Berkley Technology Law Journal

JANUARY 24, 2025

Candidate, 2025 No one wants to be left holding the bag after a break-in, but for chief information security officers (CISOs), the risk of liability is ever-present. District Court for the Southern District of New York suggests that CISOs might be outside of point-blank range. By Gaurav Lalsinghani, J.D.

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Eric Goldman

APRIL 25, 2025

The court summarizes the plaintiffs’ allegations: D.G. Seeking redress, Plaintiffs sued Defendants on the theory that their design decisions and failure to disclose the dangers of their products were the cause of D.G.s The court dismisses Roblox, Google, and Apple from the case. Plaintiffs further allege that D.G.s

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The court dismisses the case entirely with leave to amend. The court responds: “Plaintiffs do not clearly identify the ‘product’ at issue or the ‘design defect’ it allegedly contains.” These arguments revisit well-trodden legal ground, but the plaintiffs tried a modest innovation.

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Eric Goldman

APRIL 24, 2025

JustAnswers’ TOS formation process was rejected in the California state courts. It fares no better in federal court. The term “advisal” appears 29 times in this opinion, which confused me on two fronts. The term “advisal” appears 29 times in this opinion, which confused me on two fronts.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 11, 2025

Thats the basis for a recent opinion from a Florida federal district court that could have major implications for online services CSAM detection and reporting practices. Now, however, a district court decision suggests that providers can no longer take it for granted that they wont face liability for reporting non-CSAM.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The district court dismissed the case. The Ninth Circuit affirms every point of the district court’s decision. ” BTW, I disagree with the court’s summation of the Internet Brands case; I feel the Ninth Circuit got that one wrong because that case was always about third-party content.

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Eric Goldman

APRIL 17, 2025

The court summarizes: The plaintiffs commenced this action in connection with the death by suicide of 16 year old Chase Nasca on February 18, 2022 after he walked in front of a train. April 14, 2025). TikTok defended on Section 230 grounds. Among other points, the plaintiffs argued that TikTok should have age authenticated all users.

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