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The Five Most Momentous Legal Tech Fails

Above the Law - Technology

But that all came crashing down after I reported in 2016 of Bluford’s settlement of a lawsuit charging him with impersonating a lawyer, forging legal documents and fraudulently swindling two clients. As of this writing, the lawsuit is ongoing. As of this writing, the lawsuit is ongoing. LexisNexis Firm Manager. Gavelytics.

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Boat Rental Marketplace Defeats Lawsuit Over Offline Boating Accident–In re Chaves

Eric Goldman

MySpace case from 2008 and its progeny (assuming the Doe case is still good law in the Fifth Circuit, which isn’t guaranteed ). 9, 2024) The post Boat Rental Marketplace Defeats Lawsuit Over Offline Boating Accident–In re Chaves appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. LEXIS 23688 (S.D.

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Don’t Be Late and Ineffective with Litigation Holds

Joshua Gilliland

The City of New York, 50 unnamed NYPD officers, and the former NYPD Commissioner are involved in a civil rights lawsuit over allegedly issuing summonses without probable cause, violating the First, Fourth, Fifth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. The Court found that the City’s litigation hold was both late and ineffective.

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Supreme Court Fixes One Problem with the Copyright Statute of Limitations, But Punts Another — Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

The entire purpose of the discovery rule is to allow a plaintiff to recover damages that occurred more than three years before the date the lawsuit was filed. He served one prison term from 1989 to 2008, and another from 2012 to 2015. The infringing activity, Nealy claimed, dated back to 2008—so ten years before he brought suit.

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Twitter Defeats FOSTA Case Over CSAM–Doe v. Twitter

Eric Goldman

Mindgeek litigation, the court certified a class of CSAM victims suing Mindgeek for “knowingly” disseminating videos of them. Marriott * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–GG v. Craigslist * Facebook Loses Jurisdictional Ruling in Texas Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–Facebook v. Twitter, Inc.

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The Ninth Circuit’s FOSTA Jurisprudence Is Getting Clearer (and More Defense-Favorable)

Eric Goldman

We’re still working through the first wave of litigation testing Congress’ poor handiwork. Marriott * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–GG v. Craigslist * Facebook Loses Jurisdictional Ruling in Texas Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–Facebook v. Last October , in Doe v.

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The 7th Circuit’s Section 230 Jurisprudence’s Impact on FOSTA Cases

Eric Goldman

Snap litigation. Marriott * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–GG v. Craigslist * Facebook Loses Jurisdictional Ruling in Texas Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–Facebook v. Craigslist * Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Against Craigslist Moves Forward–ML v. Salesforce invoked the Fifth Circuit’s Doe v.

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