Eric Goldman

MARCH 9, 2023

This paper traces its origins to my 2021 expert declaration in an Emojico case. The post My New Article on Abusive “Schedule A” IP Lawsuits Will Likely Leave You Angry appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Have a stress reliever toy handy when you read this. I would welcome yours.

Intellectual Property 105

Intellectual Property Lawsuit Defendant Judge 105

Law Technology Today

AUGUST 29, 2023

Over 18 class-action lawsuits have been filed against hospitals and counting, alleging they are sharing health data via online trackers. Besides healthcare, we’ve seen plaintiffs’ attorneys bring class-action lawsuits related to sharing video streaming data from websites to Facebook via the Meta pixel under the Video Privacy Protection Act.

Defendant 75

Defendant Lawsuit Software Lawyer 75

Eric Goldman

JULY 10, 2024

In the mid-2010s, plaintiffs filed about 20 lawsuits filed around the country seeking to hold social media services liable for allegedly facilitating terrorist attacks. Google * 2021 Section 230 Year-in-Review * Eleventh Circuit Rejects “Material Support for Terrorists” Case–Colon v. Two of those cases, Gonzalez v.

Lawsuit 98

Lawsuit e-filing Court Judge 98

Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

On January 4, 2024, the North Carolina Justice for All Project (JFAP) filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the state of North Carolina claiming unlawful infringement upon their fundamental right of free speech to provide simple legal advice to North Carolinians. But this, of course, is not the end to JFAP’s story.

Lawsuit 52

Lawsuit Legal advice Court Paralegal 52

LawSites

MARCH 26, 2024

In a lawsuit filed this week in federal court in Manhattan, the former chief operating office of a legal technology company claims she was fired after attempting to exercise stock options valued at over $1 million. The defendants have not yet filed an answer in the lawsuit.

Lawsuit 59

Lawsuit Defendant Legal tech Legal tech 59

LawSites

APRIL 26, 2022

See all stories about this lawsuit. ” As to whether TR’s lawsuit against ROSS was, itself, sham litigation, Judge Stark concluded it was not. TR filed its lawsuit in May 2020 , alleging that ROSS stole content from Westlaw to build its own competing legal research product.

Litigation 98

Litigation Litigator Judge Lawsuit 98

Legal Tech Monitor

MARCH 8, 2024

In 2021, California resident Guillermo Mata sued Digital Recognition Network (“DRN”), a Texas-based, privately owned, automatic license plate recognition and data analytics software provider. The complaint alleges DRN violated California’s Automated License Plate Recognition (“ALPR”) statute. The Statute regulates the.

Lawsuit 52

Lawsuit Analytics Software 52

Debevoise Data Blog

JANUARY 13, 2025

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. 6] Despite these challenges, plaintiffs are not slowing down, and new lawsuits were filed at a steady clip over the course of 2024.

Litigation 52

Litigation Litigator Intellectual Property Defendant 52

LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Whereas 2020 ended with a newfound sense of the possible, 2021 ends with us still not knowing what is ahead, and therefore which way to turn. Whereas 2020 ended with great promise for regulatory reform, 2021 ends with little further progress on that front – and even retreats to some extent. I should be more optimistic.

Legal tech 52

Legal tech Legal tech Practice management e-filing 52

CloudNine

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A recent Arcadis study highlights a 42% surge in construction lawsuits in North America from 2021 to 2022, attributing this spike to ongoing COVID-19 effects, supply chain woes, and escalating material costs.

Lawsuit 96

Lawsuit Document management Litigation Litigator 96

LawSites

DECEMBER 1, 2021

million remote proceedings (civil and criminal) from March 2020 to February 2021. For example, the report says that just after courts closed down, national debt collectors quickly ramped up filings, using online tools to file thousands of lawsuits every month. Improved Participation Rates.

Court 132

Court e-filing Notary Hearing 132

Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In the lawsuit I’m covering today, Roblox named over 250 defendants. Hierl was the lead counsel on the Emojico case I opined on in 2021.] * * * Jurisdiction The defendant Bigfinz sells t-shirts. In practice, the judge didn’t even apply its logic to the rest of the lawsuit. TIL: Roblox regularly uses the SAD Scheme.

Defendant 116

Defendant Judge Lawsuit Court 116

Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In the spring of 2021, he relocated to Montana and revamped his contracting business. Because the removal of content is a traditional editorial function, Section 230(c)(1) bars plaintiff’s lawsuit.” Other negative reviews were never removed by Nextdoor. This is a mockably easy Section 230 case: ICS Provider. .

Failure-to-appear 98

Failure-to-appear Defendant Federal law Lawsuit 98

Eric Goldman

AUGUST 21, 2023

This is one of several ideologically motivated lawsuits against YouTube for allegedly engaging in “discriminatory” content moderation. After 5 tries, the Divino LGBTQ lawsuit finally failed last month. And after a remarkable 6 tries, the Newman race-based lawsuit has now failed too ( prior blog post ).

Court 98

Court Machine learning Lawsuit Law firm 98

LawSites

JANUARY 17, 2022

Founded: 7/6/2021. From launch, we closed our first customer in December 2021. Founded: 4/1/2021. Launching January 2022, our AI-driven engine will automate litigation processes like lawsuit and motion drafting, discovery preparation, procedural calendaring and much more by turning days of work into 2-3 minute-long activities.

e-discovery 25

e-discovery Time-tracking Mediator Attorney 25

The North Carolina Journey of Law and Technology

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

A major NFT case was decided on February 8, 2023 as the French luxury fashion house Hermès won the MetaBirkins lawsuit against the artist, Mason Rothschild. Tell me more about the MetaBirkins lawsuit Hermès had filed suit against Rothschild for his MetaBirkins project in the U.S. So what happened? What does this verdict mean?

Lawsuit 40

Lawsuit Court Law Law 40

LawSites

JANUARY 4, 2022

The release of their native-cloud product in March 2021, ALN Cloud, has further defined them as a true leader in legal tech. ALN remains involved in a lawsuit filed last year by CourtAlert.com alleging that the company conspired to steal CourtAlert’s confidential and proprietary information.

e-filing 72

e-filing Lawsuit Law solutions Legal tech 72

Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Savoy, 2021 N.C. July 28, 2021). Grant, 2021 Ariz. March 31, 2021). Facebook, 2021 Cal. June 21, 2021). Google defeats lawsuit from a public school student using Google edtech that he claims was hacked and used to send inappropriate material. * [My Quick Links publication process is broken.

Defendant 98

Defendant Failure-to-appear Court Lawsuit 98

LawSites

APRIL 29, 2021

Previous LawX projects have resulted in the development of SoloSuit , to help consumers respond to debt collection lawsuits, and which spun off as a private company , and Hello Landlord , designed to help tenants more effectively communicate with their landlords about issues that can lead to eviction.

Law 134

Law Law Court Lawsuit 134

Eric Goldman

OCTOBER 5, 2023

I wrote an expert declaration about them in 2021). Worse, the court doesn’t question if it made the same mistake with respect to the dozens or hundreds of other defendants in this lawsuit who already settled or were subject to default judgments. This is a SAD Scheme case from one of my least-favorite rightsowners, Emojico. (I

Court 133

Court Defendant Judge Lawsuit 133

Apps in Law

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Jeff’s “In the News” blog post for December 3, 2021: [link] Jeff and I start off discussing Apple’s lawsuit against the NSO Group and then discuss some new tech-toys that Jeff reviewed over the past week.

Lawsuit 52

Lawsuit 52

Legal IT Group

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The company’s financials for 2021 showed that more than 90% of the $118 billion the company earned came from the sale of personalized advertising. Meanwhile, Meta Platforms has faced some class action lawsuits for privacy violations, particularly in the UK.

Data protection 130

Data protection Time-tracking e-filing e-records 130

LawSites

JANUARY 4, 2023

This is Stodder’s perspective on the lawsuit. Politico’s rankings of federal lobby firm revenues showed Akin Gump in second place in 2021 ($53.4 If anyone at Akin Gump wishes to respond, I would be happy to publish it.]. Instead, we heard from Akin’s lawyers. Here comes Goliath. million), edged out by Brownstein Hyatt ($56.3

Software 98

Software Court Time-tracking Lawsuit 98

CloudNine

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A recent Arcadis study highlights a 42% surge in construction lawsuits in North America from 2021 to 2022, attributing this spike to ongoing COVID-19 effects, supply chain woes, and escalating material costs.

Lawsuit 52

Lawsuit Document management Litigation Litigator 52

LawSites

JANUARY 4, 2022

The release of their native-cloud product in March 2021, ALN Cloud, has further defined them as a true leader in legal tech. ALN remains involved in a lawsuit filed last year by CourtAlert.com alleging that the company conspired to steal CourtAlert’s confidential and proprietary information.

e-filing 52

e-filing Lawsuit Law solutions Legal tech 52

The Barrister

MARCH 18, 2024

2] In 2021, the game completely changed when the NCAA suspended its prohibition, allowing college athletes to monetarily profit from their reputation. [3] The lawsuit is an antitrust claim challenging the NCAA’s rules against recruiting inducements. [8] More than 10,000 of the 1,390 FBS players have agreed. [7] 2023 at 4, 5. [3]

Lawsuit 52

Lawsuit Judge State law Attorney 52

Eric Goldman

JULY 29, 2023

Paul Davis is a lawyer and a self-described “ J6er ,” i.e., a participant in the January 6, 2021 U.S. I assume that court will dismiss the lawsuit because the law remains enjoined. * * * This case provides a scary preview of Internet litigation if the Texas social media censorship law ever comes into effect.

Judge 98

Judge Court Litigation Litigator 98

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. Not surprisingly Snap disagreed with the Trademark Examiner and appealed the Examiner’s rejection.

Lawsuit 52

Lawsuit Litigation Litigator Hearing 52

Pillsbury Law Internet and Technology blog

JANUARY 5, 2023

These NFTs are owned by A-list celebrities and exploded in popularity in 2021. filed a lawsuit in California claiming Ryder Ripps et al. has misused trademarks owned and used by Yuga Labs since April 2021 (the BAYC Marks). As of January 4, 2022, it is estimated that sales of BAYC NFTs have surpassed one billion dollars.

Lawsuit 40

Lawsuit 40

Eric Goldman

JANUARY 18, 2024

Thousands of SAD Scheme lawsuits have been filed because the TROs take the online merchant off the marketplace entirely and usually extract some cash. 4) Social media “defective design” lawsuits go forward. If so, as I predicted in 2019 , the UK Online Safety Act will accelerate the end of Web 2.0 TikTok bans.

Law 111

Law Law Court Intellectual Property 111

Clio

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Nonetheless, we can foresee future legal battles, even class action lawsuits, arising in this arena. In 2021, the Chilean government enacted a constitutional amendment protecting brain activity and data. Employment law Employers may come to see neurotechnology as a tool to enhance productivity and monitor employee performance.

Law 97

Law Law Defendant Attorney 97

Centerbase

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

If it isn’t, you might find yourself party to a lawsuit. Since 2013, the employment law-focused law firm Seyfarth Shaw has tracked the number of lawsuits filed under the ADA each year.  Their data  is striking and indicates that more than 11,400 people filed an ADA Title III lawsuit in 2021—a 320 percent increase since 2013.

Law firm 52

Law firm Lawsuit Law Law 52

The North Carolina Journey of Law and Technology

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Earlier this month, three artists initiated a lawsuit against Stability AI, DevianArt, and Midjourney, which are some of the leading A.I. The lawsuit alleges copyright infringement because these companies have been using images of the artists’ work to train their programs to produce similar work without their consent.

Intellectual Property 40

Intellectual Property Lawsuit Machine learning Court 40

Debevoise Data Blog

JANUARY 14, 2021

District Court for the District of Columbia granted plaintiff Guo Wengui’s motion to compel production of a report (the “Report”)—and related materials—prepared by forensic vendor Duff & Phelps in Guo’s lawsuit against the law firm that formerly represented him, Clark Hill, PLC (the “Firm”). 19-cv-3195 (JEB), 2021 WL 106417 (D.D.C.

Court 52

Court Legal advice Litigation Litigator 52

Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

But ROSS’s trajectory changed in 2020, when legal research giant Thomson Reuters filed a lawsuit against ROSS , alleging that it stole content from Westlaw to build its own competing legal research product. The lawsuit forced ROSS to shut down its operations , which it did effective Jan.

Judge 52

Judge Legal tech Legal tech Lawsuit 52

Simple Legal

JULY 12, 2023

Task management moves your team through matter lifecycles effectively and cuts costly financial repercussions of forgotten tasks — including missed deadlines, unhappy stakeholders, and even lawsuits. Effective task management makes it easier to break down complex projects into bite-sized chunks.

Time-tracking 80

Time-tracking Compliance Document storage Lawsuit 80

Law Technology Today

APRIL 13, 2023

Fast forwarding to January 2023, the NAACP and ACLU scored a critical victory and a first step in their lawsuit, when Judge Mary Geiger Lewis denied a motion to dismiss brought by South Carolina, ruling that litigation to lift the categorical ban on automated data collection of online court records can proceed.

Court 57

Court Legal technology Legal technology e-records 57