Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

AUGUST 13, 2024

When a victim suffers preventable harm, they usually can bring a claim or lawsuit for compensation. This means that a plaintiff will need to prove four main elements: a duty of care owed by the defendant to the plaintiff, a breach of that duty, causation , and damages. Many of these events could have been foreseen and avoided.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Negligence involves showing that the manufacturer or other defendant failed to use appropriate care. Sometimes punitive damages also may be available if the defendant engaged in egregious misconduct. What Happens When a Defendant Cannot Pay? Defendants tend to fight these cases vigorously whenever possible.

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Brett Trout

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The real challenge often lies in defending that patent. But if you want a patent that encourage your competition to avoid court, finding a patent attorney well-versed in bothpatent prosecution(the process of obtaining a patent) andpatent litigation(enforcing or defending against infringement claims) can return large dividends.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Every SAD Scheme lawsuit is problematic, though the specific reasons may differ. Each lawsuit creates dozens or hundreds of individual dramas, few of which receive any public scrutiny, and usually comes at the cost of due process and the rule of law. As usual, the Schedule A provides threadbare information about each defendant.

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Brett Trout

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Brett Trout Patent litigation is often complex and high-stakes, but the case involvingLeigh Rothschild, Starbucks, and attorney Rachael Lamkinhas taken an unusual turn, morphing from a patent infringement lawsuit into allegations of fraud, and now, a defamation battle? from defendants through AT.

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Law Technology Today

AUGUST 29, 2023

Over 18 class-action lawsuits have been filed against hospitals and counting, alleging they are sharing health data via online trackers. Besides healthcare, we’ve seen plaintiffs’ attorneys bring class-action lawsuits related to sharing video streaming data from websites to Facebook via the Meta pixel under the Video Privacy Protection Act.

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Brett Trout

APRIL 10, 2025

While many patent attorneys focus solely on prosecution (getting patents granted), those who have stood in court to enforce or defend patents gain insights that dramatically shape how they draft them. It gives you leverage in partnerships, confidence in investment conversations, and real options if competitors cross the line.

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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. Case citation : Divino Group LLC v. Google LLC , 2023 WL 4372701 (N.D.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

DECEMBER 27, 2024

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. However, a lawsuit must meet certain criteria provided by rules of civil procedure to get certified as a class action.

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Brett Trout

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Recently, the companys aggressive enforcement of its intellectual property (IP) has taken center stage, with high-profile lawsuits targeting game modders, emulator developers, and companies like Pocketpair, the creators of Palworld. The lawsuit seeks damages and an injunction against the games continued distribution?

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Brett Trout

JANUARY 17, 2025

Brett Trout The Cost of Defending Your Patent As an inventor or patent holder, your intellectual property represents years of hard work, creativity, and financial expenditures. But what happens when another party infringes on your patent rights? The average cost of taking your patent infringement case to a jury is $2.8

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 10, 2023

.” For reasons unclear to me, the plaintiff thought it would be a good idea to sue Amazon over its competitors’ alleged misdeeds, going so far to breathlessly issue a press release that it had “filed a $500 million lawsuit against tech giant Amazon.” Cites to McCarthy v. Amazon , Ratermann v. Pierre Fabre , Eberhart v.

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Clio

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Whether youre a law student attempting to master case briefing, or a lawyer seeking to re-learn this skill to advocate more effectively, this blog post provides a useful cheat sheet to make tackling case briefs more efficient. Unlike legal briefs , case briefs are not submitted to the court or opposing counsel.

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Brett Trout

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Legally, non-patent lawyers lack the skill required to draft patents and are therefore prohibited from drafting patents on behalf of clients.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

A reminder: this lawsuit is a battle royale. Each side has phalanxes of lawyers, and no point is too picayune to spar over. This core theory of injury focuses on the impact of compulsive use itself, irrespective of third-party content, defendants protected publishing activity and defendants protected first-party speech.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 31, 2024

He then sued the court document repository websites (and other defendants) for defamation, false advertising, and more. The trial court anti-SLAPPED that lawsuit. In dismissing the case, the court says sardonically: In most respects, O’Kroley didn’t accomplish much in suing Google and the other defendants. The O’Kroley v.

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Brett Trout

MARCH 5, 2025

Paying opposing counsels fees for defending the Motion in Limine; and ?Implementing As the subject matter experts, lawyers are the last line of defense, ensuring that all court filings under their names are based on real, verifiable sources. Promptly withdrawing the Motion in Limine; ?Being Verify all statutes and case citations.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 18, 2023

The rulings should put a decisive end to the genre of lawsuits over social media supporting terrorists; and the Twitter ruling will cast a negative shadow over other cases alleging that social media services facilitate illegal activity. Twitter, Inc. Taamneh , No.

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Lawmatics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

There are more than 40 million lawsuits in the United states alone every year. And only 2% of those will ultimately proceed with a lawsuit. Contract and small claims cases comprise the bulk of the civil caseload, and unfortunately, most of these lawsuits are baseless claims, also known as frivolous lawsuits.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 17, 2023

is one of the first major class-action lawsuits to dive into questions of online collection of “public data” and generative AI training data sets. On May 11th, the court ruled on the Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss , granting in part and denying in part. — Plaintiffs brought twelve separate claims against Defendants.

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Martindale-Avvo

AUGUST 24, 2023

But when does a lawyer need a private investigator? Here are the types of cases private eyes commonly take on, 12 reasons lawyers hire private investigators, the types of lawyers that work with PIs, and the benefits of employing them. Here are twelve roles lawyers commonly hire private eyes to investigate.

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Clio

APRIL 17, 2025

If your plaintiffs firm is consistently appearing before a judge that statistically favors motions to dismiss from defendants, you can factor that into your revenue projections and estimated timelines. The old adage, a good lawyer knows the law; a great lawyer knows the judge. The result?

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lennyesq

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

But lawyers for the defendant said she had been preparing her own action against the firm and said the complaint was preemptive. Lawyers for Palmore said she had been preparing her own lawsuit accusing the firm of job discrimination, and said the “quiet quitting” lawsuit was “preemptive” and “retaliatory.”

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Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

” (Technically, the defendants in this case are enumerated on “Exhibit 1” instead of “Schedule A,” but same thing). Plaintiffs allege hundreds of defendants are infringing their trademarks and selling counterfeit goods. The defendant sold the flag below it. ” [note: Jones refers to Patrick M.

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Eric Goldman

AUGUST 14, 2023

Broughty, using an alias, runs the “ Nate the Lawyer ” channel, part of the LawTube community, with over a quarter-million followers and 27M views. Defamation lawsuit over Facebook reviews fails at trial. Like many other LawTubers, he sided against Heard in his coverage of the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard trial.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Arizona saw an 8% drop in defaults caused by defendants who fail to appear in court. For example, the report says that just after courts closed down, national debt collectors quickly ramped up filings, using online tools to file thousands of lawsuits every month. Disproportionate Impact.

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The North Carolina Journey of Law and Technology

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

First, NYT alleged that the defendants engaged in copying substantial NYT content when building their Large Language Models. ” Defendants are accused of such “copying” without permission or payment. It remains unclear whether this is a timely response to the lawsuit. 102 subject matter.

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Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Because the removal of content is a traditional editorial function, Section 230(c)(1) bars plaintiff’s lawsuit.” This ruling isn’t surprising at all, but I was surprised that a lawyer (Mark Ellis O’Brien of Lunenburg, MA) willing to bring this case in the face of the OBVIOUS Section 230 immunity. Nextdoor, Inc.

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Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

In my previous post , I summarized: This lawsuit involves troubling allegations that Facebook executives ( allegedly , Nick Clegg, Nicola Mendelsohn, and Cristian Perrella) took bribes from OnlyFans-related entities to spike Facebook and Instagram posts that promoted competitors of OnlyFans. The plaintiffs’ allegations were sizzling.

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CaseFox

OCTOBER 13, 2023

They serve as a formal written document for communication between the parties that are involved in the lawsuit. A pleading is a formal written document that lawyers file within the courtroom as a part of the lawsuit. Answer The answer document follows the complaint, and it is basically the defendant’s written response.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 2, 2022

Clients want to hire lawyers who understand them. They’re not looking for a “super” lawyer. For most lawyers, logos (which means “word” in Greek) is in their comfort zone, as it relates to an appeal to logic. As a content creator, and as a lawyer, your job is to find evidence to support your claims.

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MatterSuite

APRIL 24, 2024

Lawsuits can happen to anyone, even the most skilled lawyers. A 2023 study by the American Bar Association found that 49% of lawyers have been sued for malpractice at some point in their careerGetting malpractice insurance is crucial for the success of your law firm.

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 24, 2021

Here are a few observations and tips from an employment lawyer who also manages a law firm. District Judge Randolph Moss of the District of Columbia allowed two married former Jones Day associates to add a retaliation claim to their bias lawsuit over the firm’s parental leave policy. Millennials and Gen Z Have a Unique Outlook.

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Legal Tech Monitor

MARCH 28, 2023

While Rob is a defense trial lawyer, his article details some tips for plaintiffs’ lawyers based on his years of experience trying cases and litigating. The article also has some good tips for all of us practice lawyers as well. Ten Tips for Plaintiff Personal Injuries From a Defense Lawyer 1. Here is his guest post.

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TechLaw Crossroads

MARCH 28, 2023

While Rob is a defense trial lawyer, his article details some tips for plaintiffs’ lawyers based on his years of experience trying cases and litigating. The article also has some good tips for all of us practice lawyers as well. Ten Tips for Plaintiff Personal Injuries From a Defense Lawyer 1. Here is his guest post.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 12, 2024

I don’t know how many lawsuits they’ve filed because the team is filing many (all?) If this is correct, then these lawsuits aren’t designed to protect consumers at all, and they may turn an important consumer protection law into a net statutory loss. the defendant’s home court. enforcement campaign.

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Clio

DECEMBER 12, 2024

It is likely to affect how lawyers practice law, and it will also have legal implications that impact society more broadly. Lawyers could certainly use the benefits of neurotechnology for a demanding and often stressful occupation. The technology may be able to determine a criminal defendants competence to stand trial.

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