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Justia Legal Resources: Guide to Lawsuits and the Court Process

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

A section of the Lawyers and the Legal Process Center in the Justia Legal Guides tries to make lawsuits and the court process more accessible to the average person. What Can You Ask a Court To Do? What you want the court to do is usually called a remedy. This is an order that tells the defendant to do or not do something.

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When a Copyright Owner Gets Only a $1,000 Judgment in Federal Court, They’re the Real Losers–McDermott v. KMC

Eric Goldman

The defendant, Kalita Mukul Creative, ran community-focused newsletters. The defendant published a bio on Sewell and included one of McDermott’s photos–apparently sourced from an unrelated Instagram account (possibly another infringer, or perhaps that account has a fair use defense?). Defendant’s financial benefit.

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Justia Legal Resources: Workers’ Compensation Law Center

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

Ultimately, they might pursue an appeal in state court. To minimize their costs, workers’ compensation insurers sometimes may unreasonably deny a claim, or unreasonably defend a denial during the appeals process. Certain other situations also may justify reopening the claim, such as an error by the court or fraud by the insurer.

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Ask Attorney Jennifer B: Are Text Messages Admissible in Divorce Court?

Martindale-Avvo

However, unlike phone calls, text messages leave a written record that can later be reviewed, and, in some cases, used as evidence in court. In response, Baldoni released additional messages in an attempt to defend himself. A single message sent in anger can shape how the court perceives a party. Brandt at www.cozen.com.

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Why You Need a Patent Attorney Skilled in Both Prosecution and Litigation

Brett Trout

The real challenge often lies in defending that patent. The goal is for competitors to look at your patent and decide they would rather stay out of your market or pay you a licensing fee than try to fight your patent in court. A single attorney or firm handling both can streamline the process and improve consistency.

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Photos in a Similar Style Aren’t Copyright-Infringing–Woodland v. Lil Nas X

Eric Goldman

The court summarizes the case: Rodney Woodland, a freelance artist and model, posts semi-naked photographs of himself in different poses on Instagram. The court displayed all of the photos side-by-side, so of course we’re going to look at them. I guess that makes me old-school. So I think this is a SFW post.

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Dueling Legal Tech Lawsuits: Turns Out Exec Who Sued Former Company in NY Had Herself Been Sued By them A Week Earlier in Dallas

Above the Law - Technology

District Court in Manhattan by a legal tech executive who alleges her former company owes her over $1 million in stock and that her former boss sexually harassed her. Defendants Sued Her First At the time I wrote that, I had not heard back from my request to the defendants for a response to Diaz-Roa’s allegations.

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