February 2021
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HuffPost protected by Section 230 in Carter Page defamation suit
Carter Page sued the publisher of the HuffPost over some 2016 articles about the Russia collusion matter that Page claimed were defamatory. These articles were . . .
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What’s going on legally with Jeep pulling the Bruce Springsteen ad?
Morals clauses in talent agreements can fuel cancel culture. Jeep featured Bruce Springsteen in an ad that aired during Sunday's Super Bowl. Since then, news . . .
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Section 230 protected Google in illegal gambling lawsuit over loot boxes
Plaintiffs sued Google claiming that loot boxes in games available through the Google Play store were illegal "slot machines or devices". (Players who buy loot . . .
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Court finds clickwrap independent contractor agreement enforceable
Plaintiffs were companies that sued some of their former independent contractors who worked for the companies in a "direct sales community". The court needed to . . .
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Chicago area retailers sued over iconic David Bowie photo
Brian Duffy was an English photographer. He died in 2010 but the Brian Duffy Archive owns and enforces the copyright in his works. Defendants are . . .