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Ashley Becker, Jason Lee, Kim Ngo
Oct 30, 2024
Out of Bounds? NBA Fans Now ‘Subscribers’ Under VPPA, Second Circuit Rules
Photo by Guilherme Alvares on Unsplash A National Basketball Association (NBA) website user has filed a class action lawsuit against the...
Steven Javier Brewer
Apr 23, 2024
NAR More Games, Home Sellers Mean Business
Credit: American Advisors Group | Flickr Background In late 2020, the United States filed a lawsuit against National Association of...
The Apple Watch Ban: A Closer Look at the Complex Legal Battle
Apple’s latest quarrel with a competitor has rendered the tech giant unable to sell the newest versions of the Apple Watch in the United...
Charles Kim and Nolan Yamada
Apr 16, 2024
Target Accused of Trademark Infringement
Credit: Jay Reed |Flickr Vera Mona, LLC filed a complaint against Target Corporation on November 15, 2023, in the United States District...
Alexander Mangum and Steven Javier Brewer
Mar 5, 2024
Jurors Turned Scientists: $2 Billion in Punitive Damages
Background Bayer, the parent company of Monsanto, which owns the popular herbicide Roundup, faced a legal setback after a jury awarded a...
New York Times Sues OpenAI and Microsoft Over A.I. Use of Copyrighted Work
Introduction In a groundbreaking legal battle that has sent shockwaves through the world of artificial intelligence (“AI”), The New York...
Alisa Wakita and Nicole Poirot
Nov 21, 2023
Google Giant Stands Trial for Ad Tech Monopoly
Credit: Anthony Quintano | Wikimedia Introduction On January 24, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Attorneys General...
Alisa Wakita; Steven Javier Brewer
Oct 31, 2023
Robinhood - Application of Fiduciary Duties Against Broker Dealers
Credit: Andrew Neel | Pexels On December 17, 2020, Robinhood, a popular financial technology company favored by younger investors, agreed...
Alexander Mangum; Steven Javier Brewer
Oct 31, 2023
FTC Attacks Amazon’s Most Esteemed Features
Credit: Phil Murphy | Flickr Background In September 2023, Amazon, the e-commerce behemoth, was hit with a lawsuit that could change how...
Riley Goodell, Marissa MacDonald, Nicole Poirot
Oct 31, 2023
The Future of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Private Sector
Background It’s no secret that historically, the legal field has long been one of the least diverse professions in the US. Between 1950...
Nicole Poirot, Caroline Viola, Amber Chapman
Oct 31, 2023
California Age Appropriate Design Code Act Blocked by Federal Judge
Credit: Ivan Radic | Flickr Children's privacy is growing rapidly as legislatures worldwide endeavor to make the Internet safer for...
Krista Lee Baughman, Erik Villaneuva
Oct 17, 2023
Revisiting Times v. Sullivan in Today’s Defamation Landscape
With the nationwide proliferation of defamation lawsuits in recent years, a question that often arises among legal scholars and First...
Alexander Mangum
Oct 3, 2023
AI and Human Authorship: Does Copyright Exist?
AI’s role in copyright is growing clearer. For the first time, a federal court has ruled on copyrighting an AI’s work, holding that AI...
Jessica Le, Alisa Wakita, Jacob Kim
Apr 27, 2023
The Predicament Between Adidas and BLM’s Three-Stripe Trademarks
Within two days of filing its opposition, Adidas AG, decided to withdraw its Notice of Partial Opposition.
Ella Wesly, Caitlin Edwards, Robert Stark
Apr 13, 2023
Post-Dobbs: Women are Dying Here Too
In the past century, abortion and reproductive rights have been disputed, retained, and stripped the world over repeatedly.
Joana Garcia, Chandni Chhagan, Caitlin Edwards
Apr 13, 2023
Deepfakes in the U.S.
Misinformation, the ability to convince someone that something untrue is true, has become dangerous, constant, and unregulated in the media.
Alec Baldwin’s Attorney Makes A Constitutional Argument For Dismissal of Prosecutor
Alec Baldwin is currently on trial for involuntary manslaughter in New Mexico for the shooting of Halyna Hutchins.
Ella Wesly, Robert Stark, Caitlin Edwards
Mar 9, 2023
Reproductive Litigation Six Months Post-Dobbs
It has now been six months since the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
Nicole Poirot, Steven Brewer, Riley Goodell
Mar 9, 2023
Fox News or Faux News?
A voting machine company, Dominion Voting Systems, is suing Fox News for $1.6 billion, accusing the media organization of defamation.
Could We Be Seeing More Influencers Being Held Liable For Trademark Infringement?
Love them or hate them, influencers are here to stay, causing significant changes to commerce.
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