Legal Tech Monitor

JANUARY 19, 2024

On Wednesday, a three-judge panel in the Philadelphia-based 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments regarding whether a lawsuit against social media company TitTok should be revived despite a federal law that generally shields internet platforms from liability.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 23, 2023

His lawsuit against Facebook was dashed by Section 230 in the district court. The Supreme Court denied cert. Thereafter, he tried to vacate the district court decision, which triggered a new cycle of rejection by the district court, the 9th Circuit, and the Supreme Court. Sessions, 697 F. App’x 7 (D.C.

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Kevin O'Keefe

JANUARY 25, 2023

Updates on recent legal developments and court cases impacting the Iowa agricultural industry, such as lawsuits over environmental issues or disputes between farmers and agribusinesses.

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Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The court summarizes the plaintiff’s allegations: Plaintiff alleges that in October, 2020, he received a negative review on Nextdoor from a former customer. Because the removal of content is a traditional editorial function, Section 230(c)(1) bars plaintiff’s lawsuit.” ” The court cites Force v.

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lennyesq

APRIL 16, 2023

DeJoy , a lawsuit that could potentially revolutionize the balance of power between religious workers and their employers and co-workers, will be heard by the Supreme Court on Tuesday. DeJoy could give religious conservatives unprecedented power to make demands from their employers. By Ian Millhiser Groff v.

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LawSites

JANUARY 4, 2023

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. Superior Court in October. Patent and Trademark Office and then in D.C. The Holy Grail?

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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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Debevoise Data Blog

JULY 7, 2021

Supreme Court TransUnion decision. Individuals whose personal information was compromised in a data breach have had mixed success in bringing lawsuits in federal court against the companies that held their data. Recent Circuit Court Decisions: Tsao, McMorris, and In re Equifax The U.S.

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Centerbase

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

We’ll also dive into how to make your law firm website accessible and why, above all, accessibility matters and should be strived for. The ADA is a federal law enacted in 1990. Because of this, it has fallen to the courts to determine how the ADA applies to websites. Let’s get moving! What is the ADA?

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

MARCH 22, 2023

Supreme Court has played a key role in shaping American life. The Court has defined the scope of individual liberties under the Constitution, determined the limits of government power, and interpreted federal laws in areas such as employment, immigration, and the environment. Supreme Court Center. Landmark U.S.

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Clio

JUNE 14, 2023

TikTok has already filed a lawsuit against the state of Montana, claiming that the TikTok ban violates the First Amendment and other federal laws. For example, five Montana-based TikTok content creators have filed a lawsuit against the state of Montana under similar grounds. When will authorities ban TikTok?

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Berkley Technology Law Journal

DECEMBER 24, 2022

And this is one that the US Supreme Court has recognized is not really a bright line, in the case called Carpenter vs. United States from 2018. This is a case where the Supreme Court held that the government needed to get a warrant in order to obtain the cell phone locations of a person over a period of time.

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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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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

JANUARY 20, 2023

A section on the process of getting a divorce covers not only what happens when a couple goes to court but also how arbitration , mediation , and collaborative divorce can provide solutions outside the courtroom. Like other medical malpractice cases, birth injury lawsuits usually require expert testimony and affidavits of merit.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 16, 2023

My blog post on the district court rulings. Wrapping up this discussion, the court says: we need to decide whether § 230(c)(1) precludes the plaintiffs’ claims only if they have stated a cause of action against Armslist LLC. Plaintiffs argued that Armslist didn’t educate its users about gun laws. Defense wins.

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Berkley Technology Law Journal

OCTOBER 3, 2023

State and federal laws prohibit public and private entities from discriminating against individuals based on their race, age, national origin, religion, gender, disability, and sexual orientation. As long as companies have privacy policies and do not deceive consumers, the law permits them to collect and use intimate data.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Those efforts all failed in court (see links at the bottom of this post). This post covers two more rulings this week involving anti-TikTok efforts: Montana’s TikTok ban and Indiana’s consumer protection lawsuit against TikTok. Both TikTok and a consortium of TikTok users challenged the law.

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