Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

I’m pleased to share the final published version of my article, “ A SAD Scheme of Abusive Intellectual Property Litigation.” ” The article explains how IP rightsowners are twisting the rule of law to obtain ex parte TROs that prompt online marketplaces to freeze the defendants’ cash and accounts.

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Trellis.Law Blog

MARCH 7, 2024

Approximately 41,000 civil lawsuits are filed daily in the U.S., Read Our Article… Continue reading → The post ⚡Primer on Using State Court Trial Data for Business and Competitive Intelligence first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog. and 97% circulate at the circuit and county level.

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Clio

JANUARY 24, 2024

This issue—the source of LLM learning—was put front and center when the New York Times recently brought a federal copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI (the creator of ChatGPT) and Microsoft. The lawsuit alleges that OpenAI used copyrighted articles from the New York Times to create “substitutive products” without their consent.

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LLRX

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness.

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Lawmatics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

There are more than 40 million lawsuits in the United states alone every year. And only 2% of those will ultimately proceed with a lawsuit. Contract and small claims cases comprise the bulk of the civil caseload, and unfortunately, most of these lawsuits are baseless claims, also known as frivolous lawsuits.

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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. Case citation : Nicolet Law Office S.C. 2023 WL 3340214 (W.D.

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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. Twitter * “Material Support for Terrorism” Lawsuit Fails a Third Time–Colon v. Twitter * Another Social Media “Material Support to Terrorists” Lawsuit Fails–Cain v.

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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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LLRX

OCTOBER 8, 2022

On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 23, 2023

This article gives some background on Fyk’s story). 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. Fyk’s lawsuit does not accurately describe Section 230.”]

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LLRX

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness. health care providers deal with hundreds of data breaches every year.

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LLRX

JANUARY 21, 2023

On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness.

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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. Raw Story Media has collectively published over 400,000 news articles and features, and likely has not registered all of them with the U.S.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Every SAD Scheme lawsuit is problematic, though the specific reasons may differ. Each lawsuit creates dozens or hundreds of individual dramas, few of which receive any public scrutiny, and usually comes at the cost of due process and the rule of law. Independent lawsuits against 1,099 defendants would cost $440,000+ in filing fees.

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Global LegalTech Hub

JULY 23, 2024

In the United States , several class-action lawsuits are ongoing. Recently, The New York Times filed a lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI for copyright infringement. They also claim that millions of their news articles, research, opinion pieces, reviews, and practical guides have been copied.

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LLRX

JULY 15, 2023

On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness.

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Vogel IT Law

JANUARY 25, 2024

NOT A SURPRISE SINCE 95% OF ALL LAWSUITS SETTLE that Computerworld.com reported that “While details of the settlement have not been disclosed, Google’s lawyers, reportedly, maintain that the internet giant did not violate Bates or Singular’s patents in any manner.” The January 25, 2024 article entitled “Google settles $1.7

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 4, 2025

Based on this ruling, Viral DRM’s earlier SAD Scheme lawsuit also may have been deficient on copyright standing grounds. To be clear, the ruling I’m blogging today isn’t a SAD Scheme case. However, it highlights another problem with SAD Scheme cases.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 7, 2024

US Weekly published two articles on the story and posted to Instagram. The court dismisses Bloom’s lawsuit against US Weekly. First, the plaintiff didn’t connect this lack of diligence to the article’s author. If a defamation lawsuit is subject to the actual malice requirement (i.e., Defamation.

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Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

For background on the legal battles over keyword advertising by lawyers, see this article. 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.

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Legal IT Group

APRIL 28, 2023

In March 2023, Meta Platforms lost a class action lawsuit against the Dutch Data Privacy Stichting in an Amsterdam court, acting in conjunction with the Consumentenbond, the Dutch Consumers’ Association. Earlier, the UK court dismissed another class action lawsuit against Facebook for incorrect calculation of damages.

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Eric Goldman

APRIL 28, 2024

” Congress enacted this requirement to restrict patent trolls who were filing lawsuits against defendants who had nothing in common but the allegation that they were infringing the same patent. Given that plaintiffs often need the filing fee savings to make SAD Scheme cases cost-effective, I expect this lawsuit to dissolve completely.

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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? Seriously, Roblox?

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Legal Tech Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement, claiming the two companies built their AI models by “copying and using millions” of the publication’s articles and now “directly compete” with its content as a result.

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Trellis.Law Blog

MAY 31, 2023

Walker, a judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, from presiding over Disney’s lawsuit… Continue reading → The post A Tale as Old as Time: Disney and DeSantis Battle in the Courts first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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Colin S. Levy

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

This article discusses the ethical and practical considerations for legal professionals in adopting AI technologies, emphasizing the importance of governance frameworks and risk management. " " Technology Takes Class-Action Lawsuits Out of the Slow Lane " (2024).

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LLRX

JANUARY 21, 2023

On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness.

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The North Carolina Journey of Law and Technology

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

” Professor Oren Bracha, speaking at the UNC School of Law JOLT Symposium, suggested that NYT’s lawsuit against OpenAI might not involve fair use, raising concerns about 17 U.S.C. § It remains unclear whether this is a timely response to the lawsuit. 102 subject matter.

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lennyesq

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The Intercept, Raw Story, AlterNet want damages and to have their content removed from models Katyanna Quach Three digital publishers have sued OpenAI over claims that it stole their copyrighted articles to train ChatGPT in two separate lawsuits filed on Wednesday.

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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. Schedule A Defendants , 1:23-cv-02605-JLR (S.D.N.Y.

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Legal IT Group

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

At the same time, out of the six legal bases for processing personal data under the GDPR, Meta Platforms has relied on the performance of a contract (Article 6(1)(b) GDPR) to provide users with the services for displaying personalized advertising based on their activity since 2018.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 19, 2024

Schedule A Defendants Now Available: the Published Version of My SAD Scheme Article In a SAD Scheme Case, Court Rejects Injunction Over “Emoji” Trademark Schedule A (SAD Scheme) Plaintiff Sanctioned for “Fraud on the Court”–Xped v.

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Global LegalTech Hub

JANUARY 29, 2023

This workload even makes teams neglect and put compliance aside while focusing on other processes, leading to potential lawsuits and penalties. In this article I’d like to cover how to automate compliance easily, using a feature all of us as internet users know very well: screenshots.

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 21, 2022

This article is mostly about style. One of the best ways to do this is to be really specific about who the article is for. Try this instead: “To avoid fines and lawsuits, here are three things employers need to know about the Supreme Court’s vaccine ruling: (1) thing 1, (2) thing 2, and (3) thing 3. So let’s get started.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 8, 2024

Schedule A Defendants Now Available: the Published Version of My SAD Scheme Article In a SAD Scheme Case, Court Rejects Injunction Over “Emoji” Trademark Schedule A (SAD Scheme) Plaintiff Sanctioned for “Fraud on the Court”–Xped v.

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 24, 2021

District Judge Randolph Moss of the District of Columbia allowed two married former Jones Day associates to add a retaliation claim to their bias lawsuit over the firm’s parental leave policy. The retaliation claim is based on a firm press release about the lawsuit after it was filed. The wife’s claims were not made in good faith.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

You may have heard about Squishmallow’s recent lawsuit against Build-a-Bear over plushy knockoffs. Schedule A Defendants Now Available: the Published Version of My SAD Scheme Article In a SAD Scheme Case, Court Rejects Injunction Over “Emoji” Trademark Schedule A (SAD Scheme) Plaintiff Sanctioned for “Fraud on the Court”–Xped v.

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