Above the Law - Technology

MARCH 21, 2024

Ai.law , a legal technology startup that uses artificial intelligence to generate litigation documents, has added a new module that will draft the complaint to initiate a lawsuit. Describe a fact scenario and Ai.law can help identify legal claims. “The disclosed facts must be private and not of public concern,” it explained.

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Above the Law - Technology

AUGUST 23, 2024

The post Georgia’s Secretary Of State Slapped With Frivolous Lawsuits: The Case For A Federal Anti-SLAPP Law appeared first on Above the Law. From the protect-free-speech-for-real dept.

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Above the Law - Technology

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The post Elon Musk Seeks Galaxy Brain Defamation Lawsuit Against Anti-Defamation League For… Not Defamation appeared first on Above the Law. Is he trying to put the Bad Legal Takes account out of business?

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Above the Law - Technology

JUNE 14, 2024

Why do these lawsuits keep getting filed? The post Ninth Circuit Dumps Lawsuit Against YouTube Brought By Anti-Vaxxer Whose Account Was Terminated appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above the Law - Technology

MARCH 27, 2024

Yesterday, I reported here on a lawsuit filed March 20 in U.S. As it turns out, just a week before she filed her lawsuit, her former company had sued her in federal court in Texas, seeking a declaratory judgment that it had terminated her for cause, and that, as a result, her stock option was also terminated.

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Above the Law - Technology

DECEMBER 1, 2023

From the that's-not-how-any-of-this-works dept The post Elon Says Copyright/AI Lawsuits Don’t Matter Because ‘Digital God’ Will Arrive Before They’re Decided appeared first on Above the Law.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Before going deep into the process of filing a claim or lawsuit, an accident victim or their family may want to learn about some of the key laws and regulations in this area. What Is the Statute of Limitations in a Truck Accident Lawsuit? However, they extend less broadly than the damages available in personal injury lawsuits.

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Above the Law - Technology

JUNE 12, 2024

The post Elon Musk Drops OpenAI Lawsuit Right Before Forcing Lawyers To Make Bad Arguments In Court appeared first on Above the Law. Artificial intelligence is a lot like the rainforest except in the way that it's not at all.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

MAY 4, 2023

As exciting as generative AI can be, it raises certain questions involving copyright law. Already, lawsuits involving AI-generated works have been filed in federal courts from coast to coast. This free database provides public records of lawsuits in federal trial and appellate courts. A pending lawsuit in the U.S.

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Above the Law - Technology

APRIL 5, 2024

Also, everyone magically became experts in reading body language and facial expressions. […] The post Supreme Court To Nick Sandmann: ‘Lol, No’ To Hearing His Omnibus Defamation Lawsuit Against News Orgs appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above the Law - Technology

JUNE 30, 2023

The post Supreme Court Rejects Genius’ Preposterously Stupid Lawsuit Against Google appeared first on Above the Law. Not genius.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

JUNE 18, 2024

Medical malpractice cases may pose more challenges than a typical personal injury lawsuit, though. The Medical Malpractice Law Center at Justia can help patients understand the potential path ahead and some of the pitfalls that may confront them. It aims to provide some general answers to questions that patients may raise.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

In other words… plaintiffs are once again arguing that deploying biometric-based age authentication violates privacy law. (I Note: some laws, like Australia, ban authenticators from using government IDs for authentication purposes, leaving few remaining viable options other than face scans). See Kuklinski v.Binance ). Martell v.

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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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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

While medical malpractice generally does not lead to criminal charges, it can result in a lawsuit against a healthcare provider. The Medical Malpractice Law Center in the Justia Legal Guides describes many of the forms that malpractice can take. Proving a Malpractice Claim Not every mistake warrants a malpractice lawsuit.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

MARCH 11, 2025

What Do You Need To Prove in a Birth Injury Lawsuit? Birth injury lawsuits usually involve negligence claims. Many states require affidavits of merit out of concern that healthcare providers would face lawsuits that lack a valid basis if this screening requirement didnt exist. This tends to require proving four elements.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

AUGUST 13, 2024

When a victim suffers preventable harm, they usually can bring a claim or lawsuit for compensation. The Personal Injury Law Center provided by Justia outlines this area of the law. Bringing a third-party lawsuit can help a worker recover certain types of damages that are not available through workers’ compensation.

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lennyesq

JANUARY 17, 2025

(AP) The son of an inmate who died after a prolonged beating by New York prison guards said in a federal lawsuit Wednesday that his fathers attackers systematically and casually beat him to death in a correctional system that tolerates violence. Brooks Sr., 43, died on Dec. His son, Robert L.

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Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

He also brought a similar but unrelated lawsuit against Noel Wells). Thus, this case becomes a costly education in defamation and anti-SLAPP laws. 30, 2024) Selected Posts on #MeToo Facebook Moderator Defeats Defamation Lawsuit Over Termination Explanation–Margolies v. Both Bannon and Bridgers filed anti-SLAPP motions to strike.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Simpson next faced a civil lawsuit under a wrongful death theory. Plaintiffs in civil lawsuits face a much lower standard of proof than prosecutors in criminal cases, so the outcome of a prosecution does not dictate the outcome of a lawsuit based on the same events.) Prompt intervention can make a huge difference to the outcome.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

DECEMBER 27, 2024

A web of federal and state laws shields consumers from fraud, abuse, and other forms of harm. The Consumer Protection Law Center at Justia offers both practical advice and legal information. State laws governing debt collection sometimes extend more broadly. States may have similar or broader laws.

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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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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The Products Liability Law Center in the Justia Legal Guides aims to illuminate this area of the law, helping injured people protect their rights. A plaintiff may raise both theories if state law and the facts of the case permit. These cases may become more complex than ordinary personal injury claims, though.

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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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MARCH 9, 2025

Better yet, water down or eliminate any “promises” about notices, explanations, or appeals (to the extent permitted by law) so that the plaintiffs can’t deploy any tendentious reading skills. The post Another Lawsuit Over Online Content Restrictions Fails–Qian v. Case Citation : Qian v. The complaint.

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Trellis.Law Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

Last month, Greg Abbott, the governor of Texas, signed Senate Bill 4, a law that allows police officers in Texas to arrest migrants who enter the state illegally.

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Legal IT Insiders

APRIL 15, 2024

US law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has agreed to pay $8m to settle a class action filed by plaintiffs whose personal information was stolen in a data breach in […] The post Orrick settles data breach lawsuits for $8m appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

MARCH 4, 2025

Individuals facing family law issues? Example: Lets say your practice is focused on employment law, and you want to write a blog post on a current topic. Using these AI-powered tools, you discover that “wrongful termination lawsuits” and “remote work legal rights” are highly searched topics.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

In addition to educating the public and helping develop policies, the agency can bring legal actions against people or businesses that have allegedly violated consumer protection laws. The Consumer Protection Law Center at Justia provides more details about how the FTC helps protect consumers from deceptive and unfair business practices.

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Brett Trout

MARCH 3, 2025

Brett Trout In a significant decision for copyright law and legal technology, Judge Stephanos Bibas granted partial summary judgment in favor of Thomson Reuters, rejecting ROSS Intelligences fair use defense in a closely watched lawsuit over the use of Westlaws legal content.

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Above the Law - Technology

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Serious reviews of your cybersecurity and annual security changes mitigate risk and exposure and will keep class action lawsuits at bay. The post The Legal Landscape Of Privacy: Why Lawyers Must Keep Up With Change appeared first on Above the Law.

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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. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Chicago, is one of the first major cases brought by the new administrations Justice Department. Read more.

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Above the Law - Technology

APRIL 16, 2024

AI-powered complaint summaries to help you spot new lawsuits, new challenges, and new business. The post Gain An Instant Understanding Of New Complaints With LexisNexis Snapshot appeared first on Above the Law.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The Elder Law Center in the Justia Legal Guides describes some red flags that family members of a nursing home resident should bear in mind when visiting their loved one. The Elder Law Center also covers several other concerns that may affect older Americans and their families, helping them understand their legal rights and options.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

MAY 18, 2023

To help our fellow pet owners, we have created an Animal and Dog Law Center in our Justia Legal Guides. Some dogs are classified as dangerous dogs under state or local laws. 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.

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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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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. Competition: Empowering independent repair shops promotes market competition and innovation.

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