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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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Case Name Case Filed Last Update
Adaptix, Inc. v. Apple, Inc. et alApril 19, 2013May 17, 2013
Adaptix, Inc. v. Apple, Inc. et alApril 19, 2013May 17, 2013
Hilton v. Apple IncMay 10, 2013May 10, 2013
Institute For Information Industry v. Google Inc.May 10, 2013May 10, 2013
Viacom International, Inc. v. Youtube, Inc.May 3, 2013May 10, 2013
William Lacy v. Braeburn Capital, et alMay 7, 2013May 10, 2013
Mitel Networks Corporation et al v. Facebook Inc.May 7, 2013May 8, 2013
Public.Resource.org v. Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association, Inc.February 22, 2013May 8, 2013
Adaptix, Inc. v. Apple, Inc. et alMay 2, 2013May 8, 2013
Ivankina v. Facebook, Inc. et alMay 8, 2013May 8, 2013
Parts.Com, LLC v. Google Inc.May 6, 2013May 6, 2013
Brilliant Optical Solutions LLC v. Google, Inc.April 10, 2013May 6, 2013
CpuMate Inc et al v Apple IncApril 11, 2013May 3, 2013
A.K. v. Google, Inc.April 9, 2013May 2, 2013
GOLDIN AUCTIONS, LLC v. BRYANTMay 2, 2013May 2, 2013
Plaintiff Goldin Auctions seeks a declaratory judgment that it has the legal right to sell at auction sports memorabilia of Kobe Bryant which was consigned to it by Pamela Bryant, Kobe Bryant's mother.
Case Name Case Filed Last Update
Hilton v. Apple IncMay 10, 2013May 10, 2013
Institute For Information Industry v. Google Inc.May 10, 2013May 10, 2013
Ivankina v. Facebook, Inc. et alMay 8, 2013May 8, 2013
Mitel Networks Corporation et al v. Facebook Inc.May 7, 2013May 8, 2013
William Lacy v. Braeburn Capital, et alMay 7, 2013May 10, 2013
Parts.Com, LLC v. Google Inc.May 6, 2013May 6, 2013
National Cheng Kung University v. Apple Inc.May 3, 2013May 3, 2013
Viacom International, Inc. v. Youtube, Inc.May 3, 2013May 10, 2013
Adaptix, Inc. v. Apple, Inc. et alMay 2, 2013May 8, 2013
GOLDIN AUCTIONS, LLC v. BRYANTMay 2, 2013May 2, 2013
Plaintiff Goldin Auctions seeks a declaratory judgment that it has the legal right to sell at auction sports memorabilia of Kobe Bryant which was consigned to it by Pamela Bryant, Kobe Bryant's mother.
Jones et al v. Zuckerberg et alApril 30, 2013April 30, 2013
Fread et al v. Google, Inc.April 29, 2013April 29, 2013
Freeny et al v Apple IncApril 29, 2013April 30, 2013
Adaptix, Inc. v. Apple, Inc. et alApril 19, 2013May 17, 2013
Adaptix, Inc. v. Apple, Inc. et alApril 19, 2013May 17, 2013
Case Name Case Filed Last Update
Authors Guild, Inc. v. HathitrustNovember 14, 2012December 7, 2012
Cambridge University Press, et al v. J. Albert, et alOctober 5, 2012November 2, 2012
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 alJune 1, 2012July 2, 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” from his more recent CLE company’s business.

ROLLING THUNDER MOTORCYCLE RALLY, WASHINGTON, D.C., INC. v. DOES et alMay 4, 2012June 1, 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 alMay 3, 2012May 15, 2012
CBS Television Distribution v. Comstar Media LLC et alApril 16, 2012April 26, 2012
Disney Enterprises Inc v. Michael Jones et alApril 26, 2012April 26, 2012
Toma v. Motley Crue, Inc. et alApril 16, 2012April 17, 2012
Paramount Pictures Corporation v. PuzoFebruary 17, 2012March 14, 2012
Lawson et al v. Universal Studios LLCFebruary 22, 2012February 29, 2012
Capitol Records, LLC v. Redigi Inc.January 6, 2012February 6, 2012
Is it legal to resell used mp3 files?
Nate Hoffman v. O Three Meida LLC et alJanuary 4, 2012January 5, 2012
Fifty-Six Hope Road Music Limited, a Bahamian corp. v. Booker et alDecember 1, 2011December 22, 2011
UMG Recording, Inc. v. Escape Media Group, Inc. et alNovember 18, 2011December 16, 2011
Record label UMG Recording, Inc. sues Gooveshark, and a number of the company's executives, for copyright infringement, accusing the defendants of uploading roughly 100,000 recordings to the online music service, without payment or licensing use of the artists' works.
Braddock v. Jolie et alDecember 2, 2011December 13, 2011
Case Name Case Filed Last Update
Rimowa GmbH v. Marvel Entertainment LLC et alAugust 1, 2012August 27, 2012
Adidas America, Inc et al v. Seven Wells, LLCMay 15, 2012June 22, 2012
RC3, INC. v. BieberFebruary 24, 2012March 1, 2012
Aurelio's Is Pizza Franchise, Ltd v. PFC of Illinois, Inc. et alOctober 20, 2011January 9, 2012
A 52-year-old family pizza business filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against a franchisee, alleging that defendant illegally sells "frozen counterfeit pizzas at wholesale for sports teams to re-sell as fundraisers."
True Religion Apparel, Inc. et al. v. Xiaokang Lee et al.November 15, 2011December 22, 2011
Hester v. Neverson et alNovember 15, 2011December 12, 2011
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.
Adidas America, Inc et al v. Preschoolians Company et alDecember 5, 2011December 8, 2011
In-N-Out Burgers v. Pappas Restaurants, Inc,November 15, 2011December 8, 2011
Holiday Public Relations & Events, LLC et al v. The Edgartown Library Foundation, Inc. et alDecember 2, 2011December 5, 2011
adidas AG et al v. Wu et alNovember 14, 2011December 1, 2011
Cavern City Tours Ltd v. Hard Rock Cafe International (USA), Inc.November 27, 2011November 29, 2011
Louis Vuitton Malletier, S.A. et al v. Yang Quan LuNovember 9, 2011November 29, 2011
Basis International Ltd. v. Research in Motion Ltd. et alOctober 24, 2011November 23, 2011
BRAVADO INTERNATIONAL GROUP MERCHANDISING SERVICES, INC. et al v. JOHN DOES 1-100 et alOctober 31, 2011November 14, 2011
Boyd v. MizzFit LLCOctober 4, 2011November 2, 2011
Case Name Case Filed Last Update
Parallel Iron LLC v. Google IncMarch 6, 2013March 21, 2013
The Authors Guild v. Google, Inc.August 14, 2012September 17, 2012
The Authors Guild v. Google, Inc.June 14, 2012July 11, 2012
Suffolk Technologies, LLC v. AOL Inc. et alJune 7, 2012June 25, 2012
Google and AOL face a patent infringement by Suffolk Technologies, LLC over Internet companies' search result ‘snippets' and ad-serving technologies. Learn more...
Franchise Dynamics LLC v. Google IncApril 19, 2012May 2, 2012
Oldenburg v. Google IncMarch 19, 2012March 26, 2012
United States of America v. The Google email accounts deogydog@gmail.com and cbonislawski@gmail.comMarch 16, 2012March 16, 2012
Rischar v. Google, Inc. et alFebruary 20, 2012March 15, 2012
ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER v. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSIONFebruary 8, 2012March 5, 2012
Benjamin Joffe, et al v. Google Inc.October 17, 2011November 21, 2011
Doctor John Doe et al v. Google IncNovember 3, 2011November 7, 2011
The Authors Guild, Inc. et al v. Hathitrust et alSeptember 12, 2011October 6, 2011
Pessano et al v. Google, Inc.August 24, 2011September 21, 2011
Benjamin Joffe, et al v. Google Inc.July 29, 2011August 16, 2011
Isys Technologies v. Google et alJune 6, 2011July 5, 2011
A Utah company sued Google for trademark infringement, claiming that the search giant's Chromium OS infringes its trademark rights to Isys Technologies' Chromium Modular Computer.

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ABA Journal Daily News

Woman arrested over unpaid ticket died on courthouse floor without medical aid, suit says May 20, 2013
Arrested and jailed over an allegedly unpaid 2008 traffic ticket, Dwana Voncia London-Richardson died, at age 45, on an Alabama courthouse floor days after sheriff's department and jail workers failed to provide her with medical treatment, a federal lawsuit says. It names as defendants the St. Clair County sheriff, county…... more
Leading IP partner leaps from Steptoe to Sheppard Mullin May 20, 2013
An intellectual property litigator who was one of the founders of Steptoe Johnson's office in Century City, Calif., has leapt to the local office of Los Angeles-based Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton. Partner Michael R. "Mike" Heimbold began work there on Friday, reports Reuters. He said he made…... more
Schools market to mid-career professionals as fewer traditional students seek law degrees May 20, 2013
Updated: As the legal job market has contracted and law school enrollment has declined, law school administrators are focusing their marketing efforts beyond the traditional pool of applicants who want to earn a juris doctor degree and practice law after three years of study. Instead, they looking to mid-career professionals…... more
Why not let nonlawyers help regulate the legal profession? Law prof makes case for change May 20, 2013
Lawyers are not all-knowing and could benefit by allowing nonlawyer outsiders to help regulate the profession, a law professor says in a law review article. Washington and Lee law professor James Moliterno tells the Wall Street Journal Law Blog (sub. req.) that nonlawyers should be allowed to…... more
Is your photo online? Are you on Facebook? If so, retailers can ID you and your shopping profile May 20, 2013
Decades ago, George Orwell wrote a famous novel, 1984, that envisioned a then-future world in which "Big Brother"--a totalitarian government--was watching its citizens through a variety of electronic gadgetry and might at any time bark orders at individuals through a loudspeaker or television screen. That world doesn't yet exist, as…... more
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Law.com

Law for Laymen
Nearly 30 law schools in the United States have or soon will offer a master's degree for nonlawyers -- up from just a handful two years ago. The programs differ slightly in name, structure and cost, but they generally are marketed to working professionals. Although the movement remains in its early stages, to administrators across the country it represents a promising counterpoint to waning interest in the traditional three-year J.D. degree. And while part of the incentive behind the trend is... more
Prolific ADA Plaintiff Faces Nemesis in Harassment Suit
A paraplegic lawyer who has filed thousands of disability access suits is now facing a sex harassment suit by former employees, who also accuse him of something that has defense attorneys buzzing. The women say Scott Johnson sent them into businesses with cameras and measuring tapes, after which he would cite the findings in warning letters and filings, a potential violation of laws requiring plaintiffs to personally be denied access. ... more
Dow Must Pay $1.2 Billion in Year's Biggest Damages Award
Although 2012 was the year of billion-dollar wins in patent cases, the largest award of this year so far has come in an antitrust case. A federal judge in Kansas has trebled the damages in a class action in which the plaintiffs alleged that Dow Chemical fixed prices for the chemical urethane. A jury returned a $400 million verdict in February, so the chemical giant is now on the hook for $1.2 billion. ... more
Stop-and-Frisk Judge Relishes Her Independence
The judge presiding over one of the most politically charged cases in recent New York City history says her 20 years on the bench have taught her to "appreciate more than ever the words 'judicial independence.'" Shira Scheindlin, in an interview during the bench trial over the constitutionality of police anti-crime stop, question and frisk policies, said there are too many judges who don't want to deliver controversial rulings. Related story: Ground Is Shifting in 14-Year Litigation ... more
3 Strategies for Reducing Class Action Costs
In-house counsel tackled an increased number of class action lawsuits last year, but managed to tamp down legal spend by an average of $100,000 per matter, according to the 2013 Carlton Fields Class Action Survey. Three key strategies were found to make a big difference for in-house departments' efforts to control costs. ... more
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LegalTimes.com - Legal News Online from the Nation's Capital

OPINION: Prosecutors Help with Exonerations May 19, 2013
Law enforcement personnel initiated or cooperated in a record high number of them in 2012. ... more
THE CAREERIST: Harvard Law Really is No. 1 May 19, 2013
Are you still fussing with that U.S. News & World Report ranking of law schools? How provincial! We live in the global economy, so what really matters is how your law school ranks ­internationally. ... more
AG Holder Taking Fire Yet Again May 19, 2013
Renewed criticism has placed Eric Holder on the defensive, raising questions about whether the attorney general would remain in office and threatening to undermine his effort to shape a legacy of increased government transparency and the protection of civil rights. ... more
OPINION: Time for Radical Change in Legal Education May 19, 2013
Students would save three years of tuition if they could enter law school after their freshman year. ... more
Federal Judiciary Seeks Funding May 19, 2013
Federal courts officials have appealed to Congress for emergency funding, saying the judiciary lacks the budget flexibility to absorb the large mandatory spending cuts that have forced furloughs in the nation's federal public defender and court offices. ... more
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Jurist Legal News & Research

Supreme Court adds 5 cases to next year's docket May 20, 2013
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website] on Monday granted certiorari [order list, PDF] in five cases. In Lawson v. FMR LLC [docket; cert. petition, PDF] the court will consider whether an employee of a privately-held contractor or subcontractor of a public company is protected from retaliation by Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act [18 USC § 1514A]. Section 1514A forbids a publicly traded company, a mutual fund or "any ... contractor [or] subcontractor ... of such company [to] ......... more
UK judge upholds request to withhold evidence in Russian spy death investigation May 19, 2013
[JURIST] A senior judge for the Judiciary of England and Wales [official website] on Friday partially upheld [Reuters report] a request by British Foreign Secretary William Hague [official profile] to withhold certain information from the investigation into the 2006 death of Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko [JURIST news archive]. Litvinenko was a member of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) [official website, in Russian] when he was poisoned to death. Sir Robert Owen... more
Afghanistan parliament blocks women's rights legislation May 19, 2013
[JURIST] The Afghanistan parliament on Saturday blocked legislation that would have worked to strengthen women's rights in the country. If passed, the legislation would have protected provisions [AP report] of the 2009 Law on Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW) [PDF], which was originally implemented by presidential decree, from being repealed by a future Afghanistan president. The law criminalizes child marriages and forced marriages and states that rape victims should not be charged... more
Rights groups urge Cameroon to drop charges against transgender youths May 19, 2013
[JURIST] Five human rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website], sent a letter letter [text] Cameroon authorities on Friday to drop the charges against two transgender youths rather than undergoing an appeal to the Cameroon Supreme Court [official website]. The defendants, who identify as women, were arrested [press release] in July 2011 and prosecuted on charges of homosexual conduct. Police who saw them dressed in women's clothing and stopped their vehicle,... more
Federal court rules crack cocaine offenders have a right to resentencing hearings May 19, 2013
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit [official website] on Friday ruled [opinion, PDF] that people convicted of crack cocaine offenses have a right to resentencing hearings under the Fair Sentencing Act (FSA) [PDF; JURIST report]. The case was brought by two incarcerated defendants seeking retroactive relief from racially discriminatory, 10-year mandatory minimum sentences imposed on them in 2005. The ruling expands the FSA, which lessens penalties for possession and dealing,... more