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Disclaimer in software license agreement protected vendor from liability
January 26, 2024 - A recent federal court case alleging breach of contract over failure of software to perform highlights the importance of careful drafting and review of disclaimer . . .
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Website cookie banner was not enough for cruise line to sink federal wiretap lawsuit
January 24, 2024 - Plaintiffs sued Carnival Cruise Line because they were upset about how much information carnival.com collected when they visited the site. "On carnival.com, no action goes . . .
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RFK Jr.’s online defamation case against Daily Kos writer tossed on jurisdictional grounds
January 23, 2024 - Presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. sued Daily Kos writer David Vickery over a blog post Daily Kos published on August 29, 2020. The post described . . .
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Court dismisses hacking claim in fraudulent refund case
January 20, 2024 - Plaintiff is a lawyer who represented defendant in defendant's divorce proceedings. During those proceedings, defendant terminated the representation and clawed back money he had paid . . .
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Section 230 protected Meta from claims of discrimination for taking down Palestinian content
January 17, 2024 - Pro se plaintiff sued Meta seeking to hold it liable for allegedly removing certain "Muslim and/or Palestinian content" while preserving "unspecified Jewish and/or Israeli content" . . .
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Who owns the trademark rights in the name of a user-created community?
January 16, 2024 - In the realm of online communities, where does the ownership of trademark rights lie – with the platform hosting the community or the individual user . . .
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Beauty and the Biometrics: Federal court in Illinois tosses biometric data case brought against cosmetics giant
January 15, 2024 - A federal judge recently dismissed a class action lawsuit against The Estée Lauder Companies and one of its affiliates. This case involved allegations that these . . .
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IP warranty in the spotlight: Licensor’s failure to assure licensee of rights leads to litigation
January 12, 2024 - In the recent breach of contract case in federal court in New York, we learn about what it takes for a copyright licensee to successfully . . .
