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'Delay, Misdirection and Frivolous Arguments': Gibson Dunn, Facebook Sanctioned in Privacy Cases

"This case is an example of a wealthy client (Facebook) and its high-powered law firm (Gibson Dunn) using delay, misdirection, and frivolous arguments to make litigation unfairly difficult and expensive for their opponents," U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria ruled.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

House Republicans Grill Twitter Legal Brass Over Suppression of Hunter Biden Article

"I'm glad you all lost your jobs," Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene told a trio of former Twitter executives.
7 minute read

Legaltech News

A Bankruptcy Court Served a Subpoena Via Twitter. Will This Catch On?

In recent years, judges have allowed new, creative ways of serving subpoenas—whether it be over email, voice message or even social media.
3 minute read

The Recorder

'All of Corporate America Is Watching This Trial.' SF Jury Begins Deliberations Over Elon Musk's Tesla Tweets

Lawyers gave closing arguments on Friday at the end of a three-week trial over Musk's 2018 tweets about taking Tesla private. Defense attorney Alex Spiro told jurors the Tesla CEO wasn't some 'fire-breathing tweeting monster.'
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'A Very Fast Way for a Young Attorney to Destroy Their Career': Lawyers on Social Media Disrupt Rainmaking Dynamics, Finding Success and Trouble

"People on TikTok—and you could say the younger generation generally—there's an authenticity they crave. They don't want the lawyer on the billboard," Thomas Bosworth said.
10 minute read

National Law Journal

Lawyers Highlight Content Creator Voices in SCOTUS Case, From CaptainSparklez to Alex Su

Law.com sat down with Keker, Van Nest & Peters attorneys to talk about their Supreme Court brief in a case that weighs whether Section 230 provides liability immunity to services that curate and recommend videos and other content to users.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

State Appeals Court Allows Design-Defect Claims Against Snapchat to Proceed

After more than five years of litigation, Georgia's two highest state courts have now ruled that Snapchat could indeed be held liable for a car crash allegedly caused by a woman's misuse of one of the platform's popular features while on the road.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Panel Unsure About Claims That Targeted Facebook Apartment Ads Showed Bias

"The reason people purchase ads is to impact the marketplace, to reach people they wouldn't otherwise reach," Gupta Wessler attorney Jonathan E. Taylor argued before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. 
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Daily Report Online

Sign of the Times: Jones Case Is Ga. Constitutional Lawyer's 7th Involving Officials Curbing Constituents on Social Media

"All the cases are consistent in finding that if a public official blocks a poster or deletes their messages based upon the critical viewpoints they express, that's a violation of the First Amendment," constitutional lawyer Gerry Weber said.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Influencer Charged With Promoting 'Text-to-Vote' Disinformation Must Face Jury, Judge Rules

A social media user was charged with conspiring to disseminate misinformation designed to deprive people of their right to vote.
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