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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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Adaptix, Inc. v. Apple, Inc. et alApril 19, 2013May 17, 2013
Adaptix, Inc. v. Apple, Inc. et alApril 19, 2013May 17, 2013
Epstein et al v. Apple, Inc. et alMarch 25, 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
Ivankina v. Facebook, Inc. et alMay 8, 2013May 8, 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
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
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
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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
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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
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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

Urban Dictionary defines slang for some court cases, but is it accurate? May 21, 2013
Confronted with unfamiliar words that aren't defined either by Webster's or Black's dictionaries, some lawyers and judges are turning to a street-slang resource, the Urban Dictionary. It has been used by courts to define terms including "iron" (a handgun), "catfishing" (Internet predators using fabricated identities) and "dap"…... more
After lawyer is indicted in witness-interference case, client’s trial is postponed May 21, 2013
A West Virginia lawyer representing a police officer in a felony case has been criminally charged, along with an investigator, in an alleged conspiracy to interfere with a witness. Attorney Paul J. Harris, who practices in Wheeling, and the private investigator, Franklin D. Streets Jr., were indicted by a grand…... more
Juror in contempt for posting online comments in news article about trial of attorney murder case May 21, 2013
A juror has been held in contempt for posting online comments, during trial last year, in a newspaper article about the felony-murder case against one of nine defendants accused of playing a role in the slaying of a Kansas attorney. James M. Reeder must either pay a $1,000 fine or…... more
Feds secretly got warrant for Fox reporter’s email, claimed news-gathering was likely a crime May 21, 2013
News that federal authorities had apparently looked at the personal email of the chief Washington correspondent for Fox News under a search warrant secretly obtained in a criminal investigation of his 2009 news-gathering activities elicited outrage Monday from media organizations and others. The warrant, which was both issued and unsealed…... more
Federal judge jails estate lawyer as flight risk, nixes ‘bizarre’ effort to revoke plea May 21, 2013
A Rhode Island estate planning lawyer's effort to revoke his guilty plea in a controversial $30 million elder insurance fraud case was a "bizarre" and unjustified "hatchet job" on Joseph Caramadre's former counsel, a federal judge said Monday. U.S. District Judge William Smith not only nixed Caramadre's bid for a…... more
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Law.com

Report: Bribery Prosecutions Revive Following 2012 Lag
Prosecutions under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act against individuals, businesses or government entities dropped by 52 percent in 2012, compared to 2011, according to TRACE, a Maryland-based nonprofit that focuses on anti-bribery compliance. However, enforcement actions are surging this year, said Julie Coleman, TRACE's senior director of advisory services. "Originally, it was off to a slow start, but there are a lot of things percolating." ... more
In Leak Case, DOJ Considered Reporter 'Co-Conspirator'
With the U.S. Department of Justice under fire for secretly obtaining Associated Press phone records, a newly unsealed court document has revealed that federal prosecutors seized far more than phone records in one pending leak case. A DOJ investigation into leaks about classified information about North Korea also looked at a reporter's security badge access records and his personal emails. ... more
Former U.S. Attorney To Face Ethics Review
The Justice Department's legal ethics division will look at whether a former U.S. Attorney violated department rules when he disclosed information to a news reporter, an inspector general report released Monday states. Dennis Burke admitted to releasing to a Fox News producer a memorandum related to the Operation Fast and Furious gun-trafficking program, the report found. ... more
On Eve of Retrial, Brocade and A10 Settle
Everyone knows that litigation often settles on the eve of trial. But sometimes it takes the reality of a retrial to bring the parties to the bargaining table. That was the case for Silicon Valley rivals Brocade Communications and A10 Networks, which reached a settlement in their long-running intellectual property spat even as jury selection was under way for a new trial on damages. ... more
Taking the Reins of Legal Department Operations
The recently established Institute for Law Department Excellence is on a mission to enable in-house attorneys to focus on practicing law, and to help those in key operations learn from each other. "If you are going to enable your lawyers to do lawyering," ILDE president Bill Young says, "they cannot be spending 25 to 40 percent of their time on administrative stuff." ... more
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LegalTimes.com - Legal News Online from the Nation's Capital

Latham Fights Disqualification In Freight Rail Class Action May 20, 2013
Latham & Watkins is fighting an attempt to disqualify the firm as lead trial counsel for Union Pacific Railroad, a defendant in multidistrict litigation over freight rail fuel surcharges. ... more
Report: Bribery Prosecutions Revive Following 2012 Lag May 20, 2013
Foreign bribery and corruption prosecutions declined during 2012, even as 15 new countries were cracking down on such crimes involving their own government officials, according to a survey by Trace International Inc. ... more
Eight-Year Sentence Affirmed for Bulger's Girlfriend May 20, 2013
A federal appeals court has upheld the eight-year prison sentence for accused mobster James "Whitey" Bulger's girlfriend for harboring a fugitive, including an enhancement for her failure to disclose that she owned a house and controlled a substantial bank account. ... more
Suspension for Spurned Attorney Who Waged Vendetta May 20, 2013
An Indiana attorney has been suspended from practice for three years for pursuing a romantic relationship with a summer law clerk and attempting to destroy her legal career when she rejected his advances. ... more
THE PRACTICE: Calif. Case Upsets Equilibrium on Expert Testimony May 19, 2013
In last year's Sargon decision, the California Supreme Court took a major step toward embracing the Daubert approach to admissibility. ... more
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Jurist Legal News & Research

UN urges Afghanistan to approve women's rights legislation May 21, 2013
[JURIST] The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and UN Women [official websites] on Monday urged [press release] Afghanistan's government to fully respect and defend the fundamental rights of women and girls by ensuring the implementation of and respect for women's rights legislation. This call comes in response to the Afghanistan parliament, which blocked legislation [JURIST report] on Saturday that would have protected provisions of the 2009 Law on Elimination of Violence Against... more
Vermont governor signs physician-assisted suicide bill May 21, 2013
[JURIST] Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin signed legislation [text, PDF; bill summary, PDF] Monday that legalizes physician-assisted suicide in the state. This bill makes Vermont the fourth state in the US to approve the practice. The Patient Choice and Control at End of Life Act (aka "Death with Dignity" bill), was passed [JURIST report] by the legislature earlier this month. Under the new law, mentally competent patients who have been diagnosed with six months to live will be permitted to... more
Supreme Court rules on scope of federal agencies' jurisdiction May 20, 2013
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] Monday in Arlington v. FCC [SCOTUSblog backgrounder] that courts must apply the Chevron [opinion] framework to an agency's interpretation of a statutory ambiguity that concerns the scope of the agency's jurisdiction. The provision at issue, 47 USC § 332(c)(7) [text] of the Federal Communications Act (FCA), states that "nothing in this chapter shall limit or affect the authority of a State or local government." However, §... more
Supreme Court rules on foreign taxes May 20, 2013
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] Monday in PPL Corp. v. Commissioner [SCOTUSblog backgrounder] that a UK "windfall tax" is creditable under US tax law. Internal Revenue Code §901(b)(1) [text] states that any "income, war profits, and excess profits taxes" paid overseas are creditable against US income taxes. In 1997, the UK imposed a one-time "windfall tax" on 32 UK companies privatized between 1984 and 1996. In an opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas, the... more
Supreme Court rules defendant not entitled to federal habeas relief May 20, 2013
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] unanimously Monday in Metrish v. Lancaster [SCOTUSblog backgrounder] that respondent Burt Lancaster is not entitled to federal habeas relief. Lancaster was convicted of murder in a Michigan state court. At the time the crime was committed, the Michigan appeals court recognized "diminished capacity" as a defense negating the mens rea element of first-degree murder, but by the time he was tried and convicted, the Michigan... more