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Justia Legal Resources: Guide to Lawsuits and the Court Process

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

If youre considering bringing a lawsuit, or if youve been sued by someone else, you may come across a lot of unfamiliar terms and concepts. 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. Whats a Statute of Limitations?

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Justia Legal Resources: Consumer Protection Law Center

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

Federal law provides for a narrow exception, though, if a debtor can show that this would cause an undue hardship to the debtor and their dependents. A class action is a type of lawsuit in which many consumers (or other types of plaintiffs) can pursue compensation from the same defendant after suffering the same or similar harm.

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Justia Legal Guides: Consumer Protection Law Center

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

They can bring a civil lawsuit against whoever was responsible for the improper practice, seeking the damages that they sustained as a result. Over the last several years, some states have enacted data privacy laws that govern how businesses collect, store, and use the personal information of consumers.

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It Turns Out You Can’t “Sue the CDA”–Fyk v. US

Eric Goldman

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. Personnel note: Fyk’s attorney was Jeffrey L. Fyk’s lawsuit does not accurately describe Section 230.”]

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California’s DELETE Act has come into force: what are the new requirements for data brokers?

Legal IT Group

Data brokers must register with the California Attorney General, pay a registration fee, and provide relevant information about their activities. DELETE transfers the functions of the Attorney General to the California Privacy Protection Agency (hereinafter – CPPA). How do brokers register?

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Guest Post: David the Inventor vs. the Biglaw Goliath – What Drives A Goliath To Take On A David?

LawSites

As I reported here in November , the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has sued Xcential for misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, and other causes of action. This is Stodder’s perspective on the lawsuit. Akin Gump claims one of its attorneys, Louis Agnello , is the actual inventor of Bill Synthesis.

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2024 Law Firm Data Security Guide: How to Keep Your Law Firm Secure

Clio

To hackers and criminals, law firms are remarkably interesting. Valuable information—like trade secrets, intellectual property, merger and acquisition details, personally identifiable information (PII), and confidential attorney-client-privileged data —attracts the ill-intentioned to your firm.