In Its “Innocence of Muslims” Ruling, the Ninth Circuit is Guilty of Judicial Activism–Garcia v. Google
…than federal copyright, her claim against YouTube would have been preempted by Section 230. Defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy, breach of contract, fraud, state copyright, state…
9th Circuit Says Plaintiff Had Standing to Sue Spokeo for Fair Credit Reporting Violations
…Data Breach Class Action Suffers Setback — In re Sony Gaming Network Starbucks Data Breach Plaintiffs Rebuffed by Ninth Circuit — Krottner v. Starbucks 9th Circuit Affirms Rejection of Data…
Sony PlayStation Data Breach Lawsuit Whittled Down but Moves Forward
…of Personal Information — Burrows v. Purchasing Power Sony Network Data Breach Class Action Suffers Setback — In re Sony Gaming Network Starbucks Data Breach Plaintiffs Rebuffed by Ninth Circuit…
Top Ten Internet Law Developments Of 2013 (Forbes Cross-Post)
…from revenge porn to data breach notifications to restrictions on asking for employees’ social media passwords. The California legislature has, as usual, embraced the privacy regulation mania with unmatched zeal….
Nurse Properly Fired and Denied Unemployment Due to Facebook Rant
…ruling, and in any event both CUIAB and Dresser enjoy immunity. Her breach of contract claim against Seton is barred by her failure to exhaust her available grievance procedures. Finally,…
Is Sacramento The World’s Capital of Internet Privacy Regulation? (Forbes Cross-Post)
…of data breach notification laws, which started in California in 2002 and have propagated into 45 other states, federal health law and European law. He said that historically federal lawmakers…
Video Privacy Protection Act Plaintiffs Can Proceed Against Hulu Absent Showing of Actual Injury
…iPhone App Privacy Lawsuit Data Breach Claim Survives Based on Allegation of Misuse of Personal Information — Burrows v. Purchasing Power Sony Network Data Breach Class Action Suffers Setback —…
Google Gets Dismissal of Lawsuit Over Privacy Policy Integration–In re Google Privacy Policy
…v. Purchasing Power Sony Network Data Breach Class Action Suffers Setback — In re Sony Gaming Network Starbucks Data Breach Plaintiffs Rebuffed by Ninth Circuit — Krottner v. Starbucks 9th…
Privacy Plaintiffs Lose Because They Didn’t Rely on Apple’s Privacy Representations — In re iPhone App Litigation
…Misuse of Personal Information — Burrows v. Purchasing Power Sony Network Data Breach Class Action Suffers Setback — In re Sony Gaming Network Starbucks Data Breach Plaintiffs Rebuffed by Ninth…
Did Monster Energy Make A ‘Dope’ Contract With DJ Z-Trip? Nope (Forbes Cross-Post)
…Boys songs–so Monster Energy cross-sued Z-Trip for breach of contract for falsely implying he could authorize use of the Beastie Boy songs, basically trying to obligate Z-Trip to pay any…