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Lawyer Tech Tips: Things That Go Bump in Legal Tech!

Attorney at Work

But danger lurks behind certain tech when working from home. SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES. Working remotely, whether part-time or full-time, requires a variety of technology. And, to be sure, remote-work tech tools are loaded with treats that keep our businesses humming while we work from home. But the remote-work environment complicates things.

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Understanding the CCB’s First Two Final Determinations (Guest Blog Post–Part 3 of 3)

Eric Goldman

Eight months after filing, the first two Copyright Claims Board (CCB) Final Determinations have been handed down. Mitrakos, 22-CCB-0035 , February 15, 2023, and Oppenheimer v. Prutton, 22-CCB-0045 , February 28, 2023. Step Two: The CCB does a compliance review of the filed claim to determine if the claim qualifies for the CCB. Let’s take a look.

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An Updated Look at Preserving Social Media Evidence for Lawyers

Legal Tech Monitor

Since this 2019 post, I think it is safe to say that the prevalence of social media evidence in civil and criminal proceedings has grown. Failure to do so may result in a range of unwanted consequences from the exclusion of evidence to disciplinary action. to maintain client confidences and protect sensitive client information.

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Court Says Twitter Misused Litigation to Punish Defendants for Their Speech–X v. CCDH

Eric Goldman

Judge Breyer of the Northern District of California had none of it. Self-proclaimed free-speech absolutist Elon Musk is notoriously thin-skinned when it comes to criticism directed at him. (As As the phrase goes, “ he can dish it out, but he can’t take it “). As a result, the court finds that much of the lawsuit is a SLAPP.

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Section 230 Immunizes Snap, Even if It’s “Inherently Dangerous”–L.W. v. Snap

Eric Goldman

” This does not persuade the judge: the Court must treat Defendants as publishers or speakers, regardless of how their claims are framed, because their theories of liability plainly turn on Defendants’ alleged failure to monitor and remove third-party content. To get around Section 230, the plaintiffs attempted the Lemmon v.

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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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Instagram Defeats Lawsuit Claiming It Was a “Breeding Ground” for Sex Traffickers–Doe v. Backpage

Eric Goldman

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). . § 230, forecloses Doe’s claim as currently pled, because she seeks to hold Meta liable for content created by her trafficker.” ” Cite to Lemmon v.

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