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. Either way, looping Facebo0k into this litigation was a terrible decision. Bradford, 2023 U.S. The post Facebook Easily Defeats Lawsuit Over User Posts–Hicks v. The complaint.

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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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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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Eric Goldman

MARCH 25, 2024

This well-publicized lawsuit is an example of Musk waging lawfare over a critic’s speech. As a result, the court finds that much of the lawsuit is a SLAPP. If the case stands on appeal, Twitter will write a check to CCDH to compensate it for the litigation harms Twitter has imposed on it. “X Corp.

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CloudNine

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In the realm of Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC), legal challenges are inherent, as affirmed by construction litigator Jordan Nadel of Mark Migdal & Hayden. The post eDiscovery in AEC: Navigating Legal Complexities in 2023 appeared first on CloudNine.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 14, 2024

It is an all-out brawl in federal court, with no-expense-spared battles over each and every picayune litigation issue. 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.

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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.” ” That prompted this litigation. Adler v McNeil * Court Denies Injunction in Competitive Keyword Ad Lawsuit–Nursing CE Central v.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 23, 2023

Jason Fyk’s recent litigation campaign reminds me of the classic story Moby Dick, with Fyk in the Captain Ahab role and Section 230 as his white whale. His lawsuit against Facebook was dashed by Section 230 in the district court. The Netflix documentary of his story will be called “Moby Fyk.” Freedom Def.

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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.” They have raised a total of $150 of their $500k goal.

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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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Legal Expert Connections

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Advertisements have become a powerful tool for plaintiff lawyers specializing in mass litigation, according to a Wall Street Journal article titled “The Latest Ad Boom: Lawyers Seeking Plaintiffs for Mass Litigation” published in January 2024. Notably, spending peaks coincide with specific cases gaining momentum.

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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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Vogel IT Law

DECEMBER 29, 2023

BankInfoSecurity.com reported “Google reached a preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit that alleged the tech giant had misled consumers about their privacy protections when using the private browsing Incognito mode of its Chrome web browser.” ” Since +95% of all lawsuit settle without trial this is no surprise!

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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. In Fall 2023, the district court asked the plaintiffs to provide a proposed Fourth Amended Complaint (FAC). Two of those cases, Gonzalez v. Google and Taamneh v.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Indeed, they are already filing lawsuits despite the pending Supreme Court appeal hanging over the law. 2023 WL 8434452 (N.D. 4, 2023) Also noted: Reaud v. 2023 WL 8455206 (D. Plaintiffs CAN’T WAIT to sue Internet services using the Texas social media censorship law. But surprise! Case citation : Wise Guys I v.

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Eric Goldman

OCTOBER 23, 2023

It is theoretically possible that bounty-based private litigation is the best way to enforce a law, but in practice those situations are rare or non-existent. The costs of defending those lawsuits is a financial punishment with censorial consequences, even if the defendant never violated the law. LeBlanc , 2023 WL 6464768 (E.D.

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Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

McNeil Consultants LLC, 2023 WL 5600128 (N.D. July 27, 2023). More Posts About Keyword Advertising * Court Denies Injunction in Competitive Keyword Ad Lawsuit–Nursing CE Central v. Colibri * Competitive Keyword Ad Lawsuit Fails…Despite 236 Potentially Confused Customers–Lerner & Rowe v. Adler PC v. LoanStreet v.

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Eric Goldman

OCTOBER 28, 2023

The parties are already in litigation. The generic manufacturer is already under a litigation hold. Violating that hold will lead to adverse consequences in the litigation as well as possible criminal punishment. With that context, it is usually unreasonable for one litigant to blindside its opponent with an ex parte demand.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 8, 2024

In that time, the parties have waged innumerable formal battles over seemingly everything available to parties in civil litigation: countless discovery disputes, motions for sanctions, and two rounds of summary judgment. 2023 WL 9051998 (E.D. Bye, Goff * Yet More Evidence That Keyword Advertising Lawsuits Are Stupid–Porta-Fab v.

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Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Because the removal of content is a traditional editorial function, Section 230(c)(1) bars plaintiff’s lawsuit.” Even pro se litigants typically recognize these cases are doomed and rarely file them any more. 2023 WL 7165042 (D. ” The court cites Force v. Case Citation : Duffer v. Nextdoor, Inc. The complaint.

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Eric Goldman

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Is the attorneys’ fee shift motivating some or all of this lawsuit? I’m sure ShutterStock would have written a $2,131 settlement check to avoid the litigation. Last year, ShutterStock won a very similar lawsuit in Steinmetz v. 2, 2023) The post Photo Licensing Service Qualifies for DMCA 512(c) Safe Harbor–McGucken v.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 4, 2023

He brought a state court class action lawsuit against Ripoff Report, alleging violations of CA B&P 17200 and the implied covenant of good faith. Xcentric Ventures LLC , 2023 WL 2316200 (S.D. March 1, 2023) The post Ripoff Report Gets a Pricey Lesson on Section 230–Selker v. News You Can Use.”

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Richmond Journal of Law and Technology

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

“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] 4] In mid-November of 2023, Cruise halted its entire fleet of autonomous vehicles (AVs) amid a safety investigation. [5] 10, 2023, 8:54 AM). [2]

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 30, 2023

For unclear reasons, Kelly Toys expanded the litigation to add online marketplaces Alibaba and AliExpress as defendants. Normally, SAD Scheme rightsowners don’t sue online marketplaces because that brings in well-funded and highly motivated defendants who will jack up the litigation costs substantially. This is an unusual move.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In the lawsuit I’m covering today, Roblox named over 250 defendants. I bet most of Roblox’s lawsuit would unravel if the judge simply asked Roblox the obvious follow-up question, i.e., “what evidence do you have for each of the other 250 defendants that they sold infringing items in Illinois? Bigfinz , 2023 U.S.

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CloudNine

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In the realm of Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC), legal challenges are inherent, as affirmed by construction litigator Jordan Nadel of Mark Migdal & Hayden. The post eDiscovery in AEC: Navigating Legal Complexities in 2023 appeared first on CloudNine.

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Eric Goldman

AUGUST 14, 2023

Bouzy , 2023 WL 5013654 (D.N.J. 7, 2023) BONUS 1: Lima Jevremovic v. Brittany Jeream Courville , 2023 WL 5127332 (D.N.J. Budd , 2023 WL 4938545 (Colo. Woolford-Smith, 2023 WL 3563052 (Del. Common Pleas May 19, 2023). Defamation lawsuit over Facebook reviews fails at trial. Case Citation : Broughty v.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 9, 2023

June 2, 2023) Selected related blog posts : * What Consequences for High School Freshmen’s Racist Online Petition?–Plaintiff Doe * Court Affirms Stalking and Harassment Conviction for Tagged Tweets–In re AJB * University Defeats Cyberbullying Lawsuit Related to Yik Yak–Feminist Majority v. Freeland Cmty. LEXIS 13687 (6th Cir.

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Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

This opinion forces the court to address the boundaries of choreographic copyright, a lightly litigated topic. Epic Games , 2023 WL 7174242 (9th Cir. 1, 2023) Prior Blog Posts about Emotes Fortnite Emotes Don’t Infringe Dance Choreography–Hanagami v. Epic Fortnite Defeats Another Lawsuit Over Emote Dance Moves–Brantley v.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 29, 2023

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. This will produce litigation tsunamis and likely inhibit content moderation decisions that promote healthy communities.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

This week we have Damien Riehl , VP, Litigation Workflow and Analytics Content at FastCase, and one of the drivers behind SALI (Standards Advancement for for the Legal Industry.) Damien is the Vice-President of Litigation Workflow and Analytics content and part of the leadership at SALI. And then I litigate the patent.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 4, 2024

” “Plaintiff’s timing in filing and dismissing its lawsuit suggests an improper purpose… Plaintiff’s delay in filing the TRO undercuts its supposed urgency, suggesting instead that Plaintiff timed its filing to sideline its competitors during a busy sales season. or April 18, 2023.” That’s unacceptable.

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Legal Tech Monitor

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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Eric Goldman

AUGUST 21, 2023

This is one of several ideologically motivated lawsuits against YouTube for allegedly engaging in “discriminatory” content moderation. Thus, I always felt the litigation ploy acted as an adverse admission by the plaintiffs. After 5 tries, the Divino LGBTQ lawsuit finally failed last month. Case citation : Newman v.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 18, 2023

The lawsuit’s lengthy duration and high defense cost has significant substantive implications. Based on the fundamental illogic of its litigation position, I see no way for Enigma to win here. 2023 WL 3769331 (9th Cir. June 2, 2023) Enigma v. At least, for the sake of cybersecurity, I hope not. Malwarebytes, Inc.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 21, 2023

This does make me wonder about Athos’ choice to double-down on the old-fashioned takedown notices, costing lots of time and money, to preserve the lawsuit option. And wouldn’t getting on the fast-lane later still been better than bringing a doomed lawsuit like this? May 16, 2023). YouTube Inc. , 21-21698 (S.D.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 11, 2024

I summarized: This lawsuit involves the freemium videogame “ Forge of Empires.” The Ninth Circuit has manufactured over a half-dozen Section 230 exceptions over the years, which causes extra litigation with little benefit to anyone when the plaintiffs still fail (though the story on the Lemmon exception is still being written).

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