Test Buys Don’t Create Personal Jurisdiction Over Amazon Merchant–Oceanside v. Instock
…jurisdiction over Defendant in California. Plaintiff has not shown that Defendant has “continuous and systematic general business contacts,” such that it can be sued there for any act it has…
Who Owns Social Media Accounts?–In re Bang Energy Drinks
…Media Contacts — Eagle v. Sawabeh Employee’s Claims Against Employer for Unauthorized Use of Social Media Accounts Move Forward–Maremont v. SF Design Group Courts Says Employer’s Lawsuit Against Ex-Employee Over…
Competitive Keyword Ad Lawsuit Fails…Despite 236 Potentially Confused Customers–Lerner & Rowe v. Brown Engstrand
…Competitors, But They Are OK With That–FTC v. 1-800 Contacts * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Settlements Were Anti-Competitive–FTC v. 1-800 Contacts * Amazon Defeats Lawsuit…
More on Law Firms and Competitive Keyword Ads–Nicolet Law v. Bye, Goff
…With That–FTC v. 1-800 Contacts * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Settlements Were Anti-Competitive–FTC v. 1-800 Contacts * Amazon Defeats Lawsuit Over Its Keyword Ad Purchases–Lasoff…
A Preliminary Analysis of Trump’s Copyright Lawsuit Over Interview Recordings (Trump v. Simon & Schuster) (Guest Blog Post)
By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa [Eric’s note: Prof. Ochoa calls this a “preliminary” analysis, but that doesn’t mean it’s short!] Two weeks ago, former President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit…
“Stop the Steal” Rally Attendee’s Defamation Claim Fails–Chad Burmeister v. Saldich
Chad Burmeister (no Chad jokes, please…no Karen jokes, either) attended the DC “Stop the Steal” rally on January 6, 2021. One of his LinkedIn contacts noisily dropped him as a…
Yet More Evidence That Keyword Advertising Lawsuits Are Stupid–Porta-Fab v. Allied Modular
…1-800 Contacts Charges Higher Prices Than Its Online Competitors, But They Are OK With That–FTC v. 1-800 Contacts * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Settlements Were…
Another Tough People Search Ruling–Spindler v. Seamless
…citation: Spindler v. Seamless Contacts, Inc., 2022 WL 16985678 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 24, 2022). The complaint. UPDATE: For more of the same, see Hoffower v. Seamless Contacts, Inc., 2022 WL…
Griper’s Keyword Ads May Constitute False Advertising (Huh?)–LoanStreet v. Troia
…v. 1-800 Contacts * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Settlements Were Anti-Competitive–FTC v. 1-800 Contacts * Amazon Defeats Lawsuit Over Its Keyword Ad Purchases–Lasoff v. Amazon…
Using a CDN May Contribute to Finding Personal Jurisdiction–R18 v. ThisAV
…other words, it’s not just that ThisAV has US contacts; the jurisdiction analysis should link those ties to the infringements, which isn’t so easy to do given that the infringements…