By Ross Todd | October 4, 2019
The Second District Court of Appeal was "troubled" that Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo and name partner Alexander Cohen failed to cite "directly applicable contrary authority" in a case where it upheld a win for a former client's daughter accused of making defamatory posts on review sites, including Yelp and Avvo.
By Ross Todd | September 9, 2019
The panel held that the publicly available profile information that data-miner hiQ "seeks to access is not owned by LinkedIn and has not been demarcated by LinkedIn as private" in a way that would invoke the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
By Ross Todd | September 4, 2019
The ruling from the Second District Court of Appeal upholds an injunction forcing a Los Angeles restaurant to make its website accessible with screen reader technology, which the visually impaired use to browse the internet.
By Ross Todd | August 27, 2019
A nonprofit video producer founded by political commentator Dennis Prager argued that a Ninth Circuit panel should revive its claims that YouTube violated its First Amendment rights by restricting access to some of its videos.
By Ross Todd | August 20, 2019
The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday held that The Ultimate Software Group Inc., a company behind a website which allowed Wesley Greer to connect with a drug dealer who sold him fentanyl-laced heroin, fell within the broad immunity afforded to interactive computer services under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
By Ross Todd | August 15, 2019
Peter Obstler, partner at bicoastal litigation boutique Browne George Ross, this week filed suit against the video hosting platform on behalf of a class of LGBTQ plaintiffs. Obstler and the firm also represent a nonprofit founded by political commentator Dennis Prager in a lawsuit claiming YouTube discriminates against political conservatives.
By Ross Todd | August 12, 2019
The California Supreme Court has revived a lawsuit bankruptcy lawyer Robert White filed against online payment company Square Inc., holding that "visiting a website with intent to use its services is, for purposes of standing, equivalent to presenting oneself for services at a brick-and-mortar store."
By Amanda Bronstad | August 8, 2019
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld certification of a class of Illinois users who claim Facebook's facial recognition violates the state's biometrics law.
By Alaina Lancaster | August 1, 2019
“The poster is outside the territory of the U.S.; the church's main concerns have been addressed by the takedown,” said Judge James Donato at a hearing Thursday morning. “Isn’t that enough to call it a day?”
By Frank Ready | July 18, 2019
California's new bot law is a subtle reminder to social media platforms to stay on top of the bots spreading fake information within their networks. But what happens if they don't is far from clear.
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