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Connectu v. Facebook (and vice versa)
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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| Cohen v. Trump |
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| Hunter v. Salem, Missouri, City of et al |
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| Wilson v. The Birmingham Public Library Foundation et al |
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| Library assistant claims hostile work environment in a public library when library patrons view pornography. Also claims recipient of aggressive sexual comments and sexual touching. | ||
| State of Washington, et al., v. Trump., et al |
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| The State of Washington filed a complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief seeking to invalidate President Trump's executive order suspending immigrant and nonimmigrant entry into the United States from certain Muslim countries. The complaint alleged that the executive order violated the Fifth and First Amendments to the United States Constitution, as well as the Immigration and Naturalization Act, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and the Administrative Procedure Act. | ||
| Morris Davis v. James Billington, et al |
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| James Pietrangelo, II v. Sandusky Library, et al |
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| American Civil Liberties Union, et al v. John Kroger, et al |
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| International Refugee Assistance Project et al v. Trump et al |
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| State of Hawaii v. Trump |
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| International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump |
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| The Authors Guild v. Google, Inc. |
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| Doe v. City of Albuquerque |
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| Can a city restrict a sex offender from using a public library? | ||
| NATIONAL VETERANS LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM et al v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
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| The Authors Guild v. Google, Inc. |
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| Cambridge University Press, et al v. J. Albert, et al |
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| 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? | ||
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| DOE et al v. TRUMP et al |
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| Wheeler v. Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. et al |
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| LEOPOLD et al v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al |
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| Plaintiff Buzzfeed Inc. filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) suit to compel the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), DOJ Criminal Division and the DOJ Executive Office for US Attorneys to produce records related to the death of Mikhail Yuriyevich Lesin, an advisor to Vladimir Putin, in a D.C. hotel in November 2015 due to blunt force trauma to the head. | ||
| COCKRUM et al v. DONALD J. TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT, INC. et al |
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| The Marshall County Coal Company et al v. Oliver et al |
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| People of the State of New York v. Griepp et al |
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| hiQ Labs, Inc. v. Linkedin Corporation |
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| Plaintiff hiQ Labs, Inc. seeks a declaratory judgment against Defendant LinkedIn Corp. that plaintiff did not violate federal and state laws when it accessed and copied public information from LinkedIn's website to provide its clients with insights on which of their employees are likely to be poached by a competitor. | ||
| MONTGOMERY et al v. COMEY et al |
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| Doyle et al v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
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| Twitter, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security et al |
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| State of Hawaii, et al v. Donald Trump, et al |
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| ZAIDAN et al v. TRUMP et al |
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| Plaintiffs Ahmad Muaffaq Zaidan and Bilal Abdul Kareem are seeking an injunction that would bar defendants Donald J. Trump and other federal executives, departments and agencies from placing plaintiffs on a "Kill List" or "Disposition Matrix," that can result in them being targeted for death. Plaintiffs contend that they have not planned, authorized or committed any terrorist attacks, or harbored or supported terrorists. However, their work as journalists have resulted in algorithms identifying them as persons to be killed based on their travel, communications, social media content, contacts and related metadata. | ||
| Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Google, Inc. |
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| UNIVERSAL MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. et al v. TRUMP et al |
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| International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump |
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| OrionClick LLC v. Kelvin Inocent et al |
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| Plaintiff OrionClick LLC owns and operates the ConcealedOnline.com website to provide online training to handgun owners seeking a concealed carry license from the Virginia State Police. Plaintiffs alleged that Defendant copied its website and course at the ConcealedAmericaOnline.com website. | ||
| Kittos v. Donald J. Trump For President, Inc. et al |
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| Plaintiff David Kittos alleged that Defendants Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., Donald Trump, Sr., Donald Trump, Jr. and Michael Pence used an authorized copy of his photograph in a campaign advertisement in violation of the Copyright Act. Specifically, Defendant Donald Trump, Jr. tweeted the plaintiff's photograph with this accompanying text: "[i]f I had a bowl of skittles and I told you just three would kill you. Would you take a handful? That's our Syrian refugee problem." | ||
| St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins v. Giganews, Incorporated, et al |
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| Paramount Pictures Corporation et al v. Axanar Productions, Inc. et al |
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| Code Revision Commission et al v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc. |
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| MICHAEL SKIDMORE v. LED ZEPPELIN et al |
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| President and Fellows of Harvard College v. Certplex Ltd., a UK Corporation et al |
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| Perfect 10, Inc. v. Giganews, Inc., et al |
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| Rentmeester v. Nike, Inc. |
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| Boffoli v. Google Inc. |
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| Toups v. Google Inc et al |
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| ARAG North America, Inc. et al v. Google, Inc. |
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| GoldieBlox, Inc. v. Island Def Jam Music Group et al |
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| Authors Guild, Inc. v. Hathitrust |
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| Cambridge University Press, et al v. J. Albert, et al |
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| 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? | ||
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| Run-DMC Brand, LLC v. Amazon.Com, Inc. et al |
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| Plaintiff RUN-DMC Brand, LLC filed a federal trademark lawsuit against Defendants Amazon.com, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Jet.com inc., Vision World inc., Infinity Fashion, Inc. and SW Global Corp. for allegedly infringing on Plaintiff's Run-DMC trademark by advertising, selling, manufacturing, promoting and distributing RUN-DMC styled products, including glasses, hats, t-shirts, patches and wallets without the permission of Run-DMC. | ||
| Apple Inc. v. Mobile Star LLC |
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| Plaintiff Apple Inc. alleged that Defendant Mobile Star LLC sold counterfeit power adapters and charging cables with Apple's trademarks and copyrighted artwork on Amazon and Groupon. Apple alleged that these counterfeit products were not subjected to industry-standard consumer safety testing, were poorly constructed with inferior or missing components, flawed designs and inadequate insulation, and lacked safety features to protect users from shock and fire hazards. | ||
| Knight-McDowell v. Rival Group, LLC et al |
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| Theta Chi Fraternity, Inc. v. Leland Stanford Junior University, et al |
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| Pepperidge Farm, Inc. v. Trader Joes Co |
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| Brown et al v. Texas A&M University School of Law et al |
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| Wilens v. Automattic, Inc. |
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| Facepets.com, LLC v. Facebook, Inc. |
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| Ahmed v. Twitter, Inc. et al |
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| Ahmed v. Facebook, Inc. et al |
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| Ahmed v. Apple, Inc. et al |
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| Hangingout, Inc. v. Google, Inc. |
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| Rimowa GmbH v. Marvel Entertainment LLC et al |
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| Adidas America, Inc et al v. Seven Wells, LLC |
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| RC3, INC. v. Bieber |
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| Waymo LLC v. Uber Technologies, Inc. et al |
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| Plaintiff Waymo LLC sued Defendants Uber Technologies, Inc., Ottomotto LLC and Otto Trucking LLC for trade secret misappropriation, patent infringement, and unfair competition. Plaintiff alleged that Anthony Levandowski, a former manager in Waymo's self-driving car project, downloaded over 14,000 highly confidential and proprietary files, including those related to Waymo's LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) System. Plaintiff also alleged that Uber was using plaintiff's misappropriated technology to produce Uber's own LiDAR devices. | ||
| Gonzalez et al v. Twitter, Inc. et al |
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| ContentGuard Holdings, Inc. v. Google Inc. |
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| Multiplayer Network Innovations, LLC v. Google Inc. |
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| Callsome Solutions, Inc. v. Google, Inc. |
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| Sevier v. Google et al |
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| Wilens v. Automattic, Inc. |
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| Free Range Content, Inc. v. Google Inc. |
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| Open Network Solutions Inc. v. Google Inc. |
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| Smartflash LLC et al v. Google, Inc. et al |
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| Boffoli v. Google Inc. |
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| Feitelson et al v. Google Inc. |
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| Silver State Intellectual Technologies, Inc. v. Google Inc. et al |
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| PanTaurus LLC v. Google, Inc. |
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| Selene Communication Technologies LLC v. Google Inc. |
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Legal News From
ABA Journal Daily News
| Law prof suggests ABA set an employment requirement for law school accreditation | August 16, 2017 |
| Members of ABA’s Commission on the Future of Legal Education named | August 16, 2017 |
| After students wait a day for answers, Charlotte Law says it took down website to comply with law | August 16, 2017 |
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Charlotte School of Law intends to comply with North Carolina law, and its leaders say that is why its website went dark Monday following news that its proposed teach-out plan was rejected and it missed the deadline for state licensure.
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| Chicago’s former US attorney will open King & Spalding office | August 16, 2017 |
| How have you dealt with job-related stress? | August 16, 2017 |
Law.com
| Feds Indict Former Managing Partner Nathan Hardwick IV for $20M Embezzlement From His Now-Bankrupt Firm Morris Hardwick Schneider | February 23, 2016 |
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Nathan Hardwick IV, the former managing partner of Morris Hardwick Schneider, has been indicted on federal charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, bank fraud and making false statements in connection with his alleged embezzlement of more than $20 million from the residential real estate closing firm's escrow and operating accounts, and those of its affiliated title agency, LandCastle Title.
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| The Am Law 100, the Early Numbers: Debevoise Sees Double-Digit Profit Growth | February 23, 2016 |
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Profits per partner were up nearly 11 percent at the firm, which also saw a healthy increase in revenue.
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| Client Sues Quinn Over Billing Practices | February 23, 2016 |
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Complaint says firm charged higher hourly fees than it had agreed to when it undertook the defense of a white-collar case.
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| When a Founder Talks (or Acts) Out of School | February 23, 2016 |
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Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates set tongues wagging in the tech world and beyond on Monday when he seemingly broke rank with the company he created as well as most of Silicon Valley on a major digital privacy issue.
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| Supreme Court Apt to Tinker With Patent Damages | February 23, 2016 |
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During arguments Tuesday in a pair of cases on willful infringement, Justice Stephen Breyer fretted that easing the standard could advantage large companies such as Google or Yahoo.
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Jurist Legal News & Research
| Thailand activist imprisoned for sharing BBC article about country's king | August 16, 2017 |
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[JURIST] A Thai provincial court in the north eastern province of Khon Kaen sentenced [NYT report] activist Jatupat “Pai Dao Din” Boonpattararaksa [FrontlineDefenders profile] to two-and-a-half years in prison for sharing a BBC article about Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun [official profile] on Facebook on Tuesday. The article concerned personal details concerning Maha’s life as the crown prince, including information from three past marriages that ended in divorce. Poonsuk plead guilty to the charge after his counsel recommended he do...
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| Germany constitutional court sends European bond-buying scheme to EU court | August 16, 2017 |
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[JURIST] The German constitutional court (ECB) [official website] sent [order, in German] a case concerning the European Central Bank [official website] attempt to buy $2.7 trillion dollar’s worth of bonds [Reuters report] to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) [official website] on Tuesday. The Publice Sector Purchase Program (PSPP) of the ECB started in March 2015 [MarketWatch report] in order to bolster the Euro. Unlike similar programs put in place by the ECB, the PSPP enables the bank to buys...
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| UN rights chief urges Kenya leaders to avoid post-election violence | August 15, 2017 |
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein called on Kenyan leaders [press release] Tuesday to “take the responsible path and exercise their leadership to avoid violence” in the wake of last week’s contentious election. Deadly protests erupted [JURIST report] over the weekend after incumbent candidate Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the winner Friday. Opposition candidate Raila Odinga has claimed widespread voter fraud. Zeid expressed concern over reports of police brutality and the use of live ammunition against protesters:People...
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| Sessions orders federal probe into Charlottesville violence | August 14, 2017 |
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US Attorney General Jeff Sessions [official website] on Saturday announced a federal civil rights investigation into the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend. A “Unite the Right” rally turned deadly when counter-protesters clashed with members of white nationalist groups and 20-year old James Alex Fields drove a car into a crowd, killing 32-year old Heather Heyer and injuring others. Sessions condemned the violence and announced a federal probe:The violence and deaths in Charlottesville strike at the heart of American...
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| President Trump signs bill allocating government funds for veterans' private medical care | August 13, 2017 |
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President Donald Trump [official profile] signed the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act [text, PDF] on Saturday that will allocate $2.1 billion in government funds to the Veterans Choice Fund, and an additional $1.8 billion [LA Times report] to core VA health programs and medical facility leases. Trump signed the bill in response to the budget shortfall in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) [official website], which threatened healthcare for thousands of veterans. Additionally, the bill also addresses staff shortages...
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