December 2024

  1. CybersquattingTrademarks

    Cybersquatting claim failed where there was a weak mark and no evidence of bad faith intent

    December 22, 2024 - Aspire Health Partners sued Aspire MGT under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. §1125(d) (“ACPA”) over defendant’s registration and use of the domain name . . .

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  2. TrademarksUnfair Competition

    When does a neighborhood name become a trademark?

    December 18, 2024 - Stephanie Reveron sued multiple companies, including Zumiez, New Balance, Amazon, Etsy, Zazzle, and Redbubble, for trademark infringement. Plaintiff claimed that her trademarks, such as LES . . .

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  3. Uncategorized

    Did the AP aid and abet the October 7 attack on Israel?

    December 14, 2024 - Noach Newman and others sued the Associated Press (AP), alleging that its use of freelance photographers with ties to Hamas contributed to the October 7, . . .

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  4. DefamationUnfair Competition

    Alex Jones gets partial win in Connecticut lawsuit over unfair trade practices 

    December 10, 2024 - Erica Lafferty, William Sherlach, and other family members of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting sued Alex Jones, Free Speech Systems, LLC, and . . .

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  5. First Amendment

    The State of Washington throws the book at Meta for violation of political campaign disclosure law

    December 3, 2024 - In April 2020, the State of Washington sued Meta, alleging violations of Washington’s Fair Campaign Practices Act (FCPA). The case centered on Meta’s failure to . . .

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  6. Right of PublicitySection 230

    Section 230 protected Meta from Huckabee cannabis lawsuit

    December 3, 2024 - Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, sued Meta Platforms, Inc., the parent company of Facebook, for using his name and likeness without his permission . . .

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  7. Artificial IntelligenceBlockchain

    X can claim trespass to chattel in data scraping case

    December 1, 2024 - X Corp. sued Bright Data Ltd. for unauthorized access to X's servers and the scraping and resale of data from X’s platform. Plaintiff sought the . . .

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