SAD Scheme Cases Are a Cesspool of IP Owner Overreaches–Nike v. Quanzhou Yiyi Shoe Industry
As part of their overall proclivity towards rights accretion, IP owners routinely stretch legal doctrines and request overreaching remedies. When IP owners proceed in court without opposition, they sometimes get…
Copyright Takedown Notices May Be Affecting Your Washing Machine Options–Ningbo Yituo v. GoPlus
The litigants are rival washing machine makers–GoPlus and Ningbo Yituo–who source their products from the same OEM, Ningbo Baike Electric Appliance. As a result, “the body patterns of Plaintiffs’ and…
Section 230 Applies to Scammy Ads–Glazer v. Facebook
The plaintiff is octogenarian Barry Glazer, an attorney who has a fascinating history of running TV ads and who sells merch at his website that includes his tagline “Don’t urinate…
Section 230 Preempts Predator Access Claims Against Apple, Snap, and Verizon–Joan Doe v. Snap
This blog post addresses a specific genre of Section 230 litigation that I call “predator access” cases. The cases involve a victim with an online profile who connects with a…
Online TOS Formation Cases Make My Head Hurt
Coverage of two TOS formation cases that hit my alerts this week. Walsh v. Dollar Tree Store, Inc., 2025 WL 2939229 (S.D. Cal. Oct. 16, 2025) Dollar Tree required all…
If You Could Cast a Spell to Create a New Law School Course, What Would You Create?
…how to train lawyers who lead,” said Eric Goldman, associate dean for research and faculty sponsor of the course. “This course’s unique approach will provide students with a fun and…
My Testimony Against Mandatory Online Age Authentication
…Version of My Paper Against Mandatory Online Age Authentication Prof. Goldman’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Demolition of the Internet in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton Court Permanently Enjoins Ohio’s…
District of New Jersey Adopts SAD Scheme Standing Order
[A reminder that I am collecting SAD Scheme standing orders. If you have seen one, can you please email it to me even if you think I might have seen…
Patient’s Negative Review of Her Dentist Wasn’t a “Matter of Public Concern”–J&D Dental v. Hou
Over a dozen years ago, I did a whole thing about healthcare providers suing their patients for defamation. I helped build the DoctoredReviews website to advocate against Medical Justice’s weaponization…
The Wrap Taxonomy Vexes the Judge in the LinkedIn Insight Tag Cases
In the LinkedIn “Insight Tag” cases, Judge Davila issued two opinions where he classified UIs into the Wrap Taxonomy–and left a trail of appeallable issues in his wake. L.W.A. v….