Judge Koh Whittles Down iPhone App Privacy Lawsuit – In re iPhone Application Litig.
[Post by Venkat Balasubramani] In re iPhone Application Litig., 11-MD-02250-LHK (N.D. Cal.; June 12, 2012) Plaintiffs brought a putative class action against Apple and several “mobile industry defendants.” The basic allegations are that apps available for free in the app…
New Jersey Appeals Court Reverses Anti-Harassment Order Based on Emails – E.L. v. R.L.M
[Post by Venkat Balasubramani] E.L. v. R.L.M, 2012 N.J. SUPER. UNPUB. LEXIS 1199 (N.J. Ct. App.; May 30, 2012) E.L. and R.L.M. divorced, but they had children together. E.L. had custody of the children but R.L.M. had liberal visitation. Prior…
Photographer’s Suit Against Client for Republishing Photos on Facebook Proceeds – Davis v. Tampa Bay Arena
[Post by Venkat Balasubramani with comments by Eric] Davis v. Tampa Bay Arena, Ltd., 2012 WL 2116136 (M.D. Fla.; June 11, 2012) This seems like a run-of-the-mill dispute between a photographer and client, but I think it contains some helpful…
Court Refuses to Dismiss Claims Against Alleged Twitter-Bot Spammer–Twitter v. Skootle
[Post by Venkat Balasubramani] Twitter, Inc. v. Skootle Corp., et al., 2012 WL 2375486 (N.D. Cal.; June 22, 2012) Twitter sued several alleged spammers, including (1) those who provided software for the use of automated account creation and tweeting, and…
Bank Can’t Use Facebook for Service of Process — Fortunato v. Chase Bank
[Post by Venkat Balasubramani] Fortunato v. Chase Bank USA, N.A., 2012 WL 2086950 (S.D.N.Y.; June 7, 2012) [pdf] Fortunato was an apparent victim of identify theft–her estranged daughter allegedly opened up a Chase credit card in her name and racked…
State Privacy Claims not Preempted by ECPA — Leong v. Carrier IQ
[Post by Venkat Balasubramani] Leong v. Carrier IQ et al., CV 12-01562 GAF (NRWx) (C.D. Cal.; Apr. 27, 2012) This case addresses the issue of whether claims under state privacy statutes are preempted by ECPA, the federal statute governing the…
Court Orders Facebooking Juror to Disclose Additional Facebook Posts–Juror No. 1 v. Superior Court
[Post by Venkat Balasubramani] Juror Number One v. Superior Court, C067309 (Ca Ct. App.; May 31, 2012) A California Appeals Court ruled that although a juror’s Facebook posts were covered by the Stored Communications Act, the juror can be compelled…
Plaintiffs Squeak Past Motion to Dismiss in Amazon P3P Case – Del Vecchio v. Amazon
[Post by Venkat Balasubramani with comments from Eric] Del Vecchio v. Amazon.com, 2012 WL 1997697 (W.D. Wash.; June 1, 2012) I previously posted on Del Vecchio v. Amazon, a case that challenged Amazon’s alleged failure to respect the P3P protocol….
Accessing an Employee’s Facebook Posts by “Shoulder Surfing” a Coworker’s Page States Privacy Claim — Ehling v. Monmouth Ocean Hosp.
[Post by Venkat Balasubramani] Ehling v. Monmouth Ocean Hospital Service Cop., 11-cv-3305 (WJM) (D.N.J.; May 30, 2012) The extent to which employers demand social media credentials of their current and prospective employees is unclear, but employers do get in trouble…
Is SOPA’s “Follow the Money” Meme Infecting Anti-Spam Litigation? – Project Honey Pot v. Does
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