Above the Law - Technology

MARCH 27, 2024

Yesterday, I reported here on a lawsuit filed March 20 in U.S. 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. “It is my understanding Ms.

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Above the Law - Technology

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In what it described as a case pitting “real lawyers against a robot lawyer,” a federal court in Illinois has dismissed a law firm’s suit against the self-help legal service DoNotPay. ” Another lawsuit alleging unauthorized practice of law by DoNotPay, Faridian v. A second California lawsuit, Lee v.

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Eric Goldman

APRIL 25, 2025

The court summarizes the plaintiffs’ allegations: D.G. The court dismisses Roblox, Google, and Apple from the case. The Court has no trouble concluding that Roblox Corp. The Court has no trouble concluding that Roblox Corp. In a footnote, the court adds: “Plaintiffs argue that they seek to hold Roblox Corp.

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lennyesq

JANUARY 13, 2025

Simon Sharwood Meta allegedly downloaded material from an online source thats been sued for breaching copyright, because it wanted the material to train its AI models, according to a new court filing. Several similar suits are in motion, targeting different AI players. Read more…

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Brett Trout

MARCH 11, 2025

Although the case was just settled, this lawsuit was not Nikes first foray into patent infringement litigationnor is it likely to be its last. In its lawsuit, Nike sought both damages and a permanent injunction to stop Lululemon from producing the allegedly infringing designs. The lawsuit was settled in 2021.

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lennyesq

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Talk about court red-handed Thomas Claburn Demonstrating yet again that uncritically trusting the output of generative AI is dangerous, attorneys involved in a product liability lawsuit have apologized to the presiding judge for submitting documents that cite non-existent legal cases.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Thus, lawsuits like this expose the damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don’t dilemma facing Internet services who are compelled to do age authentication. Second, the court turns to the TOS formation question. ” Instead, the court then compares this to the formation process at issue in the Berman case. .”

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Martindale-Avvo

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

However, unlike phone calls, text messages leave a written record that can later be reviewed, and, in some cases, used as evidence in court. We have all heard about the lawsuit involving Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. A single message sent in anger can shape how the court perceives a party. Brandt at www.cozen.com.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 24, 2023

The lawsuit claims the BPOs were TikTok’s proxies. ” The court says this may have happened here: According to the complaint, TikTok required all content moderators to use its proprietary TCS software. ” Finally, the court cites the allegations that TikTok created harm by setting unreasonable productivity standards.

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Brett Trout

APRIL 21, 2025

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the main court for resolving patent issues) issued a significant decision in Recentive Analytics, Inc. The Court’s Analysis Applying the two-step framework from Alice Corp. Brett Trout On April 18, 2025, the U.S. Fox Corp. (No.

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TechnoLlama

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

Copyright AI nerds have been eagerly awaiting a decision in the German case of Kneschke v LAION (previous blog post about the case here), and yesterday we got a ruling (text of the decision in German here, courtesy of Mirko Brüß). In short, LAION was successful in its defence against […]

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Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

He also brought a similar but unrelated lawsuit against Noel Wells). In the Bannon case, the appeals court held that Bannon’s post could qualify for anti-SLAPP protection and remanded to explore if Nelson met his pleading burdens. The court easily disagrees. Both Bannon and Bridgers filed anti-SLAPP motions to strike.

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Above the Law - Technology

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

It has been a while since I have written about the copyright lawsuit by legal research giant Thomson Reuters against the no-shuttered legal research startup Ross Intelligence, in which TR alleges that Ross stole copyright content from Westlaw to build its own completing legal research product. See all stories about this lawsuit.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 14, 2023

This long-running lawsuit started in 2019. When I first blogged this case in January 2021, I wrote: This lawsuit, like many others before it, claims that UGC services like YouTube commit illegal discrimination based on how they moderate content. Elenis Supreme Court ruling, but I wonder how it might apply to this case.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 9, 2025

The district court granted summary judgment to YouTube. Qian seemed to claim that he didn’t get any notice and explanation about YouTube’s actions as he thought the TOS required, but the court disagrees. The post Another Lawsuit Over Online Content Restrictions Fails–Qian v. The Second Circuit affirms.

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Brett Trout

MARCH 5, 2025

While AI promises efficiency and cost savings, a recent case in the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming serves as a stark reminder of the dangers of including unverified AI-generated content in court filings. The court discovered that eight of those cases did not exist. Walmart Inc. &

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In a significant ruling for legal publishing and AI development, a federal judge has granted partial summary judgment to Thomson Reuters in its long-running copyright infringement lawsuit against ROSS Intelligence, finding that ROSS infringed on Westlaw’s copyrighted headnotes and rejecting ROSS’s fair use defense.

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Trellis.Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

In April, Tesla will be back in court over allegations that the company’s autopilot driver-assist software is defective and led to a fatal 2018 car accident that took the life of a former Apple employee in California.

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Brett Trout

JANUARY 17, 2025

Implications for the Intellectual Property and Legal Community The FTCs lawsuit against Deere raises important questions about how intellectual property rights intersect with antitrust law and consumer protection. Efficiency: Immediate access to repair tools means faster fixes and less downtime.

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lennyesq

JANUARY 3, 2025

Court filings [PDF] reference that California requires consent from both parties for recordings. Apple Inc , was brought after a whistleblower at Cupertino alleged in 2019 that Siri was listening in on audio conversations without the requisite “Hey Siri” spoken command or manually activating the voice assistant. Read more…

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Corporations are legally independent entities, so a creditor or a person filing a lawsuit against a corporation usually cant reach your personal assets, although there are some exceptions. Advantages include tax benefits and a court system with special expertise in corporate issues. What Are the Pros and Cons of Starting a Corporation?

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

This lawsuit purports to focuses on the allegedly defective operation of the services’ reporting tools, but the plaintiffs’ goal was to hold the services accountable for their alleged inaction in response to some reports. The court dismisses the case entirely with leave to amend. This doctrinal move doesn’t work.

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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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Above the Law - Technology

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

“So often when attorneys are writing court documents or preparing for oral arguments and they want to know what their judge thinks about different issues in their case, they have very little information to go off of. . federal courts. The company’s roadmap calls for it to eventually expand into state courts as well.

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Global LegalTech Hub

JULY 23, 2024

Recently, the Guangzhou Internet Court ruled on the infringement of intellectual property rights by the creation of AI-generated images. Guangzhou Internet Court decision In its evaluation of the copyright protection for the image, the Court first highlighted the intellectual investment made by the plaintiff.

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Trellis.Law Blog

APRIL 19, 2024

Today’s document deep dive focus is on the recent California Court of Appeals decision to remand Wozniak v. YouTube, LLC to the Superior Court of Santa Clara County and the Hon. The lawsuit, filed in August 2018,… Continue reading → The post Document Deep Dive: The Return of Wozniak v.

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Eric Goldman

AUGUST 31, 2023

The court dismissed the case without prejudice. ” Zhang tried the breach-of-contract workaround, but the court says flatly: “There is no exception under Section 230 for breach of contract claims.” 23, 2023) The post Lawsuit Over Twitter Suspension Fails Again–Zhang v. The user tried again. Same result.

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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. For example, a recent FTC lawsuit filed in December 2020 seeks to undo Meta’s acquisition of two social media platforms, WhatsApp and Instagram.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 10, 2023

Represented by lawyers Maria Cristina Armenta and Credence Elizabeth Sol (who keep expanding their oeuvre of failed lawsuits against Internet services), Daniels claimed YouTube had to comply with 1983 because YouTube became a state actor. In 2021, the court quickly shut down that misguided argument. My blog post on that ruling.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 28, 2025

Last year, the Ninth Circuit said that plaintiffs could get around Section 230 in their lawsuit against the app maker YOLO because the app maker said it would ban users for inappropriate statements and would unmask harassers. The court disagrees. This opinion raised numerous Section 230 jurisprudential issues. ” What?

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Eric Goldman

JULY 21, 2024

Recapping a couple of doomed-from-inception lawsuits. The court cites the old Lycos case for the proposition that 230 applies to failure to remove, even after notice. The court adds “Recasting the defamation claim as one for negligence does nothing to save it from falling within § 230’s ambit.” Benedict v.

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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

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Unlike legal briefs , case briefs are not submitted to the court or opposing counsel. Some basic elements of a case brief include summaries of the facts, procedural history, the main legal issue of the case, and the courts holding. However, there are other essential steps in writing a useful case brief.

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Eric Goldman

APRIL 11, 2025

Pandabuy initially no-showed in the case, so the court converted the TRO to a preliminary injunction. Pandabuy eventually showed up in court and explained how it operates more like a passive facilitator than a seller or manufacturer. This additional context prompted the court to dissolve the injunction. SAD Scheme Cases Suck.

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lennyesq

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Chicago, is one of the first major cases brought by the new administrations Justice Department. It comes after the Senate on Wednesday confirmed Attorney General Pam Bondi, who on her first day issued a memo restricting sanctuary cities from accessing Justice Department funds.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 31, 2024

Microsoft’s filings made some unredacted disclosures about Medina that were repeated in an unredacted court opinion, and those documents appeared on several websites that publish court documents. He then sued the court document repository websites (and other defendants) for defamation, false advertising, and more.

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Trellis.Law Blog

JULY 31, 2024

Since 1985, the firm has defended corporate clients in high-exposure and technically intricate lawsuits… Continue reading → The post Deep Trellis State Court Capabilities Help Bowman and Brooke Track Trends and Defend Mass Tort Litigation in State Courts first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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