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New York Court Rules That Amazon May Face Liability as a Seller Under State Law Updated: Published by:

This decision could guide many other courts across the U.S. in determining whether strict liability as a retailer or distributor should apply to online marketplaces like Amazon.

State of California Seeks to Join as Plaintiff in Department of Justice’s Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google Updated: Published by:

On Friday, December 11, 2020, the State of California filed a motion for joinder in United States of America et al v. Google, LLC, the antitrust lawsuit filed by the United States Department of Justice in October against Google. Eleven states are already named parties in the complaint; California is…

House of Representatives Passes the Open Courts Act of 2020 to Make PACER Free Updated: Published by:

The United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 8235: the Open Courts Act of 2020 on Tuesday, December 8, 2020. The bill seeks to provide free access to federal court documents filed on PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records). The federal judiciary opposes the bill, citing "devastating budgetary and…

Virtual Try-On Patent Infringement Lawsuit Brought Against Target Updated: Published by:

Lennon Image Technologies, LLC filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Target Corporation on Friday, November 13, 2020, in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. The lawsuit concerns United States Patent No. 6,624,843, entitled "Customer Image Capture and Use Thereof in a Retailing System," and alleges that Target infringes…

First Circuit Court of Appeals Sides With Harvard University in Affirmative Action Lawsuit Updated: Published by:

On Thursday, November 12, 2020, a panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, ruled in favor of Harvard University in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College. The panel ruled that Harvard's race-conscious undergraduate admissions process does not violate Title VI of the…