Behind the Bench: Unpacking Judge Epstein’s Inquiries in Lizzo Lawsuit Hearing
Trellis.Law Blog
DECEMBER 1, 2023
On November 22, 2023, the lawsuit against Lizzo by three of her previous backup dancers had its first court hearing.
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Behind the Bench: Unpacking Judge Epstein’s Inquiries in Lizzo Lawsuit Hearing
Legal Tech Monitor
DECEMBER 1, 2023
On November 22, 2023, the lawsuit against Lizzo by three of her previous backup dancers had its first court hearing. Continue reading → The post Behind the Bench: Unpacking Judge Epstein’s Inquiries in Lizzo Lawsuit Hearing first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.
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Court Finally Rejects “Discrimination” Lawsuit Against YouTube–Divino v. Google
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. Vague aspirational statements in YouTube’s mission statement are puffery.
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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
JANUARY 4, 2024
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. Not exactly much disincentives for plaintiffs to keep shotgunning SAD Scheme lawsuits. Then, the case fell apart. Schedule A Defendants , 1:23-cv-02605-JLR (S.D.N.Y.
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Allegations of a Bribe-Driven Facebook-OnlyFans Conspiracy Unsurprisingly Fall Apart in Court–Dangaard v. Instagram
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. This is quintessential Judge Alsup.
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N.D. Cal. Judge Pushes Back on Copyright SAD Scheme Cases–Viral DRM v. YouTube Schedule A Defendants
Eric Goldman
JANUARY 21, 2024
In other words, the court could have–AND SHOULD HAVE–called out these issues during the ex parte TRO hearing. The judge doesn’t issue a mea culpa for her avoidable mistake or excoriate Viral DRM for getting an undeserved TRO. Judge Pushes Back on Copyright SAD Scheme Cases–Viral DRM v. Emoji GmbH v.
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Judge Rejects SAD Scheme Joinder–Toyota v. Schedule A Defendants
Eric Goldman
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Toyota brought a SAD Scheme case against 103 defendants before Judge Daniel in the Northern District of Illinois. As I recently mentioned , Judge Daniel is calling out overreaching joinder allegations in SAD Scheme cases. Judge Daniel responds unambiguously: “None of these arguments are persuasive.” Do better).
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The SAD Scheme as an Institutional Failure
Eric Goldman
MARCH 8, 2024
This includes the rules as set by rightsowners in ex parte proceedings, which can deviate widely from standard doctrine–it’s whatever the rightsowners can get the judges to agree to–and the rules set by third-party intermediaries, such as online marketplaces. Judge Pushes Back on Copyright SAD Scheme Cases–Viral DRM v.
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4 Strategies for Preventing and Handling Frivolous Lawsuits
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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Plaintiffs Are Eager to Invoke the Texas Social Media Censorship Law, But Will They Have to Do So in California?
Eric Goldman
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Indeed, they are already filing lawsuits despite the pending Supreme Court appeal hanging over the law. Plaintiffs CAN’T WAIT to sue Internet services using the Texas social media censorship law. But surprise! The plaintiffs may have to sue in California if the law survives Constitutional scrutiny.
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Justia Legal Guides: Animal & Dog Law Center
Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog
MAY 18, 2023
Failing to follow the applicable rules can result in fines, vastly increased damages in a personal injury lawsuit, and even jail time in some cases. However, a dog owner can contest the designation of their dog as dangerous at a hearing. Or a judge may award “pet visitation” to the spouse who does not get ownership.
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Schedule A (SAD Scheme) Plaintiff Sanctioned for “Fraud on the Court”–Xped v. Respect the Look
Eric Goldman
SEPTEMBER 10, 2023
Fearing overseas defendants will abscond with ill-gotten gains if served with a lawsuit, plaintiffs seek an ex parte temporary restraining order (“TRO”) to freeze funds held by online merchants, then follow up with a request for a preliminary injunction. agent, but still represent at the hearing that its home base was his law firm.
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The 9th Circuit Keeps Trying to Ruin Cybersecurity–Enigma v. Malwarebytes
Eric Goldman
JUNE 18, 2023
” The majority summarizes this discussion: “judges are not experts in the cybersecurity field. The lawsuit’s lengthy duration and high defense cost has significant substantive implications. A rehearing would be appropriate because the deciding vote was cast by a visiting judge, not a regular 9th Circuit judge.
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How to File a Motion to Dismiss
Clio
MARCH 15, 2024
For any lawyer defending a client in a lawsuit, they require the ability to utilize a powerful tool in their arsenal–the motion to dismiss. Judges apply exacting standards to dismissal motions and will generally only grant them with an airtight legal and factual basis.
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The B r, The Searcher, and The Researcher – Damien Riehl on the Dynamic Shift in How the Legal Profession Will Leverage Standards and Artificial Intelligence
3 Geeks and a Law Blog
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Greg Lambert 11:27 Yeah, I think one of the thing that when you talk SALI, especially to someone that just hears standards, oh, great, you know, here’s one more layer of work that we’re going to have to do. So that’s what the lawsuit is. We’d love to hear from you. And so I summarize it in a way that’s human readable.
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Mediation vs. Arbitration vs. Litigation: What’s the Difference Between Them?
CaseFox
OCTOBER 26, 2023
It is somewhat similar to the lawsuit and requires an attorney. The process involves hearings similar to that of the court. It involves lawsuits, judges, courtrooms, and hearings. Arbitration Vs. Litigation Arbitration is a less formal way of resolving disputes in which a third party serves as a judge.
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Mediation vs. Arbitration vs. Litigation: What’s the Difference Between Them?
CaseFox
OCTOBER 26, 2023
These mediators don’t offer any legal advice or make decisions, as he is not a judge. It is somewhat similar to the lawsuit and requires an attorney. The process involves hearings similar to that of the court. It involves lawsuits, judges, courtrooms, and hearings. Companies in the US have spent around 22.8
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Decoding Justice: Key Differences Between Civil and Criminal Litigation
CaseFox
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Have you ever found yourself curious about the legal stuff you hear about? Understanding the key differences between these two types of lawsuits could be extremely helpful if you ever find yourself in a difficult circumstance. Some cases are settled with fines, while in some cases, the accused are sentenced to imprisonment!
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Tech and Torts: the Promises and Pitfalls of Online Mass Tort Litigation?
The North Carolina Journey of Law and Technology
MARCH 2, 2023
Five seconds after turning on your television you’re likely to hear an authoritative voice ask, “Have you or a loved one been diagnosed with mesothelioma? These mass lawsuits are vital in that they offer compensation for painful, and often deadly, diseases. If so, you may be entitled to financial compensation.”
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What To Do When Your Client Doesn’t Pay: Dealing With Non-Paying Legal Clients
CaseFox
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
You can mention something like “to avoid any further action” or civil lawsuit. It is time to send a final demand letter before you file a lawsuit. You can have the judge to provide the judgment for the entire amount you owe. And your client doesn’t show up for the hearing, you will win the claim by default.
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What To Do When Your Client Doesn’t Pay: Dealing With Non-Paying Legal Clients
CaseFox
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
You can mention something like “to avoid any further action” or civil lawsuit. It is time to send a final demand letter before you file a lawsuit. You can have the judge to provide the judgment for the entire amount you owe. And your client doesn’t show up for the hearing, you will win the claim by default.
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Deploying Cutting-Edge Legal AI: Travers Smith’s Cautious, But Open-source Approach. (TGIR Ep. 216)
3 Geeks and a Law Blog
AUGUST 22, 2023
But when you’ve got a decentralized process, like common law, where you’ve got a circuit court in the foothills of Wisconsin with one judge and one local solicitor. Here’s the next word, when you get to the next word, and you’re going, Oh, this is a judge talking. And the chance of that happening is low.
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Ninth Circuit Reaffirms the “Server Test” for Direct Infringement of the Public Display Right — Hunley v. Instagram, LLC (Guest Blog Post)
Eric Goldman
AUGUST 1, 2023
For those reasons, I strongly suspect this will not be the last we hear of this case. Judge Whyte’s ruling has been adopted in all circuits that have considered the issue. Second, it fits better with the “opt-out” design of the Internet, so it makes it easier to dispose of “troll-like” cases like the Hunley lawsuit.
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Becoming the Change: The Story of the North Carolina Justice for All Project
Legal Tech Monitor
APRIL 4, 2023
million antitrust lawsuit against the North Carolina State Bar, alleging the bar unreasonably barred LegalZoom from offering a prepaid legal services plan in the state. To our surprise, then-Court of Appeals Judge Richard Dietz voiced his support for regulatory reform.
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Deploying Cutting-Edge Legal AI: Travers Smith’s Cautious, But Open-source Approach. (TGIR Ep. 216)
Legal Tech Monitor
AUGUST 22, 2023
But when you’ve got a decentralized process, like common law, where you’ve got a circuit court in the foothills of Wisconsin with one judge and one local solicitor. Here’s the next word, when you get to the next word, and you’re going, Oh, this is a judge talking. And the chance of that happening is low.
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Ninth Circuit Tells Trademark Owners to Stop Suing Over Competitive Keyword Ads–Lerner & Rowe v. Brown Engstrand
Eric Goldman
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Back in the old days, judges were baffled by keyword advertising. ” Wow, talk about appellate judge making up facts. The Concurrence In her concurrence, Judge Desai would have gone further to say that competitive keyword advertising isn’t a trademark use in commerce. ” More manufactured empiricism.
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Berkeley Technology Law Journal Podcast: The Capabilities and Limitations of ChatGPT with Professor Chris Hoofnagle
Berkley Technology Law Journal
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
It even wrote me a funny Limerick about the Supreme Court: “ There once were nine judges supreme whose robes were a legal dream. If, for instance, the government thinks someone is cheating on their benefits, that person gets a hearing. So all you’ve got is a lawsuit. Eric] 01:19 Despite all chat GPT is exciting uses.
Instagram Defeats Lawsuit Claiming It Was a “Breeding Ground” for Sex Traffickers–Doe v. Backpage
Eric Goldman
JUNE 9, 2024
Section 230 preempts her lawsuit against Facebook: “Ninth Circuit precedent interpreting Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, 47 U.S.C. § This judge focused solely on Ninth Circuit precedent, which makes sense because this court is in the Ninth Circuit’s territory and that will help with any appeal).
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Omegle Defeats Lawsuit Over User’s “Capping”–MH v. Omegle
Eric Goldman
DECEMBER 16, 2024
” A reminder that Section 230 cases often require the judges to apply the immunity to tragic facts. The Senate Commerce Committee expressly modified FOSTA to add the higher scienter after its emotionally-wrenching SESTA hearing (one of my least favorite professional moments of my career). raise the scienter bar.
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Section 230 Immunizes Snap, Even if It’s “Inherently Dangerous”–L.W. v. Snap
Eric Goldman
JUNE 7, 2023
” This does not persuade the judge: the Court must treat Defendants as publishers or speakers, regardless of how their claims are framed, because their theories of liability plainly turn on Defendants’ alleged failure to monitor and remove third-party content. Marriott * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–GG v.
Twitter Defeats FOSTA Case Over CSAM–Doe v. Twitter
Eric Goldman
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Marriott * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–GG v. Craigslist * Facebook Loses Jurisdictional Ruling in Texas Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–Facebook v. Omegle * To No One’s Surprise, FOSTA Is Confounding Judges–J.B. Craigslist * Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Against Craigslist Moves Forward–ML v.
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The Ninth Circuit’s FOSTA Jurisprudence Is Getting Clearer (and More Defense-Favorable)
Eric Goldman
MAY 5, 2023
Marriott * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–GG v. Craigslist * Facebook Loses Jurisdictional Ruling in Texas Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–Facebook v. Omegle * To No One’s Surprise, FOSTA Is Confounding Judges–J.B. Craigslist * Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Against Craigslist Moves Forward–ML v.
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Section 230 Preempts FOSTA Claim–Doe v. WebGroup Czech Republic
Eric Goldman
JULY 26, 2024
July 24, 2024) More SESTA/FOSTA-Related Posts * Instagram Defeats Lawsuit Claiming It Was a “Breeding Ground” for Sex Traffickers–Doe v. Marriott * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–GG v. Craigslist * Facebook Loses Jurisdictional Ruling in Texas Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–Facebook v.
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The 7th Circuit’s Section 230 Jurisprudence’s Impact on FOSTA Cases
Eric Goldman
MAY 2, 2024
Tertiary liability is a doctrine too far for this judge, even after all of the plaintiff-favorable inferences made along the way. Then again, the plaintiffs have the ability to amend the complaint, so maybe they can recharacterize Salesforce’s omniscience enough to satisfy this judge. Google LLC , 2024 WL 1892291 (N.D.
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DC Circuit Upholds FOSTA’s Constitutionality (By Narrowing It)–Woodhull v. U.S.
Eric Goldman
JULY 23, 2023
Marriott * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–GG v. Craigslist * Facebook Loses Jurisdictional Ruling in Texas Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–Facebook v. Omegle * To No One’s Surprise, FOSTA Is Confounding Judges–J.B. Craigslist * Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Against Craigslist Moves Forward–ML v.
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Section 230 Defeats Underage User’s Lawsuit Against Grindr–Doll v. Pelphrey
Eric Goldman
OCTOBER 26, 2024
This is another lawsuit against Grindr claiming that Grindr made it too easy for underage users to sign up and meet other users for sex. A commendation to Judge Jerry D. Grindr Online Dating App Grindr Isn’t Liable For Underage ‘Threesome’ The post Section 230 Defeats Underage User’s Lawsuit Against Grindr–Doll v.
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Justice Thomas Hates on Section 230. Again.–Doe v. Snap
Eric Goldman
JULY 3, 2024
Nevertheless, the plaintiff has pursued additional defendants, including the school district (that lawsuit failed) and Snap. On appeal, a 3 judge panel of the Fifth Circuit affirmed in a short per curiam opinion that essentially encouraged the plaintiff to seek an en banc hearing. This isn’t a close question in my mind.
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Grindr Defeats FOSTA Claim–Doe v. Grindr
Eric Goldman
DECEMBER 29, 2023
Even though the legal system punished the wrongdoers, the lawsuits continue. Marriott * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–GG v. Craigslist * Facebook Loses Jurisdictional Ruling in Texas Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–Facebook v. Omegle * To No One’s Surprise, FOSTA Is Confounding Judges–J.B.
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Trump is liable in the second E. Jean Carroll defamation case, judge rules; January trial will determine damages–CNN
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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
By Kara Scannell , CNN CNN — A federal judge ruled that the jury hearing E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuit will only need to decide how much money Donald Trump will have to pay her, after the judge found the former president was liable (full text of decision)for making defamatory statements.
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50 Legal Guides to Help Americans Understand Their Rights
Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog
JANUARY 20, 2023
The Personal Injury center contains a 50-state survey on wrongful death lawsuits , which are claims based on a death caused by the fault of someone else. The Medical Malpractice center contains a 50-state survey on substantive and procedural requirements for lawsuits against healthcare providers.
Time to Vote: You Get to Pick the Startup Alley Finalists for ABA TECHSHOW 2022
LawSites
JANUARY 17, 2022
From all the entries we received, a panel of judges narrowed down the applications. Note: The ballot was supposed to list 25 companies, but because of a tie in the initial round of voting by judges, 26 companies are listed.). In December, we issued a call for entries. Now your votes will select the final 15. FIND THE BALLOT HERE. .
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Five Decisions Illustrate How Section 230 Is Fading Fast
Eric Goldman
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
9, 2024) The lawsuit alleges Meta addicts teens and thus violates DC’s consumer protection act. Perhaps Facebook should have done a better job articulating this, but the judge was far too eager to disrespect the editorial function. District of Columbia v. Meta Platforms, Inc., LEXIS 27 (D.C. Superior Ct. ” State v.
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Time to Vote: You Get to Pick the Startup Alley Finalists for ABA TECHSHOW 2022
LawSites
JANUARY 17, 2022
From all the entries we received, a panel of judges narrowed down the applications. Note: The ballot was supposed to list 25 companies, but because of a tie in the initial round of voting by judges, 26 companies are listed.). In December, we issued a call for entries. Now your votes will select the final 15. FIND THE BALLOT HERE. .
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The Most Interesting Supreme Court Rulings of 2024
Legal Talk Network
JULY 10, 2024
It also moves power from the agencies to judges and Congress. Purdue Pharma , the Supreme Court ruled that the Sackler family members could not be protected from civil lawsuits over their involvement in the opioid crisis as part of a bankruptcy settlement. Purdue Pharma & Sackler Family In the case Harrington v.
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