Berkley Technology Law Journal

JANUARY 17, 2025

By 2023, over 97.4% These issues have culminated into legal actions, such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions (EEOC) first AI hiring discrimination lawsuit against a companys hiring program that automatically rejected female candidates over 55 and male candidates over 60.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 6, 2023

” Lops also had an unsuccessful lawsuit against Facebook. YouTube, LLC, 2023 WL 2349597 (D. March 3, 2023). The post YouTube Defeats Trademark Lawsuit–Lops v. Case Citation : Lops v. The complaint. YouTube appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 9, 2023

” Whether this lawsuit is only about the account suspension or also includes the loss of data access, it winds up as another failed lawsuit over account terminations and content removals. Twitter Corporate Office , 2023 WL 8452200 (S.D.N.Y. Case Citation : Thomas v.

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Berkley Technology Law Journal

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

2023 Taylor Swift’s fans, affectionately called Swifties, closed out 2022 with an antitrust complaint filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court against Ticketmaster, the online ticketing giant. For example, a recent FTC lawsuit filed in December 2020 seeks to undo Meta’s acquisition of two social media platforms, WhatsApp and Instagram.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 10, 2023

Represented by lawyers Maria Cristina Armenta and Credence Elizabeth Sol (who keep expanding their oeuvre of failed lawsuits against Internet services), Daniels claimed YouTube had to comply with 1983 because YouTube became a state actor. 2023 WL 2414258 (N.D. In 2021, the court quickly shut down that misguided argument. Alphabet Inc.

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Eric Goldman

AUGUST 31, 2023

2023 WL 5493823 (N.D. 23, 2023) The post Lawsuit Over Twitter Suspension Fails Again–Zhang v. Case Citation : Zhang v. Twitter, Inc. Twitter appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Trellis.Law Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

On November 22, 2023, the lawsuit against Lizzo by three of her previous backup dancers had its first court hearing.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 14, 2023

This long-running lawsuit started in 2019. 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. Google LLC , 2023 WL 4372701 (N.D. Case citation : Divino Group LLC v.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 24, 2023

The lawsuit claims the BPOs were TikTok’s proxies. The court also allows an exception to the general rule due to the supply of unsafe equipment, i.e., the faulty sorting software for reviewer queues. * * * Similar lawsuits by content moderators have failed, including Garrett-Alfred v. 2023 WL 3484215 (N.D. Cognizant.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 21, 2024

Recapping a couple of doomed-from-inception lawsuits. Apparently the publication took place in 2019 and he filed suit in 2023. The post Section 230 Preempts Two More Harassment Lawsuits appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Benedict v. Google LLC , 2024 WL 3427161 (D. ” Defamation. Harassment.

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Eric Goldman

OCTOBER 24, 2023

19, 2023) Selected Prior Blog Posts on Product Shots Copyright Lawsuits Over Product Shots Are Stupid–eTrailer v. FragranceX The post Copyright Lawsuits Over Product Shots Are Still Stupid–SMS v. Pharmaaid Corp. , 1:23-cv-01777-EK-TAM (E.D.N.Y. Pharmaaid appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Lawsuits over content removals never succeed. The post Anti-Vaxxer’s Lawsuit Over Channel Removal Fails–Mercola v. In a different context, there is an avenue to export content: if YouTube terminates a user’s access for service changes.” ” Cites to Lewis v. YouTube , King v. Case Citation : Mercola.com LLC v.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 22, 2023

The court dismisses the lawsuit on summary judgment. May 18, 2023) More Posts About Keyword Advertising * More on Law Firms and Competitive Keyword Ads–Nicolet Law v. Bye, Goff * Yet More Evidence That Keyword Advertising Lawsuits Are Stupid–Porta-Fab v. The court focuses on the likelihood of consumer confusion. LoanStreet v.

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Eric Goldman

AUGUST 30, 2023

This is a competitive keyword advertising lawsuit. A rival, Colibri, displayed in the trademark in its Google keyword ads, but it claims it has stopped doing so after the lawsuit was filed. Colibri Healthcare, LLC , 2023 WL 5493530 (E.D. Bye, Goff * Yet More Evidence That Keyword Advertising Lawsuits Are Stupid–Porta-Fab v.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 18, 2024

My roundup of the top Internet Law developments of 2023: 10) California court bans targeted advertising (?). Thousands of SAD Scheme lawsuits have been filed because the TROs take the online merchant off the marketplace entirely and usually extract some cash. In 2023, the EU launched its Digital Services Act. Then, in Liapes v.

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Eric Goldman

AUGUST 20, 2023

We used to see lawsuits like this 15+ years ago, but we don’t see them any more because they are so obviously doomed by Section 230. Bradford, 2023 U.S. The post Facebook Easily Defeats Lawsuit Over User Posts–Hicks v. Whoa, what a flashback. This case involves a shooting of police officers. LifelongLearning.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 9, 2023

To that end, I am giving a couple of public talks on the paper: Tarrant County Bar Association , Texas A&M Law School, Fort Worth, TX, March 27, 2023. 32nd Annual DePaul Law Review Symposium , Chicago, April 14, 2023. Free RSVP! I would welcome yours.

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lennyesq

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The lawsuit in question was filed in late 2023, alleging that OpenAI and Microsoft used articles from the Times to train ChatGPT and other models and readily displayed the content of articles from the newspaper when asked – all without permission, the Times claimed.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 13, 2023

2023 WL 4475581 (N.D. July 11, 2023) The post Reddit Defeats Lawsuit Over Removal of r/WallStreetBets Moderator’s Privileges–Rogozinski v. For now, this case adds to the canon of account termination/content removal cases by treating changes in moderator privileges as a subcategory of the phenomenon. Reddit, Inc.

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Berkley Technology Law Journal

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

2023 Taylor Swift’s fans, affectionately called Swifties, closed out 2022 with an antitrust complaint filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court against Ticketmaster, the online ticketing giant. For example, a recent FTC lawsuit filed in December 2020 seeks to undo Meta’s acquisition of two social media platforms, WhatsApp and Instagram.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 7, 2023

In 2023, the justice tech ecosystem continued to grow rapidly, with a significant increase in solutions addressing access to justice-related challenges for consumers. featured in ABA Journal , Pulse 2.0 , Bob Ambrogi’s LawNext podcast , and Accelerator Insider , and its executive director, Maya Markovich, was named to the 2023 Fastcase 50.

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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. The post eDiscovery in AEC: Navigating Legal Complexities in 2023 appeared first on CloudNine.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 14, 2024

Despite the importance of those Fall 2023 rulings, I never blogged either. Today’s post focuses on the social media defendants’ efforts to dismiss the parallel lawsuits by the school districts. But by joining the lawsuit, the school districts had to admit that they were failing to support their students. Superior Ct.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 30, 2024

The court says that Printify took appropriate steps when it learned of infringing items via Atari’s lawsuit: First, Printify searched its own database for the 70 URLs identified by Atari in ECF No. The court summarizes the proceedings: Atari initially moved for an ex parte TRO, which the Court granted on October 24, 2023.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

MARCH 9, 2023

Less than four hours later, attorney webpages geared toward crash victims and their families were popping up, and in less than 24 hours, law firms were announcing retained clients and new lawsuits. PT on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. The course begins promptly at 11:00 a.m.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

We added numerous surveys to this resource during the course of 2023. Most (but not all) states have enacted dram shop laws that provide specific rules for when a victim may bring this type of lawsuit. Minimum Wage: 50-State Survey The federal government imposes a minimum wage of $7.25 Special rules may apply to tipped employees.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 15, 2024

District of Columbia , 2023 WL 5964764 (D.C. Court granted Facebook’s anti-SLAPP motion in lawsuit over “publication/de-publication to developers via the Facebook Platform API”: Plaintiff’s app depended on Facebook’s publication of third-party user’s photos to developers through Facebook’s Platform. . Six4Three v.

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Eric Goldman

OCTOBER 7, 2023

In response, she has brought several trash lawsuits, which have gone as well as you’d expect. Her latest trash lawsuit claimed that social media, the government, and Procter & Gamble were all doing the RICO against her. The court dismisses the lawsuit on several grounds, including res judicata. The complaint.

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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.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 10, 2023

.” For reasons unclear to me, the plaintiff thought it would be a good idea to sue Amazon over its competitors’ alleged misdeeds, going so far to breathlessly issue a press release that it had “filed a $500 million lawsuit against tech giant Amazon.” Case Citation : Planet Green Cartridges, Inc. v Amazon.com, Inc.

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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.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 8, 2024

In an April 2023 summary judgment ruling , the plaintiff established that it “possesses the legally protectable, incontestable trademarks TEXAS TAMALE and TEXAS TAMALE COMPANY.” Adler v McNeil * Court Denies Injunction in Competitive Keyword Ad Lawsuit–Nursing CE Central v. Yum, and easily veganized. ” Say what?

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The Florida legislature (bless their hearts) amended the statute in 2023 (after Lindsey’s rental) to broaden the definition of a livery. 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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Clio

AUGUST 16, 2023

IBM Security recently released its 2023 Cost of a Data Breach Report. This report studied 553 organizations that experienced data breaches between March 2022 and March 2023 to help IT, risk management, and security leaders understand the impact. This can include a loss of trust in your firm and malpractice lawsuits. million.

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Clio

APRIL 2, 2025

In 2023 alone, 62 million Americans sought medical attention for preventable injuries. The numbers below paint a clear picture of both the human toll and economic burden that injuries create nationwide: 62 million peopleabout one in fivesought medical attention for an injury in 2023 ( National Safety Council ). Of the over 1.3

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Eric Goldman

MAY 13, 2023

This is another lawsuit between personal injury law firms over competitive keyword ads. However, if it’s anywhere close to true, this will be another impressive entry into the annals of financially unjustified and irrational lawsuits over competitive keyword ads. 2023 WL 3340214 (W.D. Bye, Goff && Rohde, Ltd.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 23, 2023

His lawsuit against Facebook was dashed by Section 230 in the district court. Fyk’s alleged injury has no connection whatsoever to any conduct by the United States, the only defendant in this lawsuit. 2023 WL 3933719 (D.D.C. June 9, 2023). Fyk’s lawsuit does not accurately describe Section 230.”]

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