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Amazon Delivery Workers' Arbitration Agreements Are Invalid, Ninth Circuit Rules

"Amazon drivers have been essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic, and it is shameful that the richest man in the world, Jeff Bezos, has been able to get away with not properly paying the drivers for all of their time and depriving them of all employment protections through their misclassification as independent contractors," said lead plaintiffs counsel Shannon Liss-Riordan of Lichten & Liss-Riordan.
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The Recorder

It's Alive! Amazon AI Could Provide 'Volition' for Copyright Infringement, Judge Rules

Whether done by human or machine, Amazon's alleged curation of user photos for product display pages takes it beyond the role of passive host, Judge Alex Tse rules in early-round win for Williams-Sonoma.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Overtime Sports Calls Foul on 'Overtime by Dick's Sporting Goods'

Overtime Sports, a social media-based network that claims 37 million followers, says the sports retailing giant ambushed it by suddenly opening three "Overtime by Dick's" stores in June. Dick's agreed Thursday to put additional stores on hold while the companies exchange discovery about Overtime's trademark claims.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Judge Freeman Poised to Award Amazon Fees in Big Patent MDL

U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman said she's "really very troubled" by the shifting theories patentee PersonalWeb Technologies pursued over the course of the case. But she sounded wary of awarding Amazon the entire $6.1 million it's seeking.
4 minute read

The Recorder

IBM Springs Patent Surprise on Zillow—and Judge Zilly

After 10 months of complex patent litigation against Zillow, IBM filed a second suit this week alleging five new patents. U.S. District Judge Thomas Zilly said he was "quite surprised, even a little shocked," that IBM would do that while the parties are still trying to get a grip on the first case, and suggested that discovery in the first case might have to be put on hold.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Sweepstakes, Contests and Lotteries: Businesses Win by Following the Rules

When running a game, the participants are not the only ones beholden to rules. Attorneys versed in this field of law know that in order to create a successful sweepstakes or contest, the business hosting such a game has the burden of ensuring all rules of the game are clear and it does not run afoul of any local, state or federal gaming laws.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Post-COVID-19 Era Brings a New Age of Cybersecurity Concern

The pandemic has forced employees to work remotely, resulted in school closures impacting almost 70% of the world's student population, and given rise to a number of new online scams. These drastic, rapid changes highlight the need for better organizational and individual cybersecurity practices.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

The Big Winners in SCOTUS' Booking.com Decision Have Big Trademark Prosecution Budgets

A clear win for Booking.com and brand owners also creates more uncertainties than it resolves.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Fort Lauderdale Cold Storage Warehouses Trade for $4.55 Million

Address: 3220 SW Second Ave. in Fort Lauderdale Property type: This is a 35,959-square-foot warehouse property constructed in the 1960s and 1970s…
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

San Francisco Industrial REIT Buys Miami Land for $24.5 Million

Logistic real estate heavy-hitter Prologis Inc. bought a 9-acre property near Miami International Airport for more than $24.5 million. Prologis,…
2 minute read

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