[Post by Venkat Balasubramani] In re Facebook Privacy Litigation, 10-02389 (N.D. Cal.; Nov. 22, 2011) In re Zynga Privacy Litigation, 10-04680 (N.D. Cal.; Nov. 22, 2011) These decisions are several months old, but they remain worth mentioning despite the fact…
By Eric Goldman Hill v. StubHub, Inc., 2012 WL 696223 (N.C. App. Ct. March 6, 2012). My blog post on the trial court ruling against StubHub in this case. Earlier blog post on the motion to dismiss ruling. This long-running…
By Eric Goldman Pitale v. Holestine, 2012 WL 638755 (N.D. Ill. Feb. 27, 2012) Given the size and scale of its database, it’s remarkable that we don’t see more US defamation lawsuits filed (rather than just threatened) over Wikipedia entries….
By Eric Goldman Kremer v. Tea Party Patriots, Inc., 2012 WL 639134 (Ga. App. Ct. Feb. 29, 2012). The docket. I’m going to exercise extraordinary restraint and not crack any jokes about the Tea Party movement or its adherents. Kremer…
By Eric Goldman Magistrate ruling: Gaston v. Facebook, Inc., 2012 WL 629868 (D. Or. February 2, 2012) Judge’s approval of the magistrate’s ruling: Gaston v. Facebook, Inc., 2012 WL 610005 (D. Or. February 24, 2012) Kanal V. Gaston went on…
By Eric Goldman Paul v. Providence Health Systems–Oregon, SC S059131 (Ore. Sup. Ct. Feb. 24, 2012) A Providence employee left disks/tapes containing records for 365,000 patients in his/her car, and they were stolen. The opinion implicitly assumes that the data…
[Post by Venkat Balasubramani] Balsam v. Trancos, Inc., 2012 WL 593703 (Ca. Ct. App.; Feb. 24, 2012) It seemed like most emailers and anti-spam activists have moved on from worrying about spam email to other things, such as social networks,…
By Eric Goldman Steinberg v. CVS Caremark Corp., 2012 WL 507807 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 16, 2012) CVS Caremark provided consumer data to pharma companies and data brokers. The plaintiffs alleged that the data transfers violated CVS’s privacy policies, but CVS…
By Eric Goldman Bernard v. Donat, 2012 WL 525533 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 16, 2011). The Justia page. Donald Ray Bernard is an energy consultant, big game hunt tour operator, former lawyer and former law professor. His LinkedIn page. His Google…
By Eric Goldman Doe v. Jindal, 2012 WL 540100 (M.D. La. Feb. 16, 2012) Sex offenders–especially those who victimize children–are pariahs in our society. If it were possible, I bet many folks would favor blasting them off into space rather…