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New York Law Journal

Court of Appeals Upholds Clickwrap Agreement

A discussion of 'Wu v. Uber Techs., Inc.,' where the New York Court of Appeals upheld the enforceability of “click-wrap” agreements and also held that issues of the scope of an arbitration agreement were delegated to the arbitrator. The author believes the decision “provides valuable guidance for businesses using websites and apps to ensure their terms of use are found enforceable.”
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

TikTok’s ‘Blackout Challenge’ Confronts the Limits of CDA Section 230 Immunity

After a ten-year old girl died by self-asphyxiation trying to recreate a “Blackout Challenge” after it appeared on her “For You” page on the TikTok platform, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has refined the contours of immunity under the Communications Decency Act.
6 minute read

Law.com

Court Rules Thumbs-Up Emoji Can Constitute a Contract Agreement

Saskatchewan court upholds earlier ruling that an emoji text sent by a farmer created a binding contract with grain buyer.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

Canadian Court Rules Thumbs-Up Emoji Can Constitute a Contract Agreement

Saskatchewan court upholds earlier ruling that an emoji text sent by a farmer created a binding contract with grain buyer.
3 minute read

International Edition

Canadian Appeal Court Rules Thumbs-Up Emoji Can Constitute a Contract Agreement

Saskatchewan court upholds earlier ruling that an emoji text sent by a farmer created a binding contract with grain buyer.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

Nervous System: How Packet Data Built the Internet

"The pace of technological change is slower than it feels, and many seemingly new categories of threats have been with us longer than we remember," writes David Kalat of Berkeley Research Group.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

A Website Is Not a 'Place.' What Took So Long To Get This Right?

Two recent decisions holding that stand-alone websites are not places of public accommodation subject to the protections of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act have reopened a legal issue that many considered settled in the Southern District of New York. This potential trend provides hope for e-commerce businesses facing nuisance website accessibility lawsuits.
10 minute read

Legaltech News

Legal IT Professionals: Beware the Seven Deadly Vulnerabilities of Domain Names

Legal IT professionals, and anyone whose job intersects with domains, need to know about the seven deadly vulnerabilities of domain names. If ignored, these pitfalls can cause severe damage and increase risks of bad actors interfering with the law firm's or company's domains.
10 minute read

National Law Journal

9th Circuit Drills Down on Venue Issue in Privacy Suit Against E-Commerce Platform

"An electronic signal is sent over [and] something is implanted on a device that is in California," Judge Daniel Collins said. "It takes data in California from a device in California and ships it out of California. The claim is that the collection and transmission of the data violates California statutes. How does that conduct not occur in California?"
4 minute read

Law.com

Hyperlinked Documents: The Latest E-Discovery Challenge

As courts and discovery experts debate whether hyperlinked content should be treated the same as traditional attachments, legal practitioners are grappling with the technical and legal complexities of collecting, analyzing and reviewing these documents in real-world cases.
8 minute read

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