Case NameCase FiledLast Update
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. v. The Unidentified Shipwrecked VesselApril 9, 2007May 13, 2008
Admiralty in rem action over a shipwrecked vessel lying at a depth of 1100 meters, beyond the territorial waters or contiguous zone of any sovereign nation, and 100 miles west of the Straits of Gibralter.
NetJumper Sofware L. L. C. v. Google, IncorporatedFebruary 2, 2004May 13, 2008
Plaintiff NetJumper, L.L.C. sued defendant Google, Inc. for patent infringement and alleged that Google Toolbar and Google Viewer infringed on U.S. Patent No. 5,890,172 and U.S. Patent No. 6,226,655, both entitled "Method and Apparatus for Retrieving Data from a Network Using Linked Location Identifiers." Defendant Google counterclaimed for trademark infringement.
Blaszkowski et al v. Mars Inc. et alMay 9, 2007May 12, 2008
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. v. The Unidentified, Shipwrecked Vessel or VesselsSeptember 13, 2006May 12, 2008
Admiralty in rem action over a shipwrecked vessel believed to be a merchant ship lying 100 meters deep, beyond the territorial waters or contiguous zone of any sovereign nation, and approximately 40 miles from Lands End near the English Channel.
MDY Industries, LLC v. Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. et alOctober 25, 2006May 12, 2008
MDY Industries, LLC seeks a declaratory judgment that its product—WOWGLIDER—does not infringe on the Defendant's copyrights to World of Warcraft, violate the DMCA or interfere with the contractual relationships between Defendants and their World of Warcraft customers.
Illinois Computer Research, LLC v. Google Inc.September 10, 2007May 12, 2008
Plaintiff Illinois Computer Research, LLC alleges that defendant Google Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 7,111,252 entitled "Enhancing Touch and Feel on the Internet."
"The Apple iPod iTunes Anti-Trust Litigation"January 3, 2005May 12, 2008
Plaintiff alleged that defendant Apple Computer, Inc. unlawfully bundled and tied digital music files sold through the Apple iTunes Music Store to its own iPod portable digital music player.
Performance Pricing, Inc. v. Google Inc. et alSeptember 27, 2007May 12, 2008
Plaintiff Performance Pricing, Inc. sued Google Inc., AOL LLC, Microsoft Corporation and Yahoo! Inc. for infringing U.S. Patent No. 6,978,253 entitled "Systems and Methods for Transacting Business Over a Global Communications Network such as the Internet."
Doe 1 et al v. Ciolli et alJune 8, 2007May 11, 2008
Two female Yale Law School students sued because defendants posted defamatory and threatening comments about them on an online forum at AutoAdmit.com.
The Facebook, Inc. v. Connectu, LLC et alMarch 9, 2007May 9, 2008
Plaintiffs Facebook, Inc. and Mark Zuckerberg alleges that Defendants ConnectU, Inc., Cameron WInklevoss, Tyler Vinklevoss, Divya Narendra, Pacific Northwest Software, Inc., Winston Wiliams, Wayne Change and David Gucwa circumvented the Terms of Use for the Facebook website by illicitly employing the user IDs and passwords of friends to mask Defendants' real identities, accessed the Facebook website to steal information and data for commercial purposes, and advertised to and solicited members to join www.connectu.com.
Apple Corps Limited et al v. Fuego Entertainment, Inc. et alMarch 21, 2008May 9, 2008
Plaintiff Apple Corps Limited and Apple Records, Inc. alleges that defendants have attempted to release unauthorized bootleg recordings of musical performances of The Beatles from Hamburg Germany's Star-Club in 1962.
IN RE: PET FOOD PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATIONJune 20, 2007May 9, 2008
Eight Mile Style, LLC et al v. Apple Computer, IncorporatedJuly 30, 2007May 9, 2008
Eight Mile Style LLC and Martin Affiliated LLC alleges that they never authorized Universal to license Eminem's music to Apple for resale on the iTunes Music Store.
Netquote Inc. v. ByrdMarch 29, 2007May 9, 2008
Plaintiff NetQuote Inc. alleges that defendants submitted false and misleading information to plaintiff through plaintiff's website at www.netquote.com concerning real or fictitious persons who allegedly wish to receive price quotations from NetQuote's insurance affiliates on various forms of insurance, but who in reality do not wish to receive any such contact from NetQuote or NetQuote's insurance affiliates.
Apple Computer, Inc. v. Podfitness, Inc.September 21, 2006May 9, 2008
Plaintiff Apple Computer, Inc. alleged that defendant Podfitness, Inc.uses trade names and marks (PODFITNESS.COM and PODFITNESS) that are highly similar to and confusingly similar to Apple's famous trademarks (IPOD), and that defendant intentionally sought to imply an association with Apple in its marketing and advertising.
Taylor et al v. Acxiom Corporation et alJanuary 2, 2007May 9, 2008
Plaintiffs bring a class action against defendants for unlawfully purchasing Texas' entire database of names, addresses and other personal information from the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Gibson Guitar Corporation v. Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. et alMarch 20, 2008May 9, 2008
Plaintiff Gibson Guitar Corporation alleges that Defendants Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., MTV Networks and Electronic Arts, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 5,990,405 entitled "System and Method for Generating and Controlling a Simulated Musical Concert Experience." The suit relates to the Guitar Hero and Rock Band series of products.
Reinhardt v. Wal-mart Stores, Inc. et alSeptember 21, 2007May 9, 2008
Plaintiff Richard Reinhardt (p/k/a Richie Ramone) alleges that Defendants Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Apple, Inc., RealNetworks, Inc., Taco Tunes, Inc., Ramones Productions, Inc., Estate of John Cummings, Herzog & Strauss and Ira Herzog infringed on Plaintiff's copyright to six songs he authored while a member of The Ramones. Plaintiff alleges that he never licensed or authorized the use of his compositions in any digital formats.
EVANS et al v. DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, CITY OF et alOctober 5, 2007May 9, 2008
Plaintiffs David F. Evans, Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann were Duke lacrosse players. They alleged that defendants, individually and in concert, maliciously conspired to bring charges of rape, sexual assault, and kidnapping against them by suppressing and manufacturing evidence.
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. et al v. RDR Books et alOctober 31, 2007May 9, 2008
Copyright, trademark and other claims against publisher of Harry Potter Lexicon, an unauthorized compendium of Harry Potter facts, plots, etc.
Aguiar v. Webb et alSeptember 7, 2007May 9, 2008
Copyright and trademark infringement claims against documentary maker's promotional website and film trailer.
Veterans for Common Sense et al v. Nicholson et alJuly 23, 2007May 9, 2008
Calcar Inc. et al v. The California Cars Initiative, Inc. et alApril 18, 2008May 9, 2008
Internet Archive et al v. Mukasey et alDecember 14, 2007May 9, 2008
On November 26, 2007, an FBI agent served a National Security Letter on the Internet Archive seeking records pertaining to one of its patrons and, pursuant to 18 USC Section 2709(c), prohibiting the Internet Archive from disclosing that the FBI had sought information from it through the NSL. Plaintiffs filed a Complaint challenging the constitutionality of the NSL statute (18 USC Sections 2709 and 3511). Plaintiff Internet Archive also filed a Petition to Set Aside the NSL pursuant to 18 USC Section 3511(a).
Allen v. American Apparel, Inc.March 31, 2008May 8, 2008
Plaintiff Woody Allen alleged that Defendant American Apparel, Inc. used Plaintiff's image and likeness for advertising purposes without permission or consent.
STELOR PRODUCTIONS, INC. v. OOGLES N GOOGLES et alMarch 11, 2005May 8, 2008
Plaintiff Stelor Productions Inc. alleged that defendant Oogles N Googles infringed on plaintiff's registered trademarks to OOGLES, OOGLE, IGGLE and OOGGLE.
Trujillo v. Apple Computer, Inc. et alAugust 31, 2007May 8, 2008
Plaintiff alleged that defendants Apple Computer, Inc. and AT&T, Inc. purposefully and fraudulently concealed that cost of replacing the iPhone battery, as well as the life span of the iPhone battery.
Abrams v. Facebook, Inc.October 22, 2007May 8, 2008
Plaintiff alleges that Defendant Facebook, Inc. transmits or permits to be transmitted unauthorized text messages to the wireless devices of consumers nationwide.
Tafas v. Dudas et alAugust 22, 2007May 8, 2008
City of Seattle v. Professional Basketball Club LLCOctober 9, 2007May 8, 2008
Plaintiff City of Seattle sued Defendant The Professional Basketball Club, LLC to seek a declaratory judgment that the lease with the Seattle Supersonics may be specifically enforced and that certain disputes related to the lease are exempt from arbitration.
Zapmedia Services, Inc. v. Apple, Inc.March 12, 2008May 8, 2008
Plaintiff ZapMedia Services Inc. alleges that Defendant Apple, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 7,020,704 entitled "System and method for distributing media assets to user devices via a portal synchronized by said user devices " and 7,343,414 entitled "GUI driving media playback device."
Vanginderen v. Cornell University et alApril 28, 2008May 8, 2008
Vulcan Golf, LLC v. Google Inc. et alJune 15, 2007May 7, 2008
Plaintiff sued Google and several "parked domain" companies for trademark infringement over the use of AdSense for Domains on websites with allegedly infringing domain names.
CROSS ATLANTIC CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC. v. FACEBOOK, INC. et alJuly 3, 2007May 7, 2008
Plaintiff Cross Atlantic Capital Partners Inc. alleges that defendant Facebook, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 6,518,629 B2 entitled "System for creating a community for users with common interests to interact in."
BIG HAT BOOKS et al v. PROSECUTORS:May 7, 2008May 7, 2008
Plaintiffs Big Hat Books, Boxcar Books and Community Center, Inc., American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana Foundation, American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, Association of American Publishers, Entertainment Merchants Association, Freedom to Read Foundation, National Association of Recording Merchandisers, Great Lakes Booksellers Association, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis Downtown Artists and Dealers Association challenges the constitutionality of House Enrolled Act No. 1042, which requires that persons and entities that intend to offer for sale or to sell literature and other matters deemed harmful to minors under Indiana law register with the Secretary of State and pay a fee.
West Publishing Corporation v. Vogelgesang et alMay 7, 2008May 7, 2008
In Re: Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether ("MTBE") Products Liability LitigationMarch 10, 2000May 7, 2008
Watkins v. Semel et alMay 7, 2008May 7, 2008
Plaintiff alleges that Yahoo! insiders were boasting about the prospects of the Company and telling investors that the Company would be repurchasing the stock because it was undervalued while they were independently selling their own stock.
Brown-Booker et al v. Apple Inc. et alAugust 24, 2007May 6, 2008
Plaintiff Nicole Brown-Booker and Jana Overbo allege that the Apple store was not accessible to persons with disabilities.
Tajalle v. City of Seattle et alSeptember 27, 2007May 6, 2008
First Amendment, Search and Seizure, Unlawful Ejectment claims against library by disabled person.
TimeBase Pty Ltd. v. Thomson Corporation, The et alNovember 7, 2007May 6, 2008
Plaintiff TimeBase Pty Ltd. alleged that Defendants The Thomson Corporation, West Publishing Corporation, and West Services, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 7,293,228 entitled "MALTweb Multi-Axis Viewing Interface and Higher Level Scoping."
Cobb v. Google, Inc. et alFebruary 13, 2008May 6, 2008
Plaintiff Jonathan Cobb sued Defendants Google, Inc. and WorkforceLogic USA. Plaintiff alleges that Google had misappropriated the Google Sky concept and idea, which Plaintiff had presented, advanced and refined through an internal e-mail discussion group.
Marketing Info v. Board of Trustees, et alAugust 18, 2006May 5, 2008
Read more at the Stanford Copyright and Fair Use, Fairly Used blog.
SNYDER v. MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY et alApril 25, 2007May 5, 2008
Holman et al v. Apple, Inc. et alOctober 5, 2007May 5, 2008
Plaintiffs allege that defendant Apple, Inc. tied the iPhone product to other products an services offered by Apple and AT&T Mobility, LLC
Grisoft,s.r.o. v. Google, Inc.December 13, 2007May 5, 2008
Movant John Doe seeks an order quashing the subpoena directed to Google, Inc. at the request of Grisoft, S.R.O., which seeks the identity of Movant. Movant alleges that Grisoft is attempting to misuse the subpoena process pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Polaris IP, LLC v. Google Inc. et alAugust 27, 2007May 2, 2008
Polaris IP, LLC sued Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Amazon.com Inc., A9.com, Inc., Borders, Inc., Borders Group Inc., AOL LLC, America Online, Inc., IAC/InteractiveCorp., and IAC Search and Media, Inc. for patent infringement involving U.S. Patent No. 6,411,947 entitled "Automatic Message Interpretation and Routing System." Plaintiff alleges that defendants are infringing on the patent by implementing various websites that comprise interpreting electronic messages with rule base and case base knowledge engines.
Ticketmaster LLC v. RMG Technologies Inc et alApril 17, 2007May 2, 2008
Plaintiff Ticketmaster LLC alleges that Defendant RMG Technologies Inc. has developed and marketed automated devices (i.e. Ticket Broker Acquisition Tool) to access and navigate through Ticketmaster's website, thereby infringing Ticketmaster's copyrights and violating the website's Terms of Use and a number of federal and state statutes. Plaintiff contends that Defendant's applications circumvent Plaintiff's access control and copy protection systems, including CAPTCHA, inundate Plaintiff's computers with thousands of automated requests thereby preventing ordinary customers from accessing the website, and enable Defendant's clients to purchase large quantities of tickets.
PA Advisors, LLC v. Google Inc. et alNovember 2, 2007May 2, 2008
Plaintiff PA Advisors, LLC allege that Defendants infringed no U.S. Patent No. 6,199,067 entitled "System and Method for Generating Personalized User Profiles and for Utilizing the Generated User Profiles to Perform Adaptive Internet Searches."
Minerva Industries, Inc. v. Motorola, Inc. et alJune 6, 2007May 2, 2008
Plaintiff alleges that defendants infringed on U.S. Patent No. 6,681,120 entitled "Mobile Entertainment and Communication Device."
Vargas et al v. Pfizer Inc. et alDecember 13, 2004May 2, 2008
Somers v. Apple, Inc.December 31, 2007May 2, 2008
Plaintiff Stacie Somers alleges that Defendant Apple, Inc. illegally tied DRM-protected music and video files purchased from the iTunes Music Store to the iPod, as well as deliberately crippled the iPod from playing WMA files.
Mark Mishak v. Google, Inc. et alDecember 20, 2007May 2, 2008
Plaintiff Mark Mishak d/b/a INEEDATV.com alleges that Defendants have sold keywords identical to Plaintiff's trademarks--"I Need a TV"--to various third parties and have deliberately manipulated the search engine results so that when consumers use these search engines to find Plaintiff's products and services, the consumers are unwittingly diverted to competitors' products and services.
Terraserver.com, Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation, a Washington corporation et alMay 2, 2008May 2, 2008
Datatreasury Corporation v. Citizens Bank of Rhode Island et alMay 2, 2008May 2, 2008
Function Media, L.L.C. v. Google, Inc. et alJuly 3, 2007May 1, 2008
Plaintiff alleges that Google's AdSense and AdWords technologies, Google Print Ads, and Yahoo's Publisher and Content Match technologies infringe on its patents.
Northeastern University et al v. Google, Inc.,November 6, 2007May 1, 2008
Plaintiffs Northwestern University and Jarg Corporation allege that Defendant Google, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 5,694,593 entitled "Distributed Computer Database System and Method."
Software Rights Archive, LLC v. Google Inc. et alNovember 21, 2007May 1, 2008
Plaintiff Software Rights Archive, LLC alleges that Defendants Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., IAC Search & Media, Inc., AOL LLC and Lycos, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 5,544,352 entitled "Method and Apparatus for Indexing, Searching and Displaying Data."
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES, LLC et al v. OWENS et alApril 28, 2008May 1, 2008
Plaintiffs Philadelphia Eagles, LLC and the National Football League Management Council seeks to confirm an arbitration award against Defendants Terrell Owens and the National Football League Players Association. On December 6, 2005, Defendants filed a non-injury grievance against the Eagles, demanding that the Eagles repay Owens amounts withheld from his pay following his suspension from the Eagles. On December 13, 2005, Plaintiffs filed a counter-grievance demanding that Owens return $1,725,000 paid to him as a signing bonus. On January 24, 2008, an arbitrator ordered Owens to repay the Philadelphia Eagles $769,117.65. Owens has not paid the amount in accordance with the award.
Corbis Corporation vs. Arnold Moving Company, LLCAugust 1, 2007April 30, 2008
Plaintiff licenses digital images to publishers, advertisers, design agencies, filmmakers and other creative professionals. Plaintiff alleges that WebTamers Web Promotion redesigned the website of Defendant Sterling International. In the course of the redesign, Defendant or its agents downloaded Corbis images and uploaded them to Defendant's website without authorization and without paying for them.
Facebook, Inc. v. John Does 1-10June 28, 2007April 30, 2008
Plaintiff Facebook, Inc. alleged that someone using Internet Protocol address 216.127.50.20 accessed Facebook's website with an automated script in an attempt gain unauthorized access to Facebook's friend-finder functionality.
Prism Technologies v. PayPalApril 30, 2008April 30, 2008
Bascom Global Internet Services, Inc. v. AOL LLC et alApril 30, 2008April 30, 2008
Amiga Inc v. Hyperion VOFApril 26, 2007April 29, 2008
Plaintiff Amiga Inc. alleges that it entered into an (OEM) License and Software Development Agreement with defendant Hyperion VOF for the development of Amiga's next generation operating system software, Amiga OS 4. Plaintiff further alleges defendant breached the agreement by marketing OS 4 outside the scope of the license, granting third parties the right to distribute OS 4 and use Amiga trademarks, refusing to turn over the source code and object code for OS 4, and failing to deliver OS 4 within the timeline specified in the contract.
American Airlines, Inc. et al v. Federal Bureau of Investigations, et alAugust 7, 2007April 29, 2008
Plaintiff Aviation Parties seek to depose a limited number of former and current FBI employees who participated in FBI investigations of al-Qaeda and al-Qaeda operatives and have first-hand knowledge of facts that are directly relevant to Plaintiffs' defense in the personal injury, wrongful death, and property damage litigations arising out of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Stiener et al v. Apple, Inc. et alAugust 29, 2007April 29, 2008
Plaintiffs allege that defendans Apple, Inc. and AT&T Mobility, LLC failed to inform initial purchasers of the iPhone that fees of over $100 would be required to replace the iPhone battery and maintain service while the battery was being replaced.
Fullview, Inc. v. Microsoft CorporationApril 29, 2008April 29, 2008
Hunt v. Hillsborough County et alJuly 3, 2007April 28, 2008
Claim that library patrons should be able to bring their own scanners instead of paying to use photocopy machine.
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. v. The Unidentified Shipwrecked VesselApril 9, 2007April 28, 2008
Admiralty in rem action over an Italian-registered passenger ship which sank in 1915 during World War I and is lying at a depth of 500 meters in international waters approximately 65 miles southeast of Sardinia in the Mediterranean Sea.
Wareham Free Library et al v. Wareham, Town of et alSeptember 25, 2007April 28, 2008
Claim that public library and its trustees improperly transferred public monies to a private library foundation.
Vanginderen v. Cornell UniversityOctober 29, 2007April 28, 2008
Libel claim - claims university's digitization of campus newspaper constituted "re-publication" thus reviving claim that would ordinarily be extinguished over twenty years ago. Disclosure of private facts claim.
Paid Search Engine Tools, LLC v. Google, Inc. et alFebruary 12, 2008April 28, 2008
Plaintiff Paid Search Engine Tools, LLC alleges that Defendants Google, Inc. and Microsoft Corporation infringed on U.S. Patent No. 7,043,450 entitled "Paid Search Engine Bid Management."
Burck v. Mars, Incorporated et alFebruary 11, 2008April 28, 2008
Plaintiff Robert Burck d/b/a The Naked Cowboy alleges that Defendants Mars, Inc. and Chute Gerdeman, Inc. infringed his trademark in his get-up, featuring a white cowboy hat, white boots, white underpants and an acoustic guitar.
Atlantic Recording Corporation et al v. Project Playlist, IncApril 28, 2008April 28, 2008
Plaintiffs Atlantic Recording Corporation, Capitol Records, LLC, Elektra Entertainment Group Inc., Interscope Records, Motown Record Company, L.P., Priority Records LLC, UMG Recordings, Inc., Virgin Records America, Inc., and Warner Bros. Records Inc. allege that Defendant Project Playlist, Inc. performs and reproduces Plaintiffs' valuable works without any authorization and without paying any compensation to Plaintiffs.
Connectu, Inc. v. Facebook, Inc. et alMarch 28, 2007April 25, 2008
ConnectU is suing Facebook for business torts and unfair business practices.
Milan v. Apple IncorporatedApril 24, 2008April 24, 2008
Plaintiff Henry Milan alleges that Defendant Apple, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 6,991,483 B1 entitled "Flash Memory Drive with Quick Connector."
Bradburn et al v. North Central Regional Library DistrictNovember 16, 2006April 23, 2008
First Amendment claim against library for overblocking websites with its filters, and not disabling the filters on request
Doe v. MySpace, Inc.April 23, 2008April 23, 2008
Plaintiffs Jane Doe IX and Julie Doe IX allege that Defendant MySpace, Inc. provided an unprotected social networking site absent any legitimate means of preventing contact between sexual predators and minors, resulting in a sexual predator utilizing the site to contact, seduce, meet, assault and then harass and torment Julie Doe IX.
Hacker v. Yahoo! Inc. et alApril 23, 2008April 23, 2008
CLRB Hanson Industries, LLC et al v. Google Inc.September 12, 2005April 22, 2008
Plaintiffs claim that defendant Google Inc. misled AdWords advertisers by allowing advertising charges to exceed daily budgets that advertisers set for their ad campaigns.
Gibson Guitar Corporation v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. et alMarch 17, 2008April 22, 2008
Plaintiff Gibson Guitar Corporation alleges that Defendants Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Target Corporation, Kmart Corporation, Amazon.com Inc., GameStope Corporation and Toys-R-Us Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 5,990,405 entitled "System and Method for Generating and Controlling a Simulated Musical Concert Experience" by selling Guitar Hero series of video games.
Almeida v. Google, Inc.April 22, 2008April 22, 2008
Plaintiff David Almeida alleges that Defendant Google Inc. failed to disclose that leaving the content ad CPC input blank would subject Plaintiff to charges for content ads on third party websites.
Basketball Club of Seattle LLC et al v. Professional Basketball Club LLCApril 22, 2008April 22, 2008
Plater v. Google, Inc.April 22, 2008April 22, 2008
Datatern, Inc. v. Bank of America Corporation et alApril 21, 2008April 21, 2008
Plaintiff DataTern Inc. alleges that Defendants infringed on U.S. Patent No. 5,937,402 entitled "System for Enabling Access to a Relational Database from an Object Oriented Program."
X17 Inc v. LavandeiraNovember 30, 2006April 21, 2008
Aloft Media LLC v. Microsoft CorporationFebruary 22, 2008April 21, 2008
Plaintiff Aloft Media LLC alleges that Defendant Microsoft Corp. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 6,901,393 entitled "System, Method and Computer Program Product for a Customer-Centric Collaborative Protocol."
Hernandez v. Internet Gaming Entertainment, Ltd et alJune 1, 2007April 18, 2008
Plaintiff suing Internet Gaming Entertainment (IGE) for selling World of Warcraft® virtual property generated by cheap labor in third world countries (i.e., gold farming). Plaintiff alleges that gold farming diminishes the enjoyment and satisfaction of consumers and violates the World of Warcraft® TOS.
American Airlines Inc v. Google IncAugust 16, 2007April 18, 2008
American Airlines is suing Google for allowing companies to show ads when its trademarks, including (but not limited to) "AMERICAN AIRLINES" "AMERICAN EAGLE" "AA" "A A" "AA.COM" "AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER" "AADVANTAGE" "AMERICAN CONNECTION" "AMERICANAIRLINES" are searched on.
Silvers v. Google, Inc.May 4, 2005April 18, 2008
Plaintiff Steven A. Silvers alleged that defendant Google, Inc. infringed on plaintiff's GOOGLES mark, and sought to enjoin Google from using the GOOGLE mark in connection with the advertising, promoting, marketing and sale of children's goods and services.
Martinez v. Ferguson Library et alAugust 8, 2007April 18, 2008
Americans with Disabilities lawsuit - claim that library has architectural barriers e.g. only stairs to third floor.
Mirror Worlds, LLC v. Apple, Inc.March 14, 2008April 18, 2008
Plaintiff Mirror Worlds LLC alleges that Defendant Apple, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent Nos. 6,006,227 and 6,638,313 B1 entitled "Document Stream Operating System" and 6,725,427 B2 entitled "Document Stream Operating System with Document Organizing and Display Facilities," 6,768,999 B2 entitled "Enterprise, Stream-Based Information Management System"
BLACKWATER SECURITY CONSULTING, LLC et al v. WESTCHESTER SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY et alNovember 16, 2005April 16, 2008
Plaintiffs Blackwater Security Consulting, LLC and Blackwater Lodge and Training Center, Inc. alleged that defendants Westchester Surplus Lines Insurance Company, Evanston Insurance Company, Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York, and Liberty Insurance Underwriters breached their insurance contracts with plaintiffs by failing to indemnify plaintiff for defense costs and expenses in Nordan v. Blackwater Security Consulting LLC, et al..
The National Football League Players Association et al v. The National Football League Management Council et alApril 16, 2008April 16, 2008
The National Football League Players Association petitioned to confirm an award issued by a National Football League arbitrator regarding the practice of certain clubs claiming a dollar-fo-dollar offset against workers' compensation awards paid to players.
Clecak v. Apple Computer, Inc's Short and Long Term Disability PlanApril 16, 2008April 16, 2008
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA et al v. MICROSOFT CORPORATIONMay 18, 1998April 15, 2008
INTERACTIVE MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT AND GAMING ASSOCIATION, INC. v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES et alJune 5, 2007April 15, 2008
Plaintiff Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association, Inc. allege that The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 interferes with constitutionally protected expressive association, interferes with the constitutional right of privacy, interferes with plaintiff's members' protected commercial speech, is an ultra vires act, violates a World Trade Organization order, constitutes Ex Post Facto criminalization of plaintiff's members' activities, violates the 10th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
IP Innovation LLC et al v. Google, Inc.November 16, 2007April 15, 2008
Plaintiffs IP Innovation LLC and Technology Licensing Corp. alleges that defendant Google, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patents No. 5,276,785 entitled "Moving Viewpoint With Respect to a Target in a Three Dimensional Workspace" and No. 5,675,819 entitled "Document Information Retrieval Using Global Word Co-Occurrence Patterns."
HYPERPHRASE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC v. GOOGLE INC.April 12, 2006April 15, 2008
WAKA LLC v. DCKICKBALL et alMay 30, 2006April 15, 2008
Manfredonia v. YAHOO!, Inc.April 14, 2008April 14, 2008
Ryan Rodriguez et al v. West Publishing Corporation et alApril 29, 2005April 11, 2008
Plaintiffs brought a federal antitrust class action against Defendants West Publishing Corporation (d/b/a BAR/BRI) and Kaplan, Inc. on behalf of class members nationwide who took a full-service bar review course from BAR/BRI between August 1, 1997 and July 31, 2006. Plaintiffs alleged that BAR/BRI illegally acquired the assets of its direct competitor West Bar in violation of Section 7 of the Clayton Act, Defendant West unlawfully conspired with Defendant Kaplan to retrain trade in the full-service bar review course in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, and Defendant West wrongfully monopolized the full-service bar review course market in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act.
Alston v. Microsoft Corporation et alApril 11, 2008April 11, 2008
Klausner Technologies Inc v. Apple Inc et alMarch 19, 2008April 10, 2008
Plaintiff Klausner Technologies, Inc. alleges that Defendants Apple Inc. and AT&T Mobility LLC infringed on U.S. Patent No. 5,283,818 entitled "Telephone Answering Device Linking Displayed Data with Recorded Audio Message."
Joanne Siegel et al v. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc et alOctober 8, 2004April 10, 2008
Li v. Apple Inc. et alSeptember 24, 2007April 10, 2008
Plaintiff alleges that (1) Apple discriminated in price between early purchasers and later purchasers of the 8 GB iPhone in violation of 15 U.S.C. § 13, (2) Apple discriminated in rebates between people who purchased iPhones before August 22, 2007 and people who purchased iPhones from August 22 - September 4, 2007 in violation of 15 U.S.C. § 13a, and (3) Apple is selling its iPhone for an unreasonably low price to hurt competition between early and late purchasers of its iPhone in violation of 15 U.S.C. § 13a, (4) Apple and AT&T forced early purchasers to enter into a 2-year service agreement with unfair terms, which later purchasers could avoid by unlocking their iPhones in violation of 15 U.S.C. § 14, (5) AT&T's early termination fee is unfair and deceptive.
Microsoft Corporation v. Dauben IncJanuary 22, 2008April 10, 2008
Plaintiff Microsoft Corporation alleges that Defendant Dauben, Inc. d/b/a Texas International Property Associates infringed on Microsoft's trade and service marks by registering Internet domain names that are identical or confusingly similar to Microsoft's trademarks and service marks.
Chang et al v. Virgin Mobile USA LLC et alOctober 19, 2007April 10, 2008
Uzamere v. Bush, et alFebruary 22, 2008April 9, 2008
Plaintiff Cheryl D. Uzamere alleges that Defendants government officials failed to act on her report that her husband Ehigie Edobor a/k/a Godwin Uzamere entered into a sham marriage with her and committed bigamy by marrying another woman at the same time.
Jones v. Wackenhut % Google Inc.March 12, 2007April 9, 2008
Plaintiff Donald Jones alleges that defendant Wackenhut employed him as a security guard and assigned him to defendant Google Inc.'s facilities. He further alleges that his employer retaliated against him because he had previously filed a charge of discrimination with the EEOC. He charges that defendant Wackenhut had deducted from his payroll check and had suspended him because a Google representative allegedly observed him sleeping on the job.
Visto Corporation v. Research in Motion LimitedMarch 10, 2008April 8, 2008
Pitchware, Inc. v. Monster Worldwide, Inc. et alApril 7, 2008April 7, 2008
Mou v. City of San Jose et alNovember 13, 2007April 7, 2008
Ultra Products, Inc. v. Antec, Inc. et alApril 4, 2008April 4, 2008
CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON v. NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATIONJanuary 10, 2007April 3, 2008
Freedom of Information Act claim
The Football Association Premier League Limited et al v. Youtube, Inc. et alMay 4, 2007April 2, 2008
Plaintiff filed a class action law suit against YouTube and Google for allowing users to upload and distribute media that infringed on plaintiff's copyrights.
GORDON v. NCO FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, INC. et alApril 2, 2008April 2, 2008
Bigreds.com Inc. et al v. Goto Inc. Overture Services Ltd. et alApril 2, 2008April 2, 2008
Securities And Exchange Commission v. Heinen et alApril 24, 2007April 1, 2008
Plaintiff Securities and Exchange Commission alleged that defendant Nancy R. Heinen caused Apple to issue stock options that were backdated and altered company records to conceal the fraud, and that defendant Fred D. Anderson should have noticed Heinen's efforts but failed to take steps to ensure that Apple's financial statements were correct. The SEC further alleged that defendants personally benefited from the backdating and received several million dollars in unreported compensation as a result of the backdated options.
Flow Productions, Inc. v. Reed Elsevier, Inc. et alApril 1, 2008April 1, 2008
Joanne Siegel et al v. Time Warner Inc et alOctober 22, 2004March 31, 2008
SandersMarch 31, 2008March 31, 2008
Federal Trade Commission v. Nextclick Media LLC et alMarch 31, 2008March 31, 2008
Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission alleges that Defendants NextClick Media, LLC, Next Internet LLC, Kenneth Chan and Albert Chen operate several websites advertising for sale over the Internet free trials of various products. Although Defendants claim that the trial of the product is free or that there is no cost to try the product other than a small shipping and handling charge, consumers who elect to keep the product (including the trial product) are charged the same price that is charged for a month's supply. Although Defendants claim that consumers will receive a full refund upon returning unused product from the initial shipment, consumer who elect to return unused product must pay the postage for returning the product and are assessed a restocking fee as well.
Riches v. Pancho's Mexican Buffet Inc.March 17, 2008March 27, 2008
American Civil Liberties Union et al v. Department of Defense et alJune 28, 2007March 26, 2008
ACLU filed a FOIA action seeking the expedited processing and release of records from the Department of Defense and the Central Intelligence Agency concerning their use of National Security Letters (NSLs) to demand sensitive records about people in the US without court approval.
Broquet et al v. Microsoft Corporation et alMarch 26, 2008March 26, 2008
FreecycleSunnyvale v. The Freecycle NetworkJanuary 18, 2006March 25, 2008
John and Jane Does v. Thacker et alSeptember 28, 2007March 25, 2008
Pro se complaint that public library is setting unnecessarily short time limits on users of Internet terminals.
C.P. Motion,Inc. v. Major League Baseball Welfare PlanMarch 25, 2008March 25, 2008
Perfect 10, Inc v. Microsoft, Inc et alAugust 8, 2007March 24, 2008
Adult publisher alleges that Microsoft's MSN search engine makes thumbnail images available in search results that infringe publisher's copyrights. Related suits against Google and Amazon for similar claims.
Kahari v. Amazon.com et alMarch 24, 2008March 24, 2008
Phenomenon Licensing v. MySpace Inc.March 20, 2008March 20, 2008
International Information Systems Security Certifications Consortium v. Degraphenreed et alNovember 16, 2007March 19, 2008
Plaintiff International Information Systems Security Certifications Consortium sued Defendants Miko Degraphenreed, Degrapheinread Information Systems Security Corporation, Google, Incorporated and Yahoo!, Incorporated for trademark infringement, unfair competition, false designation of origin, dilution, and deceptive trade practice, misappropriation and unjust enrichment. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants infringed and violated (ISC2)'s rights to its long-standing and valuable registered mark CISSP®.
Crisswell v. MySpace, Inc.March 18, 2008March 18, 2008
Nemet Chevrolet LTD. et al v. Consumeraffairs.Com, Inc.March 17, 2008March 17, 2008
BAKER v. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PROPERTIES INC et alMarch 17, 2008March 17, 2008
Laskey v. Microsoft CorporationMarch 17, 2008March 17, 2008
eBay Inc. v. Telebay LLCMarch 14, 2008March 14, 2008
Plaintiff eBay Inc. alleges that Defendant's Telebay Mark is highly similar to the registered eBay Marks in appearance, sound, meaning and commercial impression.
Antonelli v. Harmonix Music Systems Inc. et alMarch 13, 2008March 13, 2008
Riches v. Reed Elsevier Inc.March 13, 2008March 13, 2008
Gary et al v. New England Patriots et alFebruary 15, 2008March 13, 2008
Plaintiffs sued Defendants New England Patriots, New England Patriots LP and Bill Belichick on behalf of all those who purchased tickets and/or attended the 2002 Super Bowl, all St. Louis Ram employees on the 2002 Super Bowl team, and owners of the St. Louis Rams seat licenses for the 2001-2002 season. Plaintiffs allege that the taping of the St. Louis Rams' walk-through for the Superbowl was a tortious interference with contractual relations, common law fraud, RICO Act violation, violation of rights as third party beneficiaries, breach of contract, and violation of the Louisiana unfair trade practices and consumer protection act.
Savage v. Council on American-Islamic Relations, Inc.December 3, 2007March 13, 2008
One Laptop Per Child Association Inc. v. Lagos Analysis CorporationMarch 12, 2008March 12, 2008
Viacom International, Inc. et al v. Youtube, Inc. et alMarch 13, 2007March 7, 2008
Citizens For Community Values, Inc v. Upper Arlington Public Library Board of TrusteesMarch 7, 2008March 7, 2008
F & G Research, Inc. v. Google, Inc.June 22, 2006March 6, 2008
Plaintiff F & G Research, Inc. sued Google, Inc. for patent infringement over U.S. Patent No. 5,313,229 entitled "Mouse and Method for Concurrent Cursor Position and Scrolling Control."
F & G Research, Inc v. Google, IncNovember 29, 2007March 6, 2008
Plaintiff F & G Research, Inc. alleges that Defendant Google Inc. infringed U.S. Patent No. 5,313,229 entitled "Mouse and Method for Concurrent Cursor Position and Scrolling Control."
Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd. et al v. Wikileaks et alFebruary 6, 2008March 5, 2008
Maplewood Software Inc v. Microsoft CorporationFebruary 15, 2008March 4, 2008
Riches v. Simpson et alMarch 4, 2008March 4, 2008
Riches v. Atta et alMarch 4, 2008March 4, 2008
Kamburowski et al v. Kidd et alFebruary 18, 2005March 4, 2008
Alicea v. Circuit City Stores, Inc.June 29, 2007March 3, 2008
Plaintiff Ada Alicea alleges that Defendant Circuit City Stores Inc. engages in deceptive and improper business practices with respect to its return policy and imposition of a 15% restocking fee for certain returned items because the fee is grossly disproportionate to the costs incurred by Defendant when restocking returned items.
Riches v. Doppstadt et alFebruary 29, 2008February 29, 2008
Riches v. DeLong et alFebruary 29, 2008February 29, 2008
Riches v. MelendrezFebruary 29, 2008February 29, 2008
Riches et al v. McNeilFebruary 29, 2008February 29, 2008
Riches v. Pavilonis et alFebruary 29, 2008February 29, 2008
Feldman v. Google, Inc.May 3, 2007February 28, 2008
Plaintiff Lawrence Feldman purchased advertising from Defendant Google, Inc. based on keywords such as Vioxx, Bextra and Celebrex. Plaintiff alleged that he was a victim of click fraud and that 20–30% of all clicks for which he was charged was fraudulent.
Riches v. Pittarelli et alFebruary 28, 2008February 28, 2008
PFM Air, Inc. et al v. Dr.Ing.hc.F.Porsche A.G. et alFebruary 27, 2008February 27, 2008
Kelley v. Microsoft CorporationMarch 29, 2007February 27, 2008
Worthy v. Library of Congress Copyright OfficeNovember 13, 2007February 22, 2008
Figa v. Apple Inc.February 22, 2008February 22, 2008
Plaintiff Romek Figa d/b/a Abraham & Son alleged that Defendant Apple Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 4,924,496 entitled "Automatic Incoming Telephone Call Originating Number and Party Display System."
Aloft Media LLC v. Microsoft CorporationFebruary 22, 2008February 22, 2008
Plaintiff Aloft Media, LLC alleged that Defendant Microsoft Corporation infringed on U.S. Patent No. 7,305,625 entitled "Data Networking System and Method for Interfacing a User."
Cunzhu et al v. Yahoo Inc. et alFebruary 22, 2008February 22, 2008
Plaintiffs Cunzhu Zheng and Guo Quan allege that Defendants Yahoo! Inc. and Yahoo! Hong Kong, Ltd. provided Chinese officials with access to plaintiffs' email account, thereby exposing Plaintiffs to persecution and torture by the Chinese government because Plaintiffs have advocated for democracy and multi-party government in China.
Refined Recommendation Corporation v. Netflix, Inc.February 22, 2008February 22, 2008
Plaintiff Refined Recommendation Corporation alleges that Defendant Netflix Inc. has infringed on U.S. Patent No. 6,606,102 entitled "Optimizing Interest Potential."
CARRINGTON et al v. DUKE UNIVERSITY et alFebruary 21, 2008February 21, 2008
Riches v. Sherwin-Williams Co. et alFebruary 20, 2008February 21, 2008
Riches v. Duke Energy Corporation et alFebruary 20, 2008February 21, 2008
Riches v. Chiquita Brands International Inc et alFebruary 20, 2008February 21, 2008
Riches v. Ovechkin et alFebruary 20, 2008February 21, 2008
Riches v. Keyes et alFebruary 20, 2008February 21, 2008
Riches v. Kolber et alFebruary 20, 2008February 21, 2008
Riches v. Kornblum et alFebruary 20, 2008February 21, 2008
Board of Law Examiners v. West Publishing Corporation et alJune 8, 2007February 20, 2008
North Carolina Board of Law Examiners alleges that BAR/BRI, owned by West Publishing Corp. and The Thomson Corp., engaged in wholesale copying and distribution of copyrighted questions that have appeared on North Carolina bar examinations.
RICHES v. NERI et alFebruary 20, 2008February 20, 2008
RICHES v. BAHREE et alFebruary 20, 2008February 20, 2008
RICHES v. EBELING et alFebruary 20, 2008February 20, 2008
RICHES v. BIRINYI et alFebruary 20, 2008February 20, 2008
Riches v. SpruillFebruary 20, 2008February 20, 2008
Riches v. Terry et alFebruary 20, 2008February 20, 2008
Riches v. Boone et alFebruary 20, 2008February 20, 2008
Riches v. Cristobal et alFebruary 20, 2008February 20, 2008
Riches v. BarnetteFebruary 20, 2008February 20, 2008
Riches v. Alvesterwood et alFebruary 20, 2008February 20, 2008
Driessen et al v. Starbucks et alFebruary 19, 2008February 19, 2008
Plaintiffs James L. and Marguerite A. Driessen alleged that Defendants Starbucks Corporation and Apple Computer, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 7,003,500 entitled "Retail Point of Sale (RPOS) Apparatus for Internet Merchandising."
LANE v. CBS BROADCASTING, INC.February 19, 2008February 19, 2008
Plaintiff Alycia Lane sued Defendant CBS Broadcasting t/a KYW TV-3 for breach of an employment agreement and defamation.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. et al v. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd et alFebruary 19, 2008February 19, 2008
Martin v. Apple Inc.February 15, 2008February 15, 2008
Bouchat v. Baltimore Ravens Limited Partnership et alFebruary 14, 2008February 14, 2008
Kliegerman v. Apple, Inc.February 12, 2008February 12, 2008
University of Tennessee v. Action Sports Media, Inc et alFebruary 12, 2008February 12, 2008
Plaintiff University of Tennessee sued Defendants Action Sports Media, Inc., Unified Armies of America, Inc., Gordon Whitener, Jerry Felix, and David Jamison, collectively d/b/a "Big Orange Army" for using the university's marks and the Big Orange Army marks in connection with the promotion of the University's athletic teams.
Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund V, L.P. et al v. Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw L.L.P.July 26, 2007February 11, 2008
Plaintiff Thomas H. Lee Funds alleges that defendant Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP repeatedly misled plaintiff in connection with plaintiff's purchase of a majority interest in Refco, by both hiding and denying the existence of a series of virtually identical sham related-party transactions, which Mayer, Brown negotiated, documented and provided material assistance.
Curran v. Amazon.Com, Inc., et alJune 1, 2007February 11, 2008
Plaintiff Erik Curran alleges that (1) defendant Amazon.com, Inc. sold a novel titled "Killer Elite" that was published by defendant St. Martin's Press, LLC and ha a photograph of plaintiff on the cover; (2) defendant Getty Images, Inc. provided the photograph of plaintiff to St. Martin's Press; (3) defendant Hot Toys, Ltd. was using plaintiff's photograph as a model for an action figure, and (4) defendant Cafepress.com Inc. sold t-shirts bearing plaintiff's photograph.
Valueclick Inc v. Revenue Science IncMarch 28, 2007February 11, 2008
Hofer et al v. Old Navy Inc. et alSeptember 27, 2005February 11, 2008
Plaintiff Stephanie Hofer's friend had used Expedia.com to reserve hotel accommodations at the Turtle Beach Towers resort in Jamaica. At the resort, Plaintiff allegedly fell into an ornamental turtle pond because of a defective Old Navy sandal. She was seriously injured by the protruding coral and slate in the pond. Plaintiff alleged that Defendant Expedia breached its duty to warn of the dangerous conditions at the Turtle Beach Towers. Expedia asserted that it expressly disclaimed any liability for the negligence of any carriers, hotels and other suppliers providing travel or other services for Expedia, Inc. via a click through disclaimer.
Bid for Position, LLC v. AOL, LLC et alDecember 13, 2007February 11, 2008
Plaintiff Bid for Position, LLC alleges that Defendants AOL, LLC, Google, Inc., Microsoft Corporation and MIVA, INc. infringed on Patent No. 7,225,151 entitled "Online Auction Bid Management System and Method."
Beneficial Innovations, Inc. v. AOL, LLC. et alDecember 20, 2007February 11, 2008
Plaintiff Beneficial Innovations, Inc. alleges that Defendants infringed on U.S. Patent Nos. 6,712,702 entitled "Method and System for Playing Games on a Network" and 6,183,336 entitled "Network Gaming System."
West Virginia University Board of Governors v. RodriguezJanuary 16, 2008February 11, 2008
Plaintiff West Virginia University Board of Governors for an on behalf of West Virginia University sued Defendant Richard Rodriguez, who had previously served as Head Coach of the West Virginia University football team. Plaintiff seeks a declaratory judgment regarding Defendant's obligations under their Employment Agreement.
Clemens v. McNameeFebruary 11, 2008February 11, 2008
Plaintiff William Roger Clemens alleges that Defendant Brian McNamee had published to the Mitchell Commission and the world untrue and defamatory statements about the use of steroids, WInstrol, Anadrol-50, Sustanon 250, Deca-Durabolin and HGH by Roger Clemens.
Sinclair v. Obama et alFebruary 11, 2008February 11, 2008
iLOR, LLC v. Google, Inc.April 17, 2007February 7, 2008
Plaintiff iLOR, LLC alleges that Google, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 7,206,839 entitled "Method for Adding a User Selected Function to a Hyperlink."
Blackberry Fund, LLC et al v. United States of America, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue ServiceFebruary 7, 2008February 7, 2008
National Federation of the Blind et al v. Target CorporationMarch 8, 2006February 6, 2008
Plaintiff National Federation of the Blind, the National Federation of the Blind of California, and Bruce Sexton alleged that defendant Target Corporation violated Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, California's Unruh Civil Rights Act, and California's Blind and Other Physically Disabled Persons Act because its website contains thousands of access barriers, such as the lack of alt-text on graphics, inaccessible image maps, and mouse-only driven transactions that make it difficult if not impossible for blind customers to use.
WI-Lan, Inc. v. Acer, Inc. et alOctober 31, 2007February 6, 2008
Plaintiff Wi-LAN Inc. sued Defendants Suppliers, Broadcom Corporation, Intel Corporation, Atheros Communications, Inc., Marvell Semiconductor, Inc., Best Buy Co., Inc. and Circuit City Stores, Inc. for infringing U.S. Patent Nos. 5,282,222 entitled "Method and Apparatus for Multiple Access Between Transceivers in Wireless Communications Using OFDM Spread Spectrum" and RE37,802 entitled "Multicode Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum."
Restricted Spending Solutions, LLC v. Apple, Inc.February 6, 2008February 6, 2008
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma et al v. Chalepah et alFebruary 6, 2008February 6, 2008
Plaintiffs Apache Tribe of Oklahoma and Louis Maynahonah seek a declaration that Plaintiff Maynahonah is the Chairman of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma, a forensic accounting of the Tribe's assets, and an order requiring Defendant Chalepah to surrender all checkbooks and financial records.
David Grisman et al v. UMG Recordings Inc et alMay 3, 2007February 5, 2008
Plaintiff David Grisman d/b/a Dawg Music and Rodney Franklin d/b/a Maicaboom Music allege that Defendant Warner Music Group Corp., Rhino Entertainment Company, Ryko Corporation, Instinct Records, Apple Computer, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, AOL Music Now, LLC, Yahoo!, Inc., RealNetworks Digital Music of California, Inc. infringed on Plaintiff's copyrighted work "The Groove."
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION v. Intel CorporationFebruary 5, 2008February 5, 2008
Plaintiff Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation alleges that Defendant Intel Corporation infringed on U.S. Patent No. 5,781,752 entitled "Table Based Data Speculation Circuit for Parallel Processing Computer."
AT&T Mobility LLC et al v. Wireless Exclusive USA LLC et alFebruary 5, 2008February 5, 2008
Doe v. Geller et alMay 8, 2007February 4, 2008
Plaintiff uploaded to YouTube a portion of "Secrets of the Psychics," a NOVA video showing the magician James Randi challenging the performance techniques of Uri Geller. Subsequently, the defendants demanded that YouTube take down the video pursuant to the DMCA. Plaintiff seeks injunctive relief and damages for misrepresentation of copyright claims under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Omni Innovations LLC v. Ascentive LLC et alSeptember 7, 2006February 4, 2008
Plaintiff alleges that defendants e-mails that misrepresented or obscured information in identifying the point of origin or the transmission path thereof, and contained header information that was materially false or materially misleading.
Implicit Networks Inc v. Advanced Micro Devices Inc et alFebruary 4, 2008February 4, 2008
ELLIOTT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION v. HIRST et alFebruary 1, 2008February 1, 2008
Freeplay Music Corp v. X-Cast Entertainment LLC et alJuly 25, 2007January 31, 2008
Jenkins v. Motylzka et alJanuary 30, 2008January 30, 2008
Plaintiff John A. Jenkins d/b/a Jenkz Innovative Designs, LLC seeks an order that Defendants Gary Motylyka and eBay Inc. cease and desist from selling products protected by US Design Patent No. D548,660 S, entitled "Chrome Sleeve that Covers the Top and Sides of the Grille in Front of the Radiator of an Automobile."
The Author's Guild et al v. Google Inc.September 20, 2005January 29, 2008
Plaintiffs The Author's Guide. Herbert Mitgang, Betty Miles and Daniel Hoffman sued Google Inc. for reproducing a digital copy of plaintiffs' works without the copyright holders' permission and in violation of the authors' rights under the copyright laws.
Perlmutter v. Reed Elsevier IncJanuary 29, 2008January 29, 2008
Xerox Corporation v. Otoe Missouria Tribe of IndiansJanuary 29, 2008January 29, 2008
Plaintiff Xerox Corporation alleges that Defendant Otoe Missouria Tribe of Indians d/b/a 7-Clans Paradise Casino breached lease agreements regarding photocopying equipment.
Thornton v. City of KirkwoodJanuary 18, 2007January 28, 2008
Lifestyle Lift Holding, Incorporated et al v. New Dream Network, LLC et alJanuary 28, 2008January 28, 2008
Riches v. Bush et alJuly 25, 2007January 24, 2008
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. PEARSON plc et alJanuary 24, 2008January 24, 2008
Plaintiff United States of America seeks to enjoin the proposed acquisition by Pearson plc and Pearson Education Inc. of Harcourt Assessment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV.
Bickel & Brewer v. United States Internal Revenue ServiceJanuary 24, 2008January 24, 2008
Riches v. Countrywide Home Loans Inc. et alOctober 24, 2007January 23, 2008
Zhang v. Boeing Company et alNovember 5, 2007January 23, 2008
Plaintiff Liaosheng Zhang alleges that Defendants Boeing Company, Amazon Global Resources, Inc. and Microsoft Corporation never hired him. Plaintiff contends that Defendants prefers to hire H1B foreign workers who are much younger and present less medical liabilities to the companies, even though Plaintiff is a qualified U.S. worker.
Hochstein et al v. Microsoft Corporation et alJanuary 23, 2008January 23, 2008
Plaintiff Peter A. Hochstein, Jeffrey Tenenbaum and Harold W. Milton, Jr. allege that Defendants Microsoft Corp. and Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 5,292,125 entitled "Apparatus and Method for Electronically Connecting Remotely Located Video Games."
Minerva Industries, Inc. v. Apple Inc. et alJanuary 22, 2008January 22, 2008
Plaintiff Minerva Industries, Inc. alleges that Apple, Inc. and AtlanticRT, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 7,321,783 entitled "Mobile Entertainment and Communication Device."
Minerva Industries, Inc. v. Research In Motion Corporation et alJanuary 22, 2008January 22, 2008
Minerva Industries, Inc. v. Motorola, Inc. et alJanuary 22, 2008January 22, 2008
California Valley Miwok Tribe v. California Gambling Control Commission et alJanuary 22, 2008January 22, 2008
Plaintiff California Valley Miwok Tribe sued the California Gambling Control Commission for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and intentional interference with prospective economic advantage. Plaintiff alleges that the Commission has wrongfully withheld Indian Gambling Revenue Sharing Trust Fund money from the Plaintiff.
Faith Center Church Evengelist Ministries et al v. Glover et alJuly 30, 2004January 18, 2008
First Amendment claim by religious group who claims that a public library is not allowing it to hold services in the meeting room. 6/07 Plaintiff has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn 9th Circuit decision.
BlueAir Inc. v. Apple, Inc.January 18, 2008January 18, 2008
Plaintiff BlueAir Inc. seeks a declaratory judgment that its AIRPOD mark for desktop air purifiers does not infringe Apple's rights in its registered trademarks iPOD for portable personal music players.
E360Insight, LLC et al v. Ferguson et alJanuary 18, 2008January 18, 2008
In Re: Bextra and Celebex Marketing Sales Practices and Product Liability LitigationJanuary 17, 2008January 17, 2008
Wilson et al v. McConnell et alMay 31, 2007January 16, 2008
Plaintiffs Valerie Plame Wlson and Simon & Schuster, Inc. sued defendants J. Michael McConnell, Central Intelligence Agency, and Gen. Michael V. Hayden seeking a declaratory judgment that the Executive Branch of government cannot restrain publication of previously unclassified or currently unclassifiable information documenting Ms. Wilson's dates of federal service disclosed in 2006 by the Central Intelligence Agency in an official, authorized, and unclassified letter now in the Congressional Record and available world-wide on the Library of Congress website.
American Airlines, Inc. et al v. Central Intelligence Agency et alAugust 7, 2007January 16, 2008
Plainiffs Aviation Parties seeks to set aside the final agency action of the Central Intelligence Agency refusing to permit Plaintiffs to depose two witnesses--the former Deputy Chief of the CIA's Usama Bin Laden Unit and the FBI Special Agent detailed to the Usama Bin Laden Unit--who have first-hand knowledge of facts that are directly relevant to the Plaintiffs' defense in the personal injury, wrongful death, and property damage litigations arising out of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Riches v. Stewart et alOctober 15, 2007January 16, 2008
Riches v. SimpsonOctober 17, 2007January 16, 2008
Diaz et al v. NBC Universal, Inc.January 16, 2008January 16, 2008
TracFone Wireless Inc et al v. Shazia & Noushad Corporation et alJanuary 15, 2008January 15, 2008
E360Insight, LLC v. Comcast CorporationJanuary 15, 2008January