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Adult Firms, Registrar Settle Antitrust Dispute Over .XXX Domain
LOS ANGELES - The parties in an antitrust dispute over the newly created .XXX top-level domain (TLD) on the Internet on May 8 filed a stipulation of voluntary dismissal in California federal court,...
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2nd Circuit Upholds Dismissal Of False Advertising Class Action Against ISP
NEW YORK - Deceptive advertising, computer fraud and related claims brought against Time Warner Cable in a putative class action "lack facial plausibility sufficient to withstand a motion to dismiss,"...
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Protective Order Mostly Lifted On Discovery Materials In Case Of Deceased Hacker
BOSTON - A previously imposed protective order governing the disclosure of evidence in the computer fraud case against now-deceased Aaron Swartz was modified May 13 when a Massachusetts federal judge...
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Jury Finds Former Executive Guilty Of Computer Fraud, Trade Secrets Violations
SAN FRANCISCO - Five years after the original indictment was filed against David Nosal, a California federal jury on April 24 found the former Korn/Ferry International executive guilty of six criminal...
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NVIDIA Secures Dismissal Of California CFAA, Unfair Competition Claims
SAN FRANCISCO - A California federal judge agreed April 22 that allegations that NVIDIA Corp. violated the state unfair competition law (UCL), codified at California Business and Professions Code...
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School District To Pay Student $7,500 In Case Over Fake MySpace Profile
SCRANTON, Pa. - Concluding a long-running dispute concerning a "profanity-laced" fake MySpace profile a middle school student created for her principal, a Pennsylvania federal judge on April 19 issued...
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11th Circuit Affirms Computer, Internet Constraints For Child Porn Conviction
ATLANTA - Noting the "horrific" and "unthinkable" nature and circumstances of the actions of a man convicted of receipt of child pornography, an 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on May 14...
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Facebook, History Site Operator Settle 'Timelines' Trademark Dispute
CHICAGO - A federal judge on May 13 filed an order granting an agreed motion by Facebook Inc. and the operators of a history-themed website, ending an almost 18-month dispute over alleged infringement...
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Apple Prevails In New York Litigation Over Ibook Trademark
NEW YORK - A New York federal judge on May 8 agreed with Apple Inc. that a book publisher plaintiff's "ibook" common-law trademark is not entitled to protection, nor is Apple's use of the "iBook"...
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9th Circuit: No Standing In Copyright Dispute Over Online Article Posting
SAN FRANCISCO - A Nevada federal judge did not err in finding that an assignment via "strategic alliance agreement" (SAA) of the bare right to sue for copyright infringement is insufficient to confer...
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Illinois Judge Quashes Subpoena Sought By Google In Copyright Case
CHICAGO - Efforts by a class of photographers and artists to compel a company that compiles television programming information to provide its data in a New York copyright action against Google Inc....
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California Federal Judge Awards $250 Million For Spoliation In Patent Case
SAN FRANCISCO - Rambus Inc., which was previously awarded $349 million on patent infringement allegations, saw its award slashed to $99 million in May 8 ruling by a California federal judge (SK Hynix...
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VirnetX Sues Microsoft In Texas Court, Says Skype Infringes Patents
TYLER, Texas - A license granted to Microsoft Corp. following an adverse verdict on patent infringement allegations has since been exceeded by the software giant, VirnetX Inc. alleged in an April 22...
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Federal Circuit Affirms Award, Vacates Injunction In Software Patent Case
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A software company awarded $260 million on patent infringement claims will keep its award, but the terms of a permanent injunction entered by a Texas federal magistrate judge were...
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Federal Circuit Vacates Award, Remands Weather Forecast Program Dispute
WASHINGTON, D.C. - An Alabama federal judge's grant of summary judgment in a patent infringement case was "premature," the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled May 7 (Baron Services Inc. v....
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IBM Denied Summary Judgment In New York Software Copyright Case
NEW YORK - An effort by International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) to obtain dismissal of breach of contract counterclaims was thwarted April 25 by a New York federal judge (International Business...
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10th Circuit Reverses Ruling In Professional Liability Coverage Dispute
DENVER - The 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 13 reversed a lower court's ruling that claims brought against an investment adviser insured in an arbitration did not relate back to earlier...
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Insured's 'Valiant Effort' Not Enough To Defeat No Coverage Ruling, Judge Rules
CONCORD, N.H. - Although a law firm insured has made a valiant effort to argue that an underlying malpractice claim against it was first "made" within a professional insurance policy period, its...
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Judge: Fraudulent Billing Not Professional Service Or Negligent Act Under Policy
TACOMA, Wash. - Underlying False Claims Act (FCA) claims against an insured were for fraudulent billing practices, which are not considered professional services or negligent acts under a medical...
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Judge: Suit Seeking $357,091 From Insurer Is Barred By Collateral Estoppel
GAINESVILLE, Ga. - A lawsuit seeking recovery of an underlying $357,091.33 consent order and final judgment against a law firm insured is barred by collateral estoppel, a Georgia federal judge ruled...
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