Another Competitive Keyword Advertising Lawsuit Fails–Dr. Greenberg v. Perfect Body Image
…* 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…
A Recap of the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Amending the California Consumer Privacy Act (Guest Blog Post)
…and medical staff members (and their respective emergency contacts) subject to the disclosure rights set forth in Section 1798.100 of California’s Civil Code and the private right of action for…
1H 2019 Quick Links, Part 2 (Keyword Advertising)
* Grasshopper House LLC v. Clean & Sober Media LLC, 2019 WL 2762936 (C.D. Cal. July 1, 2019). Prof. Tushnet recaps the case. The passages that stood out to me:…
Facebook Defeats Alabama Injunction for Lack of Jurisdiction–Facebook v. KGS
…to the complaints she and her attorney filed with Facebook about the Facebook page, those contacts are insufficient to establish minimum contacts with Alabama. Facebook’s contacts with Alabama that were…
The Florida Bar Regulates, But Doesn’t Ban, Competitive Keyword Ads
…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…
Section 230 Protects Tor Project from Liability for Tragic Drug Overdose–Seaver v. Estate of Cazes
…and systematic contacts in the state of Utah so as to satisfy the general jurisdiction standard. The court also finds that the exercise of jurisdiction would not offend traditional notions…
Ex-Employee’s Continued Use of Twitter Account May Be Conversion–Farm Journal v. Johnson
…The CyberGuy” Loses Publicity Rights Claims Against TV Station–CyberGuy v. KTLA Do Employers Own LinkedIn Groups Created By Employees?–CDM v. Sims Another Set of Parties Duel Over Social Media Contacts…
Allegedly Defamatory Tweet About Non-Resident Insufficient to Confer Jurisdiction
…the brunt of the injury occurred elsewhere, since plaintiff was not a Florida resident. The court also says that the traditional minimum contacts test is not satisfied as to Menaker….
Rounding Up Three Recent Keyword Advertising Cases–Comphy v. Amazon & More
…Restrictions * 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…
Important Section 230 Ruling from the Second Circuit–Herrick v. Grindr
…case took place through offline contacts–it’s a bit misleading because the initial matchmaking in Internet Brands only took place due to the online content (which is why the Ninth Circuit…