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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 IPO of Truth Social and its Pending Dilution Litigation

Jimmy Barlupo and Christopher Zimmerman

Apr 23, 2024

ECVC

The IPO of Truth Social and its Pending Dilution Litigation

Credit: Gage Skidmore | Wikimedia Commons Truth Social, developed by the Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), represents former...

The Apple Watch Ban: A Closer Look at the Complex Legal Battle

Nicole Poirot, Julianna Major, Cristina Serrano Rindfleisch, and Ines Pelvang

Apr 23, 2024

LITIGATION

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...

Target Accused of Trademark Infringement

Charles Kim and Nolan Yamada

Apr 16, 2024

LITIGATION

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...

Jurors Turned Scientists: $2 Billion in Punitive Damages

Alexander Mangum and Steven Javier Brewer

Mar 5, 2024

LITIGATION

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

Alisa Wakita, Amber Chapman, and Marissa MacDonald

Mar 5, 2024

LITIGATION

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...

Explicit AI-Generated Images of Taylor Swift Circulate; Can She Sue for Defamation?

Caroline Viola, Meesha Reiisieh

Feb 6, 2024

TECHNOLOGY

Explicit AI-Generated Images of Taylor Swift Circulate; Can She Sue for Defamation?

Credit: Ronald S Woan | Wikimedia Commons As proof of why we can’t have nice things, at least dozens of sexually-explicit, deepfake,...

Google Giant Stands Trial for Ad Tech Monopoly

Alisa Wakita and Nicole Poirot

Nov 21, 2023

LITIGATION

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...

Robinhood - Application of Fiduciary Duties Against Broker Dealers

Alisa Wakita; Steven Javier Brewer

Oct 31, 2023

LITIGATION

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...

FTC Attacks Amazon’s Most Esteemed Features

Alexander Mangum; Steven Javier Brewer

Oct 31, 2023

LITIGATION

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...

The Future of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Private Sector

Riley Goodell, Marissa MacDonald, Nicole Poirot

Oct 31, 2023

LITIGATION

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...

California Age Appropriate Design Code Act Blocked by Federal Judge

Nicole Poirot, Caroline Viola, Amber Chapman

Oct 31, 2023

TECHNOLOGY

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...

Revisiting Times v. Sullivan in Today’s Defamation Landscape

Krista Lee Baughman, Erik Villaneuva

Oct 17, 2023

LITIGATION

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...

AI and Human Authorship: Does Copyright Exist?

Alexander Mangum

Oct 3, 2023

LITIGATION

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...

Importance of Discovery: Alex Jones Defamation Trial

Gueverly Mendez, Robert Weeks, London Webster, Alisha Hacker

Nov 10, 2022

LITIGATION

Importance of Discovery: Alex Jones Defamation Trial

Alex Jones' defamation trial concluded on August 5 in Texas, where the court awarded victims with a $45 million verdict.