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LinkedIn Litigation: Shrinkwrap Licensing Stretched to its Limits?
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
A gaggle of angry social networking professionals claim that LinkedIn "hacked" their email accounts, leading to a deluge of emails to their contact lists with...
En Banc Shots: 5 Cases Set for Arguments, Streaming This Week
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Fiending for a live stream of oral arguments in landmark cases? As we reported last week, the Ninth Circuit is going to lead the way in transparency by...
With Live Streaming, 9th Continues to Lead in Tech, Transparency
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
How great would it be if all landmark cases were streamed online? Everyone, from lawyers, to high schools students in a civics class, could see how the court...
Trump University Anti-SLAPP Case Denied En Banc Rehearing
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Back in April, a Ninth Circuit panel issued a decision that, for the most part, was relatively straight-forward under controlling law. A disgruntled former...
9th Signals Future Marriage Equality Holdings in Back Pay Order
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
This is an interesting, and confusing, order by the Ninth Circuit. Margaret Fonberg is a former clerk for the United States District Court for the District of...
Beastie Boys in Court Again; Mad About 'Girls' Parody Commercial?
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
The Beastie Boys are rightfully irked. Never, in the history of their group, have they ever agreed to allow the use of their music in advertising. In fact,...