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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 . . .