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Connectu v. Facebook (and vice versa)
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 al | April 19, 2013 | May 17, 2013 |
| Adaptix, Inc. v. Apple, Inc. et al | April 19, 2013 | May 17, 2013 |
| Epstein et al v. Apple, Inc. et al | March 25, 2013 | May 17, 2013 |
| Hilton v. Apple Inc | May 10, 2013 | May 10, 2013 |
| Institute For Information Industry v. Google Inc. | May 10, 2013 | May 10, 2013 |
| Viacom International, Inc. v. Youtube, Inc. | May 3, 2013 | May 10, 2013 |
| William Lacy v. Braeburn Capital, et al | May 7, 2013 | May 10, 2013 |
| Adaptix, Inc. v. Apple, Inc. et al | May 2, 2013 | May 8, 2013 |
| Ivankina v. Facebook, Inc. et al | May 8, 2013 | May 8, 2013 |
| Mitel Networks Corporation et al v. Facebook Inc. | May 7, 2013 | May 8, 2013 |
| Public.Resource.org v. Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association, Inc. | February 22, 2013 | May 8, 2013 |
| Parts.Com, LLC v. Google Inc. | May 6, 2013 | May 6, 2013 |
| Brilliant Optical Solutions LLC v. Google, Inc. | April 10, 2013 | May 6, 2013 |
| CpuMate Inc et al v Apple Inc | April 11, 2013 | May 3, 2013 |
| A.K. v. Google, Inc. | April 9, 2013 | May 2, 2013 |
| Case Name | Case Filed | Last Update |
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| Hilton v. Apple Inc | May 10, 2013 | May 10, 2013 |
| Institute For Information Industry v. Google Inc. | May 10, 2013 | May 10, 2013 |
| Ivankina v. Facebook, Inc. et al | May 8, 2013 | May 8, 2013 |
| Mitel Networks Corporation et al v. Facebook Inc. | May 7, 2013 | May 8, 2013 |
| William Lacy v. Braeburn Capital, et al | May 7, 2013 | May 10, 2013 |
| Parts.Com, LLC v. Google Inc. | May 6, 2013 | May 6, 2013 |
| National Cheng Kung University v. Apple Inc. | May 3, 2013 | May 3, 2013 |
| Viacom International, Inc. v. Youtube, Inc. | May 3, 2013 | May 10, 2013 |
| Adaptix, Inc. v. Apple, Inc. et al | May 2, 2013 | May 8, 2013 |
| GOLDIN AUCTIONS, LLC v. BRYANT | May 2, 2013 | May 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 al | April 30, 2013 | April 30, 2013 |
| Fread et al v. Google, Inc. | April 29, 2013 | April 29, 2013 |
| Freeny et al v Apple Inc | April 29, 2013 | April 30, 2013 |
| Adaptix, Inc. v. Apple, Inc. et al | April 19, 2013 | May 17, 2013 |
| Adaptix, Inc. v. Apple, Inc. et al | April 19, 2013 | May 17, 2013 |
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| Authors Guild, Inc. v. Hathitrust | November 14, 2012 | December 7, 2012 |
| Cambridge University Press, et al v. J. Albert, et al | October 5, 2012 | November 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 al | June 1, 2012 | July 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 al | May 4, 2012 | June 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.
Photo credit: Pak Gwei via Flickr | ||
| TufAmerica, Inc. v. Diamond et al | May 3, 2012 | May 15, 2012 |
| CBS Television Distribution v. Comstar Media LLC et al | April 16, 2012 | April 26, 2012 |
| Disney Enterprises Inc v. Michael Jones et al | April 26, 2012 | April 26, 2012 |
| Toma v. Motley Crue, Inc. et al | April 16, 2012 | April 17, 2012 |
| Paramount Pictures Corporation v. Puzo | February 17, 2012 | March 14, 2012 |
| Lawson et al v. Universal Studios LLC | February 22, 2012 | February 29, 2012 |
| Capitol Records, LLC v. Redigi Inc. | January 6, 2012 | February 6, 2012 |
| Is it legal to resell used mp3 files? | ||
| Nate Hoffman v. O Three Meida LLC et al | January 4, 2012 | January 5, 2012 |
| Fifty-Six Hope Road Music Limited, a Bahamian corp. v. Booker et al | December 1, 2011 | December 22, 2011 |
| UMG Recording, Inc. v. Escape Media Group, Inc. et al | November 18, 2011 | December 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 al | December 2, 2011 | December 13, 2011 |
| Case Name | Case Filed | Last Update |
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| Rimowa GmbH v. Marvel Entertainment LLC et al | August 1, 2012 | August 27, 2012 |
| Adidas America, Inc et al v. Seven Wells, LLC | May 15, 2012 | June 22, 2012 |
| RC3, INC. v. Bieber | February 24, 2012 | March 1, 2012 |
| Aurelio's Is Pizza Franchise, Ltd v. PFC of Illinois, Inc. et al | October 20, 2011 | January 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, 2011 | December 22, 2011 |
| Hester v. Neverson et al | November 15, 2011 | December 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 al | December 5, 2011 | December 8, 2011 |
| In-N-Out Burgers v. Pappas Restaurants, Inc, | November 15, 2011 | December 8, 2011 |
| Holiday Public Relations & Events, LLC et al v. The Edgartown Library Foundation, Inc. et al | December 2, 2011 | December 5, 2011 |
| adidas AG et al v. Wu et al | November 14, 2011 | December 1, 2011 |
| Cavern City Tours Ltd v. Hard Rock Cafe International (USA), Inc. | November 27, 2011 | November 29, 2011 |
| Louis Vuitton Malletier, S.A. et al v. Yang Quan Lu | November 9, 2011 | November 29, 2011 |
| Basis International Ltd. v. Research in Motion Ltd. et al | October 24, 2011 | November 23, 2011 |
| BRAVADO INTERNATIONAL GROUP MERCHANDISING SERVICES, INC. et al v. JOHN DOES 1-100 et al | October 31, 2011 | November 14, 2011 |
| Boyd v. MizzFit LLC | October 4, 2011 | November 2, 2011 |
| Case Name | Case Filed | Last Update |
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| Parallel Iron LLC v. Google Inc | March 6, 2013 | March 21, 2013 |
| The Authors Guild v. Google, Inc. | August 14, 2012 | September 17, 2012 |
| The Authors Guild v. Google, Inc. | June 14, 2012 | July 11, 2012 |
| Suffolk Technologies, LLC v. AOL Inc. et al | June 7, 2012 | June 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 Inc | April 19, 2012 | May 2, 2012 |
| Oldenburg v. Google Inc | March 19, 2012 | March 26, 2012 |
| United States of America v. The Google email accounts deogydog@gmail.com and cbonislawski@gmail.com | March 16, 2012 | March 16, 2012 |
| Rischar v. Google, Inc. et al | February 20, 2012 | March 15, 2012 |
| ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER v. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION | February 8, 2012 | March 5, 2012 |
| Benjamin Joffe, et al v. Google Inc. | October 17, 2011 | November 21, 2011 |
| Doctor John Doe et al v. Google Inc | November 3, 2011 | November 7, 2011 |
| The Authors Guild, Inc. et al v. Hathitrust et al | September 12, 2011 | October 6, 2011 |
| Pessano et al v. Google, Inc. | August 24, 2011 | September 21, 2011 |
| Benjamin Joffe, et al v. Google Inc. | July 29, 2011 | August 16, 2011 |
| Isys Technologies v. Google et al | June 6, 2011 | July 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
| What law firms should know about cyberattacks and the FBI | May 23, 2013 |
The steady rise of cyberattacks against U.S. companies—with damages that include tens of millions of dollars, lost trade secrets and threats to critical infrastructures—has prompted the FBI to even more greatly stress the importance of information-sharing on cyber intrusions. However, the decision to share sensitive data about a company or…... more |
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| Is newly appointed DC Circuit judge destined for SCOTUS? | May 23, 2013 |
Washington litigator Srikanth “Sri” Srinivasan’s unanimous Senate confirmation this week to the nation’s second-highest court has some predicting a possible future as one of “The Nine.” Srinivasan’s appointment to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is another shining moment in a stellar legal career that…... more |
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| Murder case’s 2nd guilty verdict overturned after court discovers juror read case’s prior appeals | May 23, 2013 |
A second guilty verdict for a California man accused of sexually assaulting and murdering his 13-year-old half-sister was recently thrown out based on evidence that during trial a juror researched the defendant online and read the appellate opinions regarding his first trial. Michael Pizarro was sentenced to life in prison…... more |
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| Lawmakers propose a ‘critter car’ for Amtrak | May 23, 2013 |
Four House members have proposed a bill that would make Amtrak pet-friendly. The measure calls for Amtrak, which currently only allows service animals that assist disabled train riders, to designate at least one locomotive car as pet-friendly, the Wall Street Journal Law Blog reports. Allowing pet owners…... more |
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| Ex-judge charged with stealing drug evidence while on the bench | May 23, 2013 |
A former Pennsylvania court judge has been charged on multiple counts of theft and drug possession. The charges against retired Washington County Common Pleas judge Paul Pozonsky, who stepped down last year after he was stripped of all criminal cases by President Judge Debbie O'Dell-Seneca, follow a state police investigation…... more |
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| Ex-Proskauer CFO Zeroes in on Cancer as Cause of Firing | |
Elly Rosenthal claims she was "marginalized" and fired after returning from a medical leave she took to recover from breast cancer surgery. ... more |
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| IRS Official May Have Unwittingly Lost Right to Silence | |
When Lois Lerner invoked the Fifth Amendment before a House committee, she did so after making a brief statement. She may regret that. ... more |
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| Srinivasan Confirmed for D.C. Circuit on Bipartisan Vote | |
Unanimously confirmed by the Senate on Thursday, Sri Srinivasan is President Obama's first successful nomination to the D.C. Circuit. ... more |
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| Rejecting $7 Billion Deal, Retailers Sue Visa and MasterCard | |
Constantine Cannon is conspicuously absent from a lawsuit by retailers who are rejecting a $7.25 billion deal with MasterCard and Visa. ... more |
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| Hiring Summer Interns? Make Sure You Do it Right | |
Businesses that don't compensate interns for their work and that fail to meet six criteria for exemptions could pay dearly down the road. ... more |
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LegalTimes.com - Legal News Online from the Nation's Capital
| First Circuit Revives Claim for Faulty Foreclosure | May 23, 2013 |
A federal appellate court ruled that Wells Fargo Bank must face a Massachusetts consumer protection law claim that entails possible triple damages, plus additional claims, for its conduct toward a homeowner under a federal loan modification program. ... more |
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| Report: Crackdowns on Sharia Discriminatory, Misguided | May 23, 2013 |
The rising tide of legislation designed to bar judges from considering foreign and international laws could lead to constitutional challenges involving the separation of powers, the supremacy clause and civil rights violations against Muslims, according to a report released on Wednesday. ... more |
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| Srinivasan Confirmed for D.C. Circuit on Bipartisan Vote | May 23, 2013 |
The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Sri Srinivasan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Thursday, making him President Obama's first successful nomination to the court and the first new judge there since 2006. ... more |
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| IRS Official May Have Unwittingly Lost Right to Silence | May 23, 2013 |
When Lois Lerner of the Internal Revenue Service invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination before a House committee on Wednesday, she did so after making a brief statement. Those remarks have triggered a debate over whether Lerner waived her Fifth Amendment rights. ... more |
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| Last Publisher Caves in Alleged Apple E-Book Scheme | May 22, 2013 |
The last of the five publishers sued for conspiring with Apple Inc. to fix the prices of electronic books has agreed to pay $75 million to settle cases brought by consumers and attorneys general in 33 states. ... more |
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Jurist Legal News & Research
| Malaysia authorities seize newspapers, detain opposition activists | May 23, 2013 |
[JURIST] The Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs [official website, in Malay] on Thursday seized [press release, in Malay] more than 2,500 copies of newspapers published by opposition parties. The Ministry states that the seized newspapers were sold in violation of their publication licenses, which limit the distribution of opposition party newspapers to party members, not public retail sale. Malaysian authorities have also made several unpopular arrests [AP report], including Tian Chua, a senior... more |
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| Member of feminist rock group Pussy Riot denied parole | May 23, 2013 |
[JURIST] A Russian court on Thursday denied parole for Maria Alekhina, a member of the feminist rock band Pussy Riot [RASPI backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. Band members Alekhina, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Yekaterina Samutsevich were sentenced [JURIST report] to two years in prison for "hooliganism," characterized by the court as driven by religious hatred, in connection to the band's February 2012 "guerrilla performance" of a protest song at the altar of Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral... more |
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| Egypt court acquits police officers accused of killing protester | May 23, 2013 |
[JURIST] The North Cairo Criminal Court on Wednesday acquitted seven police officers accused of killing a protester and injuring 11 others during the January 2011 revolution. The public prosecution had charged these seven police officers with attempted and premeditated murder. The initial panel of judges on this case declined to review it, forcing the appeals court to assign a new panel of judges. The court found insufficient evidence [Daily News Egypt report] to convict. Most Egyptian police... more |
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| Pakistan court refuses bail to Musharraf over detention of judges | May 23, 2013 |
[JURIST] A Pakistani anti-terrorism court (ATC) refused Wednesday to grant bail to former president Pervez Musharraf [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] over the detention of judges in 2007 when he imposed emergency rule. Musharraf has been detained since April 19 at his Islamabad farmhouse for the detention charges as well as conspiracy to murder former prime minister Benazir Bhutto [BBC obituary; JURIST news archive]. Just two days ago, the ATC granted bail [JURIST report] to Musharraf over the... more |
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| US lawmakers urge media shield law | May 23, 2013 |
[JURIST] A bipartisan group of lawmakers from the US House of Representative advocated Wednesday for a law that would shield the press from giving information to a federal entity unless certain conditions are met. The push for legislation [Politico report] comes in response to an incident in which the US Department of Justice (DOJ) obtained journalists' records. In a press conference, Representative Ted Poe (R-TX) called the DOJ's search [The Hill report] for the source of leaked information in... more |
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