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New Jersey Law Journal

Outcome of Google Algorithm Case Could Change the Internet

To hold interactive computer services liable for the consequences of their recommendations or even search results will not break the internet, but it will certainly bend it.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

'Most Incidents Can Be Controlled': Legal Chiefs Say Keeping a Level Head Can Avert Crises

"Oftentimes, we create the crisis ourselves," said Gina Rubel, CEO of Furia Rubel Communications.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Billions in Compensatory Damages Requested in Alex Jones Trial

The plaintiffs' lawyers asked the jury to award $8.2 billion in compensatory damages—$550 million for each of the 15 plaintiffs—for their defamation claims.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Bykofsky's Defamation Suit Against Inquirer, Columnist Survives Summary Judgment

Bykofsky's attorney, Mark Schwartz of Bryn Mawr, said he considered the decision "a big win," and that he does not believe the case will settle.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge: Venezuelan Businessman's $250M Defamation Claims Against Fox News May Proceed

The claims stem from statements that Fox News host Lou Dobbs and lawyer Sidney Powell made on air, calling the plaintiff a liaison with Hezbollah who orchestrated a "9-11 attack against the United States."
4 minute read

Law.com

Bar Livestreaming Mayweather-McGregor Match Can Be Sued by Sports Distributor, Appeals Court Says

"When the copyrighted works 'consists[s] of sounds, images, or both, the first fixation of which is made simultaneously with its transmission'—that is, when the copyrighted work is a broadcast of a live event—then the Copyright Act allows an owner to sue for infringement of an unregistered copyright so long as the owner registers the copyright within three months of the live broadcast," Judge Eric L. Clay wrote on behalf of the unanimous three-judge panel.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Judicial Standoff: Texas and New Jersey Are in a Turf Fight Over 'Ghost' Gun Lawsuit

"Contrary to plaintiff's position, there is no basis to conclude that Texas is the 'center of gravity' for either the consolidated action or the claims in the Texas action," U.S. District of New Jersey Chief Judge Freda Wolfson wrote.
5 minute read

Law.com

How I Made It to Law Firm Leadership: 'Firm Leaders Rely Upon Me as a Bridge to Various Groups Within the Firm,' Says Elizabeth Spainhour of Brooks Pierce

"Don't be afraid to be vulnerable within your organization as that vulnerability may actually be a strength. Sharing a little bit of yourself with people can help build trust."
9 minute read

Texas Lawyer

'No Way!' Lawyers Criticize Ruling That Split Federal Courts Regarding Social Media

First Amendment attorney Ari Cohn, in a Twitter podcast, described Oldham's argument that the platform moderator's don't have free speech because there is "no speaker" as baffling.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

When 'Following' Doesn't Make You a 'Follower': SDNY Examines the Impact of Twitter Engagement in 'False Light' Case

The 'Flynn' case is likely to present any number of complex issues as it goes forward, not least relating to the First Amendment and the appropriate balance of protection afforded to private individuals and the news media in its reporting.
10 minute read

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