Eric Goldman

MARCH 2, 2025

By the time trial rolled around, this case involved only an Irish plaintiff (Ryanair) and a Dutch defendant (Booking.com B.V.). 374, 392 (2021). The JMOL had two primary conclusions: First , that the CFAA has extraterritorial application, and therefore it was appropriate for this court to apply the CFAA here. Van Buren v.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 9, 2023

” The abstract: This paper describes a sophisticated but underreported system of mass-defendant intellectual property litigation called the “Schedule A Defendants Scheme” (the “SAD Scheme”), which occurs most frequently in the Northern District of Illinois as a way to target Chinese online marketplace vendors.

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Debevoise Data Blog

JANUARY 13, 2025

A look back at 2024 shows that plaintiffs are learning from the initial wave of cases filed against AI developers, and that plaintiffs are now adapting their claimsas well as the defendants they are suingto meet the shifting legal terrain. 1] Proving Defendants Use of Training Data Inputs.

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LawSites

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Since then, JusticeText has built a solid base of public defender offices as customers and it recently raised a seed financing round of $2.2 At the time, Mehrotra (pictured above right with Jones-Dove) never envisioned it as a company or a career. Thank You To Our Sponsors.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 14, 2023

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. YouTube nevertheless sidesteps the trouble because it apparently added the language in 2021 (seriously, what was YouTube thinking???)

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Debevoise Data Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

If January is anything to go by, 2021 will be the same. However, the court ruled that the defendants fell outside GDPR’s territorial scope because: The defendants had no establishment in the EU, as there were no employees or representatives in the UK. The defendants did not target the UK.

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LawNext podcast

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Devshi Mehrotra was a computer science undergraduate at the University of Chicago when she and classmate Leslie Jones-Dove developed JusticeText , an platform that makes it easier for public defenders to review and analyze the massive quantities of police body cam and other video footage that is becoming increasingly common in criminal cases.

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Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

This screenshot is from a declaration by the defendants: (Note that the checkbox lacks an if-then call-to-action and isn’t tied to the “create my account” button–minor and tendentious details that could nevertheless have given judges some pause. The court says that argument was rejected in the 2021 Handy precedent.

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Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In the spring of 2021, he relocated to Montana and revamped his contracting business. Without anti-SLAPP protection, Nextdoor can’t force a fee shift, although it would be appropriate to cover Nextdoor’s costs to defend the obviously meritless claim. Other negative reviews were never removed by Nextdoor. Nextdoor, Inc.

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LawSites

JANUARY 17, 2022

Founded: 7/6/2021. From launch, we closed our first customer in December 2021. Founded: 4/1/2021. Traction: American Legal Technology Awards Start-up of the Year (2021), Washington State Bar Apex Award, Finalist for New Law Company of the Year in the 2021 Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards, patent approved.

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

million remote proceedings (civil and criminal) from March 2020 to February 2021. Arizona saw an 8% drop in defaults caused by defendants who fail to appear in court. It offers the example of the Texas court system, which had never held a civil hearing by video before the pandemic, but which conducted 1.1 Improved Participation Rates.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In 2016, the defendant IJR published an article/listicle titled “15 Signs Your Daddy Was a Conservative.” The defendant did not give the specified attribution. 21-2021 (4th Cir. Larry Philpot is a repeat copyright plaintiff. We’ve blogged some of his cases before ( 1 , 2 ), including the lower court ruling in this case.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Accenture’s study found that 43% of cyber attacks are targeted at small businesses, with only 14% prepared to defend themselves. According to the 2021 ABA Legal Tech Survey, only 36% of law firms have such a plan. In fact, we would wager that the law firms in general are in worse shape than the other small and mid-sized businesses.

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Above the Law - Technology

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Demo video: [link] Founded: 2/9/2021, San Rafael, California [HQ], Chicago, Illinois. Demo video: [link] Founded: 1/10/2021, Oshkosh, WI. Founded: 8/21/2021, Toronto, Ontario. Asana, Basecamp, Monday, Pipeline Plus Demo video: [link] Founded: 5/13/2021, Charlotte, NC. Founded: 12/31/2021, Little Rock, AR.

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LawSites

MARCH 26, 2024

The defendants have not yet filed an answer in the lawsuit. Starting in 2021, she alleges, she became “the driving force” behind ClaimDeck, while employed by both the law firm and the company. I emailed Dwayne Hermes asking if he wished to respond but I have not heard back from him.

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Clio

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The technology may be able to determine a criminal defendants competence to stand trial. How will it interact with a defendants right against self-incrimination? In 2021, the Chilean government enacted a constitutional amendment protecting brain activity and data. However, how reliable will this evidence be?

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 29, 2023

Koerner Endowed Professor of Law, Tulane University Law School [See part 1 about defendant opt-outs and part 2 about defendant defaults.] In fact, the factual data was scraped by both of us over a period of time in 2021 and 2022 and put into a database. On April 16, 2021, Prutton responded. ComicMix LLC, 983 F.3d

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Debevoise Data Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Access Controls Following its 2021 MFA Letter , and enhancements to the MFA requirements in the recent Part 500 Amendment , the Guidance reinforces the NYDFS’s focus on MFA as a critical measure to combat cyberattacks.

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Eric Goldman

AUGUST 1, 2023

Neither Time nor BuzzFeed was named as a defendant. To be clear, the plain language of the Copyright Act requires that the defendant must display a “copy” of the image; but it does not say that the “copy” must necessarily be in the defendant’s possession.] 2021); McGucken v. See the screenshot on the right). 3d at 593. [To

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Discovery Advocate

MARCH 13, 2023

Discovery practitioners should have a thorough understanding of their clients’ information systems in order to properly defend or prosecute their cases; otherwise they risk severe consequences. Case Summary In a trademark case involving e-cigarettes branded under similar marks, the defendants and their counsel were sanctioned more than $2.5

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Now, fast-forward to 2021. But then, on October 19, 2021, Joseph Ryan, an attorney from Palos Verdes Estates, filed a complaint against the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, arguing that the transfer of Bruce’s Beach to the Bruce family is an unconstitutional “gift” under Section 6 of Article 16 of the California Constitution.

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LawSites

JANUARY 4, 2023

At great cost, Xcential has been forced to defend itself with counterclaims and motions for dismissal. Politico’s rankings of federal lobby firm revenues showed Akin Gump in second place in 2021 ($53.4 K Street lobby firms generally charge their clients on a flat fee or retainer basis. million), edged out by Brownstein Hyatt ($56.3

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Debevoise Data Blog

JULY 13, 2021

On June 25, 2021, the Supreme Court issued a significant opinion on standing in the context of consumer class actions in TransUnion LLC v. Article III grants federal courts the power to redress harms that defendants cause plaintiffs, not a freewheeling power to hold defendants accountable for legal infractions.”

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Law Technology Today

MARCH 7, 2023

Legal cases by nature involve a slew of confidential and sensitive information regarding plaintiffs, defendants, financial data, estate details, settlement information, etc. The National Law Review reported that the average cost of data compromises reached $4.24M per breach in 2021.

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Debevoise Data Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

388,000) for data security failings exposed after a January 2021 ransomware attack allowed attackers to access employees’ and residents’ personal data, including special category data and children’s data. Stolen data was also posted on the darkweb.

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Debevoise Data Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2021

On December 7, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) released new guidance on multifactor authentication (“MFA”) , indicating that it is increasing its review of MFA during examinations, with a particular emphasis on probing for the common MFA failures discussed below.

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Debevoise Data Blog

APRIL 6, 2022

According to Stanford University’s 2022 AI Index Report , private investment in AI in 2021 totaled approximately $93.5 billion—more than double the previous year. But balanced against this promise are significant business risks. For example, in Marchand v.

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

See NC State Bar Formal Ethics Opinion 1 (2021). Michigan’s opinion from 2022 ( MI State Bar Formal Ethics Opinion R-26 ) examines the extent to which lawyers may reveal confidences to defend themselves, following the majority view: The Rule permits disclosure of client confidences or secrets in relevant part, “.

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Debevoise Data Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2021

On September 22, 2021, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”) issued its preliminary cybersecurity performance goals for critical infrastructure. Continuous Monitoring and Vulnerability Management.

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Clio

MARCH 8, 2023

They counsel clients on tax laws, draft documents such as wills, develop estate planning strategies, handle tax disputes, and defend clients against IRS audits. Accounting lawyers possess a breadth of knowledge of the rules and regulations surrounding business transactions, taxes, estate planning, and wealth management. Be indispensable.

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Inside Privacy

JULY 20, 2023

Consistent with the Strategy , the NCSIP contemplates five broad lines of effort (“pillars”): Defending critical infrastructure; Disrupting and dismantling threat actors; Shaping market forces to drive security and resilience; Investing in a resilient future; and Forging international partnerships to pursue shared goals.

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Colin S. Levy

JUNE 4, 2024

I hear lawyers continually point to public defenders, the courts, legal aid and pro bono as what their profession is doing to support access to justice. Kelli was a 2021 Women of Legal Tech honoree and is currently serving on the RAILS – Responsible A.I. in Legal Services implementation team through the Duke Center on Law & Tech.

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LawSites

JANUARY 17, 2022

Founded: 7/6/2021. From launch, we closed our first customer in December 2021. Founded: 4/1/2021. Traction: American Legal Technology Awards Start-up of the Year (2021), Washington State Bar Apex Award, Finalist for New Law Company of the Year in the 2021 Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards, patent approved.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 1, 2021

million remote proceedings (civil and criminal) from March 2020 to February 2021. Arizona saw an 8% drop in defaults caused by defendants who fail to appear in court. It offers the example of the Texas court system, which had never held a civil hearing by video before the pandemic, but which conducted 1.1 Improved Participation Rates.

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Debevoise Data Blog

JULY 7, 2021

June 25, 2021) will likely create new uncertainties. 2021) , the Second Circuit held that “plaintiffs may establish [Article III] standing based on an increased risk of identity theft or fraud following the unauthorized disclosure of their data.” 20-10249, 2021 WL 2250845 (11th Cir. Ramirez , No. 20-297, slip op. In McMorris v.

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Debevoise Data Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Digital Doorbells: If any more evidence is needed that facial recognition technology has hit the mainstream, consider CNET’s review of the best facial recognition security cameras of 2021. C20-1084JLR, 2021 WL 1401633, at *2 (W.D. C20-1082JLR, 2021 WL 1401634, at *5 (W.D. What Kind of Data Do Facial Recognition Laws Cover?

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MAY 31, 2022

SCREECHFIELD: Right, 2018 through 2021. When you respond to someone, you have to be able to defend your answer. You have to be able to defend, because they’re going to come back with a question, and they’re going to say, ‘Well, what about this? Future Plans for the NDA. Four years. AMBROGI: That’s a long term.

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