by guest blogger Kieran McCarthy This summer, I wrote that the jury trial between Ryanair and Booking Holdings ended in the strangest way possible. The jury returned a verdict that Booking Holdings had caused exactly $5,000 in legally cognizable “loss”…
I previously summarized this case: The plaintiffs claim they signed up for a ClassPass membership but got unexpectedly auto-renewed. (ClassPass appears to be an aggregator of third-party fitness classes). ClassPass sought to send the case to arbitration based on its…
This opinion is a routine ruling over TOS formation and whether disputes must go to arbitration. However, before I dig into that question, I need to note the case’s chilling implications. * * * This case involves the Adult Friend…
The plaintiffs allege they notified YouTube and TikTok about videos that allegedly violated the services’ rules, and the services didn’t take action on those notifications despite making various promises to do so. These arguments revisit well-trodden legal ground, but the…
I’m continuing my coverage of the blog’s 20th blogiversary. I asked blog readers to explain how the blog helps them. Some of the answers I got: __ “Professionally, the various click wrap cases and explanations have been the most helpful….
I’m continuing my coverage of the blog’s 20th blogiversary. I asked readers to share their favorite blog topics, posts, and memes. Readers’ Favorite Topics “the emoji law genre. Because who doesn’t love emoji? 😉…Emoji law always crack me up. It…
This opinion from October just showed up in my Westlaw alerts. For some reason, it frequently takes Westlaw months to index C.D. Cal. opinions (noticeably longer than opinions from other districts). The plaintiff is a photographer who says her “work…
This case involves “Skibidi Toilet,” an animated video series that, as its title implies, targets a Gen Alpha audience. No, I had never heard of it before today; and no, I don’t plan to watch any shows with either the…
I’m continuing my coverage of my 20th blogiversary. This post is all about you…readers of the blog! My blog post usually aren’t meant to be accessible to beginners. If I covered the basics in each post, I would spend a…
I’m continuing my celebration of this blog’s 20th blogiversary. In this post, I’ll reflect on some ways the blog has changed over the decades. Longer Posts. When I first started, the paradigmatic blog post in the blogosphere was a quick…