1. CopyrightDMCA

    DMCA anticircumvention case over copied YouTube videos moves forward

    July 26, 2021 - Defendant fired plaintiff over two videos advocating for COVID-19 workplace protections that plaintiff posted on YouTube. Around the time of the termination, the employer allegedly . . .

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  2. Contracts

    No contract formed via URL to terms and conditions in hard copy advertisement

    June 8, 2021 - Online terms of service found at URL in hard copy advertisement were not enforceable. Plaintiff visited a Subway restaurant. One of the Subway employees referred . . .

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  3. Uncategorized

    What must social media platforms do to comply with Florida’s Senate Bill 7072?

    May 24, 2021 - The media has been covering Florida's new law (Senate Bill 7072) targeting social media platforms, which Governor DeSantis signed today. The law is relatively complex . . .

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  4. Uncategorized

    Does Section 230 apply to claims under the Fair Credit Reporting Act?

    May 24, 2021 - Plaintiffs sued defendants, claiming that defendants violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by including inaccurate criminal information on background check reports defendants produced and . . .

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  5. Contracts

    Murdered Uber passenger’s mom can keep her case in court and out of arbitration

    May 18, 2021 - An Uber driver murdered plaintiff's son. So plaintiff - the Uber user's mom - sued Uber for wrongful death. The lower court threw out the . . .

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  6. Section 230

    Section 230 did not protect Snapchat from negligence liability in car crash lawsuit over Speed Filter

    May 4, 2021 - The tragic facts Landen Brown was using Snapchat's Speed Filter in 2017 when the car in which he was riding with two other young men . . .

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  7. Computer Crime

    Money for pain and suffering because your email was hacked?

    April 28, 2021 - Plaintiff and defendant worked together doing real estate appraisals. Defendant accessed plaintiff's email account without authorization and was later found liable for violating the federal . . .

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  8. Section 230

    HuffPost protected by Section 230 in Carter Page defamation suit

    February 14, 2021 - 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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