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Judge Reconsiders SAD Scheme Ruling Against Online Marketplaces–Squishmallows v. Alibaba

Eric Goldman

I previously blogged about one such case, where Squishmallow sued 90 e-commerce merchants in a sealed complaint and got a TRO. Yet, the SAD Scheme jurisprudential distortion field worked its magic once again, and the judge rejected their legitimate pushback. Typical SAD Scheme stuff. The court says, per Taamneh v.

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Tips for Catching Deepfakes in Evidence

FindLaw

When you load an audio file into an editing program like Audacity, for example, the recording's metadata will look different than the raw file recorded on your phone. were able to prove that a damning piece of audio was faked by looking at the recording's metadata. These differences can even indicate what software was used.

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A Judge Enumerates a SAD Scheme Plaintiff’s Multiple Abuses, But Still Won’t Award Sanctions–Jiangsu Huari Webbing Leather v. Schedule A Defendants

Eric Goldman

After a couple of defendants showed up, the judge denied a TRO extension because of the possible lack of merit in the plaintiff’s infringement allegations. 5 at 4 (“[A]ddresses provided on the e-commerce stores indicate that the registrants are in China and other neighboring countries.”). Then, the case fell apart. See ECF No.

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Clearbrief CEO Jacqueline Schafer: Transforming Written Legal Arguments With AI

Attorney at Work

Often, it comes down to what the judge is reading alone in their chambers. It was the final hearing, and I could tell that the judge was very skeptical toward me, the case and my client. But there was a moment where I was able to point the judge to a sentence in my brief referring to a piece of evidence in the case.

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Celebrating Four Years of My LawNext Podcast

LawSites

I have spoken with entrepreneurs, judges, academics, investors, bar leaders, and legal trailblazers of every ilk. I’ve recorded from as far away as Moscow and as close to home as my desktop. Here’s a quick thumbnail view of every episode I’ve done.). Of course, a podcast is nothing without listeners.

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Ep 073: How One Tech-Savvy Judge Jury-Rigged an Online Court

LawNext podcast

Judge Scott U. Even before the coronavirus crisis caused courts to shut down, Judge Schlegel was conducting hearings via Zoom, scheduling sessions via Calendly, and communicating with staff and counsel via Slack. NEW: Comment on this show: Record a voice comment on your mobile phone and send it to info@lawnext.com.

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Ryanair v. Booking CFAA Trial Ends with Strangest Possible Outcome (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

Maybe this was just the jury’s way of telling the judge and the parties, “This case is dumb. But my impression of this case is that it is a colossal waste of judicial and legal resources, and the judge should have never let it get this far. To my knowledge, it is still not public record. 1030(e)(11). I want to go home.”

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