lawsuit Claiming Facebook Facilitated Sex TraffickingDoe v.

Lawsuit 52

Lawsuit Defendant Court Hearing 52

Eric Goldman

JANUARY 11, 2025

I did a fairly lengthy blog post on the intersection of copyright law and city council videos a decade ago; and see this piece by Frank LoMonte about the intersection between copyright law and FOIA laws for government records. In the last month, two more copyright lawsuits over city council videos have triggered my alerts.

Court 40

Court Judge Defendant Case predictions 40

Eric Goldman

APRIL 3, 2025

Without Section 230, and in the face of a tsunami of new state laws imposing onerous obligations on UGC sites, I will be burdened with increasing legal risks and obligations for allowing readers to comment. What will Internet Law look like in 10 years? I also am a UGC site in that I permit readers to post comments.

Lawsuit 52

Lawsuit Court Law Law 52

Eric Goldman

APRIL 8, 2025

Instead, the court awards nominal damages of $1 per “bogus” counternoticeacross the 8 lawsuits, this comes to $16 TOTAL. Im no math expert, but Im pretty sure Viral DRM did not come out as an economic winner from these lawsuits. Longarzo * DMCAs Unhelpful 512(f) Preempts Helpful State Law ClaimsStevens v.

Defendant 52

Defendant Court Lawsuit State law 52

Above the Law - Technology

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In March, the Illinois law firm, MillerKing brought the putative class action against DoNotPay on behalf of “all law firms in the United States,” alleging false association and false advertising under the federal Lanham Act and Illinois state law. A second California lawsuit, Lee v.

Court 275

Court Lawyer Lawsuit Failure-to-appear 275

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

DECEMBER 27, 2024

A web of federal and state laws shields consumers from fraud, abuse, and other forms of harm. State laws governing debt collection sometimes extend more broadly. Justia provides a 50-state survey on fair debt collection laws and some related statutes. Will I Lose My Utilities if I Cannot Pay the Bill?

Bankruptcy 264

Bankruptcy Law Law Lawsuit 264

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

OCTOBER 8, 2024

A plaintiff may raise both theories if state law and the facts of the case permit. Some states also have statutes of repose, which may provide an absolute barrier to bringing a lawsuit once a certain time has expired after the product was sold. What Is the Difference Between a Manufacturing Defect and a Design Defect?

Defendant 264

Defendant Law Law Lawsuit 264

Eric Goldman

AUGUST 27, 2024

Plaintiff further alleges that Defendants knew they were collecting biometric data from Illinois citizens, including children, in violation of Illinois state law.” Stated differently, what exactly do we want vendors like AWS to do…act as a government deputy to police their customers’ possible misdeeds?

Lawsuit 98

Lawsuit Defendant Court State law 98

Eric Goldman

JULY 13, 2023

State Law Claims. July 11, 2023) The post Reddit Defeats Lawsuit Over Removal of r/WallStreetBets Moderator’s Privileges–Rogozinski v. Reddit appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Undisputed. Publisher/Speaker Claim. Case citation : Rogozinski v. Reddit, Inc. 2023 WL 4475581 (N.D.

Lawsuit 98

Lawsuit Court State law Law 98

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

They can bring a civil lawsuit against whoever was responsible for the improper practice, seeking the damages that they sustained as a result. The federal government has not yet enacted a comprehensive data privacy law, although various federal laws protect certain types of people or information.

Mediator 244

Mediator Dispute resolution Law Law 244

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

JANUARY 30, 2024

The Work-Related Requirement To get workers’ compensation benefits, a worker must be an employee rather than an independent contractor, and they must not work in a profession that is exempt under state law. Certain agricultural and domestic workers may be exempt, for example.) Working with a lawyer can help overcome these obstacles.

Workers Compensation 244

Workers Compensation Law Law Time-tracking 244

Eric Goldman

MARCH 4, 2023

He brought a state court class action lawsuit against Ripoff Report, alleging violations of CA B&P 17200 and the implied covenant of good faith. The plaintiff successfully remanded the case back to state court and got some of its attorneys’ fees covered. Ripoff Report removed the case to federal court.

State law 97

State law Court Defendant Lawsuit 97

Kevin O'Keefe

JANUARY 25, 2023

I imagined I was an Iowa lawyer looking to develop a niche in agricultural law. I asked “What are good ideas for a niche legal blog on agriculture law in Iowa?” Overviews of Iowa’s state laws and regulations related to farming and agriculture, including those pertaining to zoning, land use, and conservation.

Estate planning 130

Estate planning Intellectual Property Lawyer Federal law 130

lennyesq

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Ottawa Faculty of Law, CA Six major book publishers Friday sued the Florida Department of Education, challenging a 2023 state law used to restrict books in school libraries. The six book publishers filed the lawsuit along with the Authors Guild, several prominent authors, two students and two parents.

Lawsuit 75

Lawsuit State law Court Law 75

Eric Goldman

JULY 1, 2024

Unfortunately, the Supreme Court’s delay in definitively resolving this case will leave a vacuum for reviewing many other pending and imminent constitutional challenges to state laws.

Court 115

Court Defendant Lawsuit State law 115

Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Because the removal of content is a traditional editorial function, Section 230(c)(1) bars plaintiff’s lawsuit.” The plaintiff claimed that federal law didn’t preempt his state law claim, but the court breezily rejects that. (I ” The court cites Force v.

Failure-to-appear 98

Failure-to-appear Defendant Federal law Lawsuit 98

LLRX

JULY 15, 2023

Four highlights from this week: The potential healthcare privacy risks of ChatGPT; “Shadow libraries” at heart of mounting copyright lawsuits against OpenAI; Congressional Report Finds Meta and Tax Prep Companies “Recklessly” Shared Taxpayers’ Data; and Cooper Davis Act Would Force Tech Companies to Flag Users for Drugs.

Lawsuit 98

Lawsuit State law Legal research Law 98

CaseFox

APRIL 13, 2023

Personal injury claims are lawsuits filed by individuals who have been injured due to the negligence or intentional actions of another person or entity. This can occur if the plaintiff does not have sufficient evidence to prove the extent of their damages, or if the damages are capped by state law.

Court 98

Court Defendant Lawsuit Attorney 98

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.

Court 111

Court Judge Defendant Hearing 111

Legal Tech Monitor

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In March, the Illinois law firm, MillerKing brought the putative class action against DoNotPay on behalf of “all law firms in the United States,” alleging false association and false advertising under the federal Lanham Act and Illinois state law. A second California lawsuit, Lee v.

Court 52

Court Lawyer Lawsuit Failure-to-appear 52

Brett Trout

MAY 24, 2024

Whereas your freedom of speech is protected by the Constitution, your right of publicity is protected by a mix of different state laws. Depending on which state you bring your right of publicity lawsuit, you may have a lot or only a little protection.

Defendant 52

Defendant Lawsuit Court State law 52

Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In my Internet Law course, I still teach the Pharmatrak case from 2003, where an analytics service provider used a pixel and other tracking technology. There are hundreds of pixel lawsuits in the courts right now (and surely more to come after a ruling like this). 20 years later, we’re still fighting over pixels and cookies.

Time-tracking 119

Time-tracking Judge Law Law 119

The Barrister

MARCH 18, 2024

7] Microsoft stock image The NCAA halted its investigations into third parties creating NIL deals with collegiate Division I athletes after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit filed by the attorneys general of Tennessee and Virginia. More than 10,000 of the 1,390 FBS players have agreed. [7]

Lawsuit 52

Lawsuit Judge State law Attorney 52

CaseFox

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The legal proceedings can be broadly categorised into civil and criminal litigation, each governed by distinct laws and procedures. Understanding the key differences between these two types of lawsuits could be extremely helpful if you ever find yourself in a difficult circumstance.

Litigation 52

Litigation Litigator Dispute resolution Criminal trial 52

Eric Goldman

JULY 18, 2023

That section states that rights under state laws that are “equivalent” to rights under copyright law are preempted. Many of those contractual anti-scraping lawsuits were successful. However, even in the United States, other ways exist to scrutinize contracts over information goods. ML Genius v.

Court 98

Court Litigation Litigator Case law 98

Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Where the motion to dismiss concerns questions of law, additional discovery is not required. .” Google defeats lawsuit from a public school student using Google edtech that he claims was hacked and used to send inappropriate material. * ” * M.K. Google LLC, 2023 WL 2671381 (N.D. March 27, 2023).

Defendant 98

Defendant Failure-to-appear Court Lawsuit 98

Brett Trout

MARCH 15, 2024

Unlike the right of privacy, which is protected by the Constitution and specific federal statutes, the right of publicity is a patchwork of state and common law. This means your rights to your name, image, and likeness vary depending on which state law applies. No tags for this post. Related posts No related posts.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Lawsuit Compliance State law 52