Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

You may have heard about Squishmallow’s recent lawsuit against Build-a-Bear over plushy knockoffs. I previously blogged about one such case, where Squishmallow sued 90 e-commerce merchants in a sealed complaint and got a TRO. The court says, per Taamneh v. Typical SAD Scheme stuff. This passage confused me a lot.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The pandemic caused civil courts in the United States to adopt technology at an unprecedented pace and scale, improving participation in court proceedings and helping users resolve disputes more efficiently. Pew researchers examined pandemic-related emergency orders issued by the supreme courts of all 50 states and Washington, D.C.

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Berkley Technology Law Journal

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

2023 Taylor Swift’s fans, affectionately called Swifties, closed out 2022 with an antitrust complaint filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court against Ticketmaster, the online ticketing giant. In 2019 the antitrust division of the DOJ filed United States v. By Shabrina Defi Khansa, LL.M. Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc.

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Law Technology Today

APRIL 13, 2023

Public access to court data through automated collection of online court records is a fundamental First Amendment right and it is critical to meaningful access to the United States legal system. The recent ruling in South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP v.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 20, 2023

Ochoa’s definitive analysis of the Supreme Court’s Warhol opinion. For nearly 30 years, the framework for judging fair use cases has been remarkably stable, based on Justice Souter’s masterful opinion for a unanimous Court in Campbell v. [Eric’s note: this is the post you’ve been waiting for: Prof. 569 (1994).

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Clio

JUNE 13, 2024

In today’s digital age, the role of the e-discovery lawyer is increasingly important. Attorneys who specialize in e-discovery ensure information relevant to legal matters is carefully preserved, reviewed, and produced in compliance with regulations. What is e-discovery in law? What does an e-discovery lawyer do?

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LawSites

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Circuit Court of Appeal’s proposed rule on appellants’ use of AI to create filings. Two stories related to DoNotPay — one when the American Bar Association canceled an op-ed that used DoNotPay as an example to argue for regulatory reform, and another when a court dismissed an unauthorized practice lawsuit against DoNotPay.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The Delaware court system is recognized throughout the legal profession as a leading forum for the litigation of business and commercial disputes. It cuts out steps and ensures that everyone gets the filing, that everyone is on the same page,” said Brian E. “It State Court Expansion. Automatic Distribution.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The Delaware court system is recognized throughout the legal profession as a leading forum for the litigation of business and commercial disputes. It cuts out steps and ensures that everyone gets the filing, that everyone is on the same page,” said Brian E. “It State Court Expansion. Automatic Distribution.

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LawSites

JULY 2, 2024

Law.com Radar, a service that delivers AI-enhanced alerts of new lawsuits filed in more than 2,400 U.S. federal and state courts, is now tagging all new civil filings using the taxonomy developed by the SALI Alliance, a group working to standardize legal data across the industry.

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Berkley Technology Law Journal

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

2023 Taylor Swift’s fans, affectionately called Swifties, closed out 2022 with an antitrust complaint filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court against Ticketmaster, the online ticketing giant. In 2019 the antitrust division of the DOJ filed United States v. By Shabrina Defi Khansa, LL.M. Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Is it advice, if I decide, yes, I’m going to get a patent, then I file it with a patent or trademark office, that’s the registration service. And it’s not nearly as sexy as saying I’m going to represent you in court. So that’s what the lawsuit is. Am I giving advice for patent law? Or am I instead? Should I get a patent?

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Eric Goldman

AUGUST 11, 2023

The district court said that the buyers who made their purchases on the website had to go to arbitration, but the buyers who made their purchases on their mobile devices could stay in court. The court says it’s immaterial that there is a potentially long time delay between user registration and the purchases. Sadlock v.

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Legal Tech Monitor

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Circuit Court of Appeal’s proposed rule on appellants’ use of AI to create filings. Two stories related to DoNotPay — one when the American Bar Association canceled an op-ed that used DoNotPay as an example to argue for regulatory reform, and another when a court dismissed an unauthorized practice lawsuit against DoNotPay.

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Joshua Gilliland

JANUARY 7, 2016

The City of New York, 50 unnamed NYPD officers, and the former NYPD Commissioner are involved in a civil rights lawsuit over allegedly issuing summonses without probable cause, violating the First, Fourth, Fifth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. In all, the Court noted a total of fewer than 25 emails produced from key players.

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Debevoise Data Blog

JULY 13, 2021

Supreme Court TransUnion decision. On June 25, 2021, the Supreme Court issued a significant opinion on standing in the context of consumer class actions in TransUnion LLC v. The Supreme Court affirmed that certain members of a class action lacked standing—and therefore could not be members of the class. The Opinion.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 18, 2023

Guy Rub , The Ohio State University Michael E. There are more than 300 opinions by federal courts dealing with the express preemption of contracts, and within them two main approaches have emerged. Until recently, the Sixth Circuit was the most prominent court that endorsed this approach. by guest blogger Prof. A third approach?

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 13, 2023

But that undersells the level of inconsistency in courts’ interpretations of the law of copyright preemption. At the circuit court level, the law of copyright preemption of contracts is a circuit split-plus, with at least two and as many as four differentiating positions on what might constitute preemption. 2d 426, 433 (8th Cir.1993)

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Roberts Its become known as the sad beige lawsuit or the case that asks the question can you ever really own an aesthetic ? by guest blogger Alexandra J. Sydney Nicole LLC v. Alyssa Sheil LLC , 1:24-cv-00423-RP (W.D.

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LawSites

APRIL 19, 2022

I built a document automation app online to help people fight their tickets for free using a recent court decision that had come down in Manhattan. There were two other court decisions from just outside of the city that were persuasive as well. This is called a lead magnet.

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Ikigai Law

JUNE 30, 2023

In 2021, an application was filed to the US Copyright office, for copyright registration of a comic book consisting of text and images (created partly by a human and partly by AI tool “ Midjourney ”). The term “person” has also been interpreted conservatively by the Courts in respect of copyright law.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2021

In the realms of legal technology and innovation, the pandemic had yielded silver linings – greater adoption of technology, more flexible workplaces, hybrid courts – that promised a future in which the legal profession and justice system would better serve those who need them. Do courts fully reopen or not?

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

APRIL 7, 2023

She talks about how she discovered the power of AI-generated images through OpenAI DALL-E and how it helped her overcome her pain and isolation. And how have courts done something about it. Or are we still unclear about what they’ll do when, you know, Roger goes to file copyright protection? At the time. And I think DeviantArt.

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Debevoise Data Blog

JANUARY 24, 2023

Tools like Open AI’s Dall-E 2 and Stability AI’s open-source Stable Diffusion expand access to this creative power, and may further increase the ubiquity of deepfakes, while making it more and more difficult to distinguish between legitimate and fraudulent AI-generated content.

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Simple Legal

JUNE 22, 2023

Event management deals with activities that have a start time, an end time, a location, and invitees like a court hearing or an expert interview. Failing to prioritize time-sensitive tasks can lead to missed deadlines, unwanted outcomes, and other consequences to the business, like lawsuits.

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Legal Tech Monitor

APRIL 4, 2023

The Supreme Court ruled on February 25, 2015, that state regulatory boards, composed mainly of active market participants, are not immune from antitrust liability unless actively supervised by the state government. Soon after, in June 2015, LegalZoom cited the Supreme Court decision on teeth whitening in a $10.5

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Legal Tech Monitor

APRIL 7, 2023

She talks about how she discovered the power of AI-generated images through OpenAI DALL-E and how it helped her overcome her pain and isolation. And how have courts done something about it. Or are we still unclear about what they’ll do when, you know, Roger goes to file copyright protection? At the time. And I think DeviantArt.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 5, 2023

” My post tried to translate this statement: Underneath this anodyne conclusion, the court is impliedly making two key points: (1) users’ activities do not contribute to evaluating the defendant’s 1591 exposure, and (2) the applicable scienter to get around 230 is 1591’s “actual knowledge” requirement.

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Legal Tech Monitor

APRIL 27, 2023

This lack of clarity can lead to disputes and even lawsuits. The mother filed a lawsuit, arguing that her use of the song was fair use. The court ruled in her favor, emphasizing the importance of considering fair use before issuing takedown notices. Shepard Fairey’s “Hope” poster : During the 2008 U.S.

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Trial Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Superior Court judge Brian Holeman sided with news organizations, allowing the release of the deposition video from a $10 million lawsuit filed by Trump against chef Geoffrey Zakarian, who had signed a lease to run a restaurant in Trump's hotel in the Old Post Office Pavilion on Pennsylvania Avenue NW, near the White House.

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LawSites

JANUARY 17, 2022

We help lawyers make evidence-based decisions about the venues they choose and the arguments they make by focusing on the jurisprudence of the judges and courts they interact with. Traction: Active in all 50 states, we have a network of over 12,000 attorneys, 12,000+ expert witnesses, 300+ court reporters, and 150+ interpreters.

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Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

9, 2024) The lawsuit alleges Meta addicts teens and thus violates DC’s consumer protection act. Having manufactured the requirement of that the claim must be based on “particular” content to trigger Section 230, the court says none of the claims do that. District of Columbia v. Meta Platforms, Inc., LEXIS 27 (D.C.

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LawSites

JANUARY 17, 2022

We help lawyers make evidence-based decisions about the venues they choose and the arguments they make by focusing on the jurisprudence of the judges and courts they interact with. Traction: Active in all 50 states, we have a network of over 12,000 attorneys, 12,000+ expert witnesses, 300+ court reporters, and 150+ interpreters.

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Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

I’m still blogging Section 230 cases as I see them, even though these posts are likely to have only historical value. ] * * * The court summarizes the horrifying allegations: In April 2022, Defendant Bendjy Charles (“Charles”) and Romelus raped Plaintiff. The court dismisses OnlyFans per Section 230.

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