Judge Kocoras Cuts Down $11MM Award Against Spamhaus to $27,000 — e360 v. Spamhaus
[Post by Venkat] e360 Insight, LLC v. The Spamhaus Project, (N.D. Ill June 11, 2010) e360 v. Spamhaus is one of these cases that’s been around so long it feels like an old friend. A few years ago, e360 got…
West Virginia Appeals Court Grants New Trial Based in Part on Undisclosed MySpace Friendship — State v. Dellinger
[Post by Venkat] State v. Dellinger, Case No. 35273 (Va.Ct. App. June 3, 2010) Dellinger is a criminal case where the defendant was accused of channeling funds (which were intended for the purpose of hiring additional DUI-enforcement personnel) to pay…
Craigslist Loses 230 Defense to Promissory Estoppel Claim–Scott P. v. Craigslist
By Eric Goldman Scott P. v. Craigslist, Inc., CGC-10-496687 (Cal. Superior Ct. June 2, 2010). The CMLP page with source materials. In a situation not dissimilar to the venerable Zeran case, starting in March 2009, Scott P. was criminally victimized…
Google Can’t Shake Cybersquatting Claim–Vulcan Golf v. Google
By Eric Goldman Vulcan Golf, LLC v. Google Inc., 1:07-cv-03371 (N.D. Ill. June 9, 2010). My 2007 blog post when the complaint was filed. My 2008 blog post on the denial of a motion to dismiss. My 2008 blog post…
Judge Offers to Facebook ‘Friend’ Witnesses in Order to Resolve Discovery Dispute — Barnes v. CUS Nashville
[Post by Venkat] Barnes v. CUS Nashville, LLC, (M.D. Tenn) (June 3, 2010) I mentioned Barnes v. CUS Nashville in my post about Crispin v. Audigier, a case where a court found that production of private Facebook messages and postings…
Google Street View Litigation Mania–Seven Class Action Lawsuits and Counting
By Eric Goldman It appears that virtually the entire plaintiff’s bar saw Google’s blog post that it captured wi-fi payload data as part of its data collection for Google Street View. At least 7 class action lawsuits have been filed:…
Another Trademark Owner Apparently Gives Up Lawsuit Against Google–Parts Geek v. US Auto Parts
By Eric Goldman Parts Geek LLC v. U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc., 5:10-cv-01713-JF (N.D. Cal. voluntary dismissal May 5, 2010) In April, Google successfully transferred the Parts Geek keyword advertising lawsuit from New Jersey to its home court in Northern…
Google Sued for Click Fraud for the First Time in Years–123 Lock and Key v. Google
By Eric Goldman 123 Lock and Key LLC v. Google, Inc. (Wash. Superior Ct. complaint filed May 21, 2010) After Google and Yahoo settled their click fraud lawsuits in 2006, click fraud litigation has been fairly rare. There is a…
Contributory Copyright Infringement Claim May Need Direct Infringer as a Defendant to Succeed–Miller v. Facebook
By Eric Goldman Miller v. Facebook, Inc., 2010 WL 2198204 (N.D. Cal. May 28, 2010) This is my third time blogging about this case (Jan. 2010 post; April 2010 post). The facts as alleged by the plaintiff have always been…
9th Circuit Affirms Rejection of Data Breach Claims Against Gap — Ruiz v. Gap
[Post by Venkat with a few comments from Eric at the bottom] Ruiz v. Gap, Inc. (9th Cir. May 28, 2010) In a decision that does not bode well for plaintiffs bringing privacy-based claims against Facebook in California, the Ninth…