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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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Plaintiffs alleged that Defendant Yahoo! Inc. read, eavesdropped, and intercepted electronic communications without consent or authorization to profile, collect data and serve targeted advertising.
Clear With Computers LLC v. Tesla Motors Inc	February 11, 2014	July 29, 2014
Plaintiff Clear With Computers, LLC alleged that Defendant Tesla Motors, Inc. infringed U.S. Patent No. 5,625,776 entitled "Electronic Proposal Preparation System for Selling Computer Equipment and Copy Machines" and U.S. Patent No. 7,606,739 entitled "Electronic Proposal Preparation System" by receiving a customer's desired equipment features and uses by presenting the customer with a plurality of questions relating to the features and uses of the equipment, receiving the answers, and generating a customized proposal in response to the answers.
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Johnson v. Yahoo! Inc.	March 21, 2014	July 29, 2014
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.
Delaware Radio Technologies LLC et al v. Tesla Motors Inc.	November 20, 2013	July 29, 2014
Plaintiff Delaware Radio Technologies, LLC and Wyncomm, LLC alleged that Defendant Tesla Motors, Inc. infringed U.S. Patent No. 5,506,866 entitled "Side-Channel Communications in Simultaneous Voice and Data Transmission," U.S. Patent No. 5,642,379 entitled "Technique for Modulating Orthogonal Signals with One or More Analog or Digital Signals" by selling the Tesla Model S equipped to received HD Radio broadcasts.
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Plaintiff alleged that Defendant Tesla Motors, Inc. failed or refused to provide the appropriate relief provided for by Wisconsin lemon law in a timely manner in regards to a 2013 Tesla S P sedan that has been out of service a total of 30 days or more due to warranty nonconformities.
Ross Weintraub v. Elon Musk et al	June 18, 2014	July 29, 2014
Plaintiff alleged that Defendants Tesla Motors, Inc. officers and Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties by failing to ensure that the Company had adequate internal controls and oversight mechanisms and willfully and/or recklessly causing or allowing the Company to issue false and misleading statements or failing to disclose material adverse facts about Tesla's business, operations and future prospects. Specifically, plaintiff alleged that Tesla mischaracterized the Model S's NHTSA Five-Star Rating without disclosing its vulnerabilities for high-intensity fires.
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Wilan, Inc. v. Apple Inc.	June 23, 2014	July 8, 2014
Nunes v. Twitter, Inc.	June 19, 2014	July 29, 2014
Apple Inc. v. WI-LAN Inc., et al	June 19, 2014	June 24, 2014
Ross Weintraub v. Elon Musk et al	June 18, 2014	July 29, 2014
Plaintiff alleged that Defendants Tesla Motors, Inc. officers and Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties by failing to ensure that the Company had adequate internal controls and oversight mechanisms and willfully and/or recklessly causing or allowing the Company to issue false and misleading statements or failing to disclose material adverse facts about Tesla's business, operations and future prospects. Specifically, plaintiff alleged that Tesla mischaracterized the Model S's NHTSA Five-Star Rating without disclosing its vulnerabilities for high-intensity fires.
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Toups v. Google Inc et al	March 6, 2014	July 27, 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	July 28, 2014
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"
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. Photo credit: Pak Gwei via Flickr
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Disney Enterprises Inc v. Michael Jones et al	April 26, 2012	August 10, 2012
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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
Capitol Records, LLC v. Redigi Inc.	January 6, 2012	July 29, 2014
Is it legal to resell used mp3 files?

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Wilens v. Automattic, Inc.	May 25, 2014	May 27, 2014
Facepets.com, LLC v. Facebook, Inc.	February 14, 2014	July 29, 2014
Ahmed v. Facebook, Inc. et al	January 7, 2014	January 13, 2014
Ahmed v. Twitter, Inc. et al	January 7, 2014	January 13, 2014
Ahmed v. Apple, Inc. et al	December 10, 2013	July 27, 2014
Hangingout, Inc. v. Google, Inc.	November 26, 2013	July 29, 2014
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
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Adidas America, Inc et al v. Preschoolians Company et al	December 5, 2011	December 7, 2011
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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
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