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Class Action & MDL Roundup | 2025 Q1 – Our Terms Define Class

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Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the first quarter of 2025. In this edition, two UK actions fail to clear a low bar, a movie isn’t a video, and spam isn’t...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Beyond Copyright: Reddit’s Lawsuit Against Anthropic

On June 4, 2025, Reddit, Inc. (“Reddit”) filed suit against Anthropic, PBC (“Anthropic”) in the Superior Court of California, alleging that Anthropic scraped and commercially exploited Reddit user data—including deleted...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Controlling the Spotlight: Promotional Clauses in Performance Contracts

The relationship between a talent, on one hand, and a studio, concert promoter, or venue, on the other, almost always extends beyond performance and payment. One instance where this plays out is the promotion of a performance...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

An Influencer’s Guide to Contracts: Key Terms you Can’t Ignore

The digital age has rocketed content creators to the forefront of entrepreneurship. Content creators often do more than create content; they build lucrative online presences that serve as platforms for diverse businesses...more

Ankura

The Significance of Background Checks and Due Diligence in Indian Corporate Dispute Cases

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In India's corporate landscape, disputes involving individuals can stem from various issues such as contractual breaches, fraud, or competitive conflicts. Conducting rigorous background checks and thorough due diligence on...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

The Foundation of Your Case: Current Issues in Tennessee Construction Law

Construction law cases can involve a broad variety of issues, including breach of contract claims, construction delays, structural deficiencies/construction defect claims, environmental issues, and regulatory claims, among...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Breaching Social Media Platforms’ Section 230 Shield

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Last month, the Ninth Circuit reeled back protections for digital media platforms on which scam ads are found. Calise v. Meta Platforms, Inc., 103 F.4th 732 (9th Cir. 2024) Section 230(c)(1) of the Communications Decency Act...more

ArentFox Schiff

Can You Prevent AI From Scraping Your Website Data? District Court Says Answer Lies in Copyright Law

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As the prevalence of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to rise, complex questions regarding the regulation of AI data scraping remain relevant to both website owners and web data collection companies. Though many...more

ArentFox Schiff

Virtual Tug-Of-War: The Importance of Clarifying Ownership of Branded Social Media Accounts

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Social media has revolutionized the ways in which brands target and market to consumers and the value of successful social media pages has become increasingly recognized, resulting in disputes over the ownership of these...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Bridal Fashion Label and Designer Straighten Social Media Ruffles in Bankruptcy Deal

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The 2010s were a heyday for bridal fashion. TLC’s “Say Yes to the Dress” reality series captivated viewers watching brides navigate family opinions and emotions while shopping for “the dress” at Kleinfeld’s Bridal in New York...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

California Court Issues Noteworthy Decision on Breach of Contract Claims in Web Scraping Dispute

On January 23, 2024, a California district court released its opinion in a closely-watched scraping dispute between the social media platform Meta and data provider Bright Data Ltd. (“Bright Data”) over Bright Data’s alleged...more

Ius Laboris

Can employers monitor their employees’ social media posts?

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Increasingly, employers are being made aware of employee misconduct that is evidenced by photos, videos or other social media posts. What are employers allowed to do when it comes to their employees' posts, what are the...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Violation of Settlement Agreement Deemed Non-Dischargeable

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Rarely do we see a franchise dispute settled, only to generate more litigation. In Pirtek USA, LLC v. James Bradley Lager, et al., 2023 WL 4676067 (Bankr. N.D. Texas, 2023), Bankruptcy Judge Michelle Jerson addressed several...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

The Pitch - July 2023

The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries. The Pitch features a diverse...more

ArentFox Schiff

December 2022 AFS Privacy Report: Pandora's Virtual Try-On Tool Leads to BIPA Class Complaint

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Pandora’s Virtual Try-On Tool Leads to BIPA Class Complaint - On November 15, 2022, a group of plaintiffs brought a purported class action against Pandora Jewelry LLC, claiming that its virtual try-on tool violates...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

“So What?”: Twitter Resists Merger Agreement Termination by Invoking Musk’s Unclean Hands

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Elon Musk has lobbed in two additional termination letters since his original July 8 letter seeking to terminate his agreement to acquire Twitter for $44 billion.  Each termination letter cites alleged false representations...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Second Circuit Revives ‘Uniqueness’ as Basis for Enforcing Non-Compete

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Breathing new life into “uniqueness” (of an employee’s services) as a legitimate business interest supporting enforcement of non-competition covenants under New York law, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

When Davids on Social Media Topple the Goliath of Wall Street

Social media started out as a way to connect with old friends and distant relatives. Not anymore. Now, social media is being weaponized by everyday people to topple the giants of Wall Street. Recently, posters on Reddit and...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Facebook Brings Suit against Developers of a Browser Extension That Harvested User Data

In continuing its efforts to enforce its terms and policies against developers that engage in unauthorized scraping of user data, this week Facebook brought suit against two marketing analytics firms, BrandTotal Ltd...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Facebook Brings Suit against Mobile Marketing Firm for Siphoning User Data without Authorization

In continuing its push to enforce its terms and policies against developers that engage in unauthorized collection or scraping of user data, Facebook brought suit last month against mobile marketing and data analytics firm...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management - September 2018

Social Media “Friending” Between Judges and Lawyers - Law Offices of Herssein and Herssein PA et al. v. United Services Automobile Association, 229 So.3d 408 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017). Risk Management Issue: What...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Ninth Circuit Issues Important Decision on Software Licensing Practices and Web Scraping

Earlier this month, the Ninth Circuit issued a noteworthy ruling in a dispute between an enterprise software licensor and a third-party support provider. The case is particularly important as it addresses the common practice...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Dietary Supplement & Cosmetics Legal Bulletin | October 2017

The use of beauty products is “an understudied source of environmental chemical exposures” with a disparate effect on women of color, George Washington University and Occidental College researchers argue. Ami R. Zota, et al.,...more

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group

Don’t Friend My Friends: Nonsolicitation Agreements Should Account for Social Media Strategies

As social media becomes an important part of many companies’ sales and branding strategies, issues relating to companies’ ability to protect their investments in such strategies are emerging. Indeed, this blog has previously...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

How to Protect Your Company’s Social Media Currency

Today’s companies compete not only for dollars but also for likes, followers, views, tweets, comments and shares. “Social currency,” as some researchers call it, is becoming increasingly important and companies are investing...more

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