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Connectu v. Facebook (and vice versa)
The Facebook, Inc. v. Connectu, LLC et al Filed: March 9, 2007 California Northern District Court
Connectu, Inc. v. Facebook, Inc. et al Filed: March 28, 2007 Massachusetts District Court
ConnectU is suing Facebook in Massachusetts for copyright infringement, breach of actual or implied contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, unfair business practices, intentional interference with prospective business advantage, breach of duty of good faith and fair dealing, fraud and breach of confidence. Facebook is suing ConnectU in California for business torts and unfair business practices. Read More
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| CORBACHO DAUDINOT v. PUIG VALDES et al | July 18, 2013 | January 31, 2015 |
| Lavoho, L.L.C. v. Apple Inc. et al | March 14, 2014 | January 31, 2015 |
| Unwired Planet, LLC v. Apple, Inc. | September 6, 2013 | January 31, 2015 |
| ContentGuard Holdings, Inc. v. Amazon.com Inc. et al | December 18, 2013 | January 31, 2015 |
| Smartflash LLC et al v. Apple Inc, et al | May 29, 2013 | January 31, 2015 |
| Sevier v. Apple Inc. | June 19, 2013 | January 31, 2015 |
| Adaptix, Inc. v. Apple, Inc. et al | May 2, 2013 | January 31, 2015 |
| Rudgayzer et al v. Google Inc. | February 18, 2014 | January 31, 2015 |
| Ekin v. Amazon Services LLC | February 19, 2014 | January 31, 2015 |
| Imber-Gluck v. Google Inc. | March 7, 2014 | January 31, 2015 |
| In re: High-Tech Employee Antitrust Litigation | May 23, 2011 | January 31, 2015 |
| Johnson v. Yahoo! Inc. | March 21, 2014 | January 31, 2015 |
| Plaintiff alleged that Defendant Yahoo! Inc. violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, 47 U.S.C. § 227, by sending her unsolicited SMS text messages to her cellular telephone using an automatic telephone dialing system in connection with the Yahoo! Messenger instant messaging service. | ||
| Dish Network L.L.C. v. ABC, Inc. et al | May 24, 2012 | January 31, 2015 |
| Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al | February 8, 2012 | January 31, 2015 |
Plaintiff Apple Inc. alleged that Defendants Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics America, Inc. and Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC copied Apple's technology, user interface, and innovative style in its phone, media player, and table computer products. Patents allegedly infringed include:
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| Rentmeester v. Nike, Inc. | January 22, 2015 | January 31, 2015 |
| Lozano et al v. San Francisco 49ers, Ltd. et al | January 2, 2015 | January 6, 2015 |
| Plaintiffs alleged that Defendant San Francisco 49ers, Ltd. and Jed York engaged in a campaign to terminate older workers, concealed the fact that their actions involved a group termination of older employees, failed to comply with the requirements of the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA), and violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) by discriminating against plaintiffs in the terms and conditions of employment based upon the fact that they were over 40 years old. | ||
| Social Ranger LLC v. Facebook Inc. | December 29, 2014 | January 23, 2015 |
| Michael Levine et al v. Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. | December 18, 2014 | December 19, 2014 |
| Plaintiffs alleged that Defendant Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. failed to take reasonable steps to secure the data of its employees from hacking and other collateral attacks. As a result, the Guardians of Peace was able to obtain personally identifiable information, including social security numbers, birth dates, and medical records, from plaintiffs and their family members. | ||
| Joshua Forster et al vs. Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc | December 17, 2014 | December 19, 2014 |
| Michael Corona et al v. Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. | December 15, 2014 | December 19, 2014 |
| NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots v. NetJets, Inc. et al | December 2, 2014 | January 6, 2015 |
| Rachel Kremer v. Zillow, Inc. | December 1, 2014 | January 31, 2015 |
| Federal Trade Commission et al v. One Technologies, LP et al | November 17, 2014 | November 18, 2014 |
| Plaintiffs Federal Trade Commission, State of Illinois and State of Ohio alleged that defendants used deceptive marketing tactics to enroll consumers in their credit marketing program. Defendants allegedly represented that consumers could obtain their credit for free or for a $1 processing fee, but failed to disclose that (1) consumers would be automatically enrolled in a negative option continuity plan with additional charges; (2) consumers must cancel the plan before the end of the trial period to avoid additional charges; (3) defendants would use consumers' credit card information to charge a monthly fee for the plan; (4) the costs of the monthly plan. | ||
| United Airlines, Inc. et al v. Zaman | November 17, 2014 | January 31, 2015 |
| Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College et al | November 17, 2014 | January 25, 2015 |
| STUDENTS FOR FAIR ADMISSIONS, INC. v. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, et al | November 17, 2014 | January 26, 2015 |
| West View Research, LLC v. Tesla Motors, Inc. | November 10, 2014 | November 24, 2014 |
| Plaintiff West View Research, LLC alleged that Defendant Tesla Motors, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 8,290,778 and U.S. Patent No. 8,296,146, both entitled "Computerized Information Presentation Apparatus;" U.S. Patent No. 8,682,673 and U.S. Patent No. 8,706,504, both entitled "Computerized Information and Display Apparatus; U.S. Patent No. 8,719,037 entitled "Transport Apparatus with Computerized Information and Display Apparatus;" U.S. Patent No. 8,781,839, U.S. Patent No. 8,712,777 and U.S. Patent No. 8,719,038, all entitled "Computerized Information and Display Apparatus." | ||
| Woods v. Madison County, Alabama et al | October 14, 2014 | October 21, 2014 |
| Plaintiff alleged that Defendant Madison County, Alabama and Defendant Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Inc., the company contracted to provide medical services at the Madison County jail, had an agreement to control costs by delaying or denying necessary medical care for inmates. Plaintiff, mother of the deceased, alleged that this plan resulted in the death of her son when defendants failed to diagnose and treat his gangrenous foot while he was placed in jail. | ||
| Twitter, Inc. v. Holder et al | October 7, 2014 | October 7, 2014 |
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| Rentmeester v. Nike, Inc. | January 22, 2015 | January 31, 2015 |
| Boffoli v. Google Inc. | May 2, 2014 | May 8, 2014 |
| Toups v. Google Inc et al | March 6, 2014 | December 18, 2014 |
| ARAG North America, Inc. et al v. Google, Inc. | December 31, 2013 | May 27, 2014 |
| GoldieBlox, Inc. v. Island Def Jam Music Group et al | November 21, 2013 | June 16, 2014 |
| Authors Guild, Inc. v. Hathitrust | November 14, 2012 | June 10, 2014 |
| Cambridge University Press, et al v. J. Albert, et al | October 5, 2012 | January 30, 2015 |
| Is it Fair Use to make digital copies for e-reserves at a university, using the four factor analysis on an item by item basis? If so, how should the analysis be made? | ||
| Marino Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Inc. v. Issa et al | June 1, 2012 | October 14, 2012 |
 A continuing legal education company headed by Joseph Marino (inset, left), the legendary force behind a 65-year-old family-owned New York and New Jersey bar exam course, sued a former employee for alleged theft of "invaluable data"
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| ROLLING THUNDER MOTORCYCLE RALLY, WASHINGTON, D.C., INC. v. DOES et al | May 4, 2012 | September 2, 2012 |
 The Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Rally, an annual motorcycle ride sponsored by veterans to honor their missing and fallen colleagues files a preemptive copyright infringement lawsuit in advance of the group's Memorial Day ride in Washington, D.C. to stop and enjoin alleged copyright infringers from selling unlicensed and counterfeit goods during the event.
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| TufAmerica, Inc. v. Diamond et al | May 3, 2012 | May 8, 2012 |
| Disney Enterprises Inc v. Michael Jones et al | April 26, 2012 | August 10, 2012 |
| Toma v. Motley Crue, Inc. et al | April 16, 2012 | January 15, 2013 |
| CBS Television Distribution v. Comstar Media LLC et al | April 16, 2012 | April 20, 2012 |
| Lawson et al v. Universal Studios LLC | February 22, 2012 | February 24, 2012 |
| Paramount Pictures Corporation v. Puzo | February 17, 2012 | March 22, 2013 |
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| Wilens v. Automattic, Inc. | May 25, 2014 | May 27, 2014 |
| Facepets.com, LLC v. Facebook, Inc. | February 14, 2014 | August 20, 2014 |
| Ahmed v. Twitter, Inc. et al | January 7, 2014 | January 13, 2014 |
| Ahmed v. Facebook, Inc. et al | January 7, 2014 | January 13, 2014 |
| Ahmed v. Apple, Inc. et al | December 10, 2013 | September 14, 2014 |
| Hangingout, Inc. v. Google, Inc. | November 26, 2013 | January 31, 2015 |
| Rimowa GmbH v. Marvel Entertainment LLC et al | August 1, 2012 | July 18, 2013 |
| Adidas America, Inc et al v. Seven Wells, LLC | May 15, 2012 | May 16, 2012 |
| RC3, INC. v. Bieber | February 24, 2012 | March 8, 2012 |
| Adidas America, Inc et al v. Preschoolians Company et al | December 5, 2011 | December 7, 2011 |
| Holiday Public Relations & Events, LLC et al v. The Edgartown Library Foundation, Inc. et al | December 2, 2011 | January 30, 2015 |
| Cavern City Tours Ltd v. Hard Rock Cafe International (USA), Inc. | November 27, 2011 | November 28, 2011 |
| Hester v. Neverson et al | November 15, 2011 | April 20, 2012 |
| Television personality David Hester of A&E's 'Storage Wars' reality TV show, filed a trademark lawsuit seeking a declaratory judgment that his "Yuuup!" moniker does not infringe upon rapper Trey Songz's purported intellectual property claims to variations of the phrase. | ||
| In-N-Out Burgers v. Pappas Restaurants, Inc, | November 15, 2011 | November 16, 2011 |
| True Religion Apparel, Inc. et al. v. Xiaokang Lee et al. | November 15, 2011 | December 14, 2011 |
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| Business Group: Cuba Deal Opens Prospects for U.S. Companies | January 15, 2015 |
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| Prof. Dershowitz, Tell Me How You Really Feel | January 15, 2015 |
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[JURIST] Venezuelan authorities on Friday passed new regulations that will allow soldiers to use deadly force against demonstrators if they feel that their lives are at risk. These regulations were passed [BBC news report] after a span of violent protests last year, as an attempt to maintain order in the country. The Venezuelan ombudsman, Tarek Williams Saab, characterized the regulations as “clear on the progressive and differentiated use of force.” However, civil rights groups see the regulations in a more...
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| Amnesty urges Zimbabwe president to address African rights concerns | January 31, 2015 |
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[JURIST] Amnesty International (AI) [advocacy website] on Friday urged [press release] Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to address human rights concerns in Zimbabwe and other parts of the African continent. AI wants Mugabe to utilize his position of Chairperson of the African Union (AU) [official website] to stabilize areas that have been characterized by recent conflict that has displaced millions of people. Netsanet Belay, AI’s Africa Director for Research and Advocacy, stated, “[t]here is an urgent need for the AU to...
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| ICTY upholds Bosnian Serb genocide convictions | January 31, 2015 |
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[JURIST] The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website] on Friday upheld genocide convictions [judgment, PDF] for Vujadin Popovic and Ljubisa Beara for crimes perpetrated by Bosnian Serb forces during the 1995 Srebrenica massacre [JURIST news archive]. The Trial Chamber of the ICTY convicted seven senior Bosnian Serb officials [JURIST report], including Popovic and Beara, of war crimes in 2010 for their roles in the commission of the Srebrenica massacre. Popovic and Beara...
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| Egypt court bans Hamas armed group | January 31, 2015 |
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[JURIST] The Cairo Appeals Court for Urgent Matters on Saturday banned and declared Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades (Qassam Brigades) [organization website] to be a terrorist group. Qassam Brigades is the armed branch of Hamas [organization backgrounder], which is itself an offshoot of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood [BBC profile; JURIST news archive]. The ruling is based on allegations by Egyptian officials that Qassam Brigades played a role in the bombing attack on Sinai Peninsula last October and that members have been smuggling...
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| Virginia reaches $520,000 settlement over attorney's fees in same-sex marriage case | January 30, 2015 |
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[JURIST] Virginia officials reached a $520,000 settlement [text] Wednesday over attorney’s fees with challengers of the commonwealth’s same-sex marriage ban. The plaintiffs are allowed to seek attorney’s fees because they successfully challenged the marriage ban under a federal civil rights law. Two law firms worked [NLJ report] on the case: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; and Boies, Schiller & Flexner. The lawyers originally sought over $1.7 million for fees and costs and submitted records of 2,372 hours of work. Last February...
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