Lager Than Life: $56 Million Verdict in Beer Trademark Dispute Still on Tap
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a $56 million trial verdict in a trademark dispute, finding that the evidence supported the jury’s conclusion that a beer company’s rebranding of...
View ArticleSeattle Federal Judge Enjoins Enforcement of EO Banning Birthright Citizenship
On Jan. 23, 2025, in a suit filed in the U.S. District Court in Seattle by the attorneys-general of Washington State, Arizona, Illinois, and Oregon to overturn President Donald Trump’s executive order...
View ArticleRAISING HELL’TH!: SelectQuote Hit With Two More Complaints
Hey, TCPAWorld!SelectQuote seems to be on fire lately on TCPAWorld—it seems like I just blogged about them. See ONE AFTER ANOTHER!: SelectQuote Hit With Yet Another TCPA Complaint – TCPAWorld; ATTACKED...
View ArticleSupreme Court to Decide Key Question of Whether Rule 23(b)(3) Class May Be...
On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings v. Davis, No. 24-304, to decide “[w]hether a federal court may certify a class action pursuant to...
View ArticleVICTORY FOR TRAVEL + LEISURE: Court Dismisses Claim Over Prerecorded Calls
A bit of background.The plaintiff Vernicky Hodge purchased two timeshare properties from the Defendant Travel + Leisure. In making those purchases, Hodge agreed to make certain monthly payments....
View ArticleFederal Court Applies Antitrust Standard of Per Se Illegality to “Algorithmic...
A federal district court in Seattle recently issued an important antitrust decision on “algorithmic pricing.” Algorithmic pricing refers to the practice in which companies use software to help set...
View ArticleNinth Circuit Blocks Enforcement of California Social Media Addiction Law...
On January 28, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals of the Ninth Circuit temporarily enjoined enforcement of S.B. 976, the Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act (“the Act”) in its entirety,...
View ArticleOPT OUT WOES: Albertson’s Sued in TCPA Class Action for Allegedly Failing to...
April 11, 2025.That’s the date the FCC’s new and incredibly dangerous TCPA revocation rules are set to take effect.If you’re not aware of the new rule you need to watch this incredibly important...
View ArticleDog Toy Maker in the Doghouse (Again) for Tarnishing Jack Daniel’s Marks
Addressing this case for the third time, the US District Court for the District of Arizona found on remand that Jack Daniel’s was entitled to a permanent injunction after finding that VIP Products’...
View ArticleJudge Denies Kochava’s Motion to Dismiss FTC’s Suit Over Selling Geolocation...
On February 3, 2025, U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill of the District of Idaho denied digital marketing data broker Kochava Inc.’s motion to dismiss a suit brought by the Federal Trade Commission....
View ArticleCIPA SUNDAY: Class Certified! Instant Replay Catches Prudential Offside—It’s...
Greetings CIPAWorld!We are bringing back CIPA Sundays! And what better day to do it than Super Bowl Sunday—where the only replay we should be analyzing is on the field. But off the field, a different...
View ArticleCaution: Beware of Escape Hatch Allowing Successive Insurers to Dodge Claims...
The recent California federal court decision Scottsdale Ins. Co. v. Beachcomber Mgmt. Crystal Cove, LLC, et al. illustrates the perils that corporate policyholders may face in obtaining the full...
View ArticleWhere There’s Smoke, Is There Coverage? A Closer Look at Bottega, LLC v....
For policyholders, insurance is meant to provide peace of mind—a promise that when disaster strikes, they’ll have financial support to rebuild and recover. But as two recent cases show, the question of...
View ArticleExtension Vs. Capability – Google Learns the Difference The Hard Way
Earlier this week, frequent CIPAWorld participant Google lost a motion to dismiss based on the use of their Google Cloud Contact Center AI (“GCCCAI”) product. And this case (Ambriz v. Google, LLC, Case...
View ArticleBiden EPA Filed Notice of Appeal of Ruling that Typical Levels of Drinking...
As reported in our September 30, 2024, blog item, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled in September 2024 that the plaintiffs established by a preponderance of the...
View ArticleTrademark Parody: Sour Patch Kids Sues Cannabis Brand to Protect IP
Sour Patch Kids-maker Mondelëz Canada Inc. (“MCI”) has filed a trademark lawsuit against a THC-infused gummies maker selling under the brand “Stoney Patch.” July 19, 2019, in the U.S. District Court...
View ArticleEven Privilege Logs Can Be Privileged Under the Fifth Amendment
On January 28, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a significant ruling reinforcing the Fifth Amendment’s protection against self-incrimination and clarifying the...
View ArticleTwo Lawsuits Challenge Trump Administration’s Termination of Venezuela TPS
Advocacy groups and Venezuelan immigrants have filed suit in federal courts over terminated removal protections for Venezuelans in the United States.On Feb. 19, 2025, the National TPS Alliance, an...
View ArticleFederal Court Preliminarily Blocks Key Parts of President Trump’s Orders...
A federal judge in Maryland has preliminarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing key provisions of the recent executive orders (EO) to eliminate “illegal” diversity, equity, and inclusion...
View ArticleUpdated Guidance on the Corporate Transparency Act and Beneficial Ownership...
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) enforcement of the CTA’s beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements have been the subject...
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