New Developments in the World of Section 230
June 2020 Monthly Minute | Effectively Protecting Your Data
Jones Day Presents: What is Smart Code and How Does it Relate to Smart Contracts?
PATIENT PRIVACY IN AN ERA OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Are website terms of use enforceable?
Can a website copy terms of use or a privacy policy from a similar website?
IN THREE COURT DECISIONS IN THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, two themes emerged: reading the contract before you sign and understanding the law that applies. In the first case, a court needed to decide which of two contracts...more
On March 28, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina ruled that class members must arbitrate their claims against an online lending marketplace relating to a 2022 data breach that affected current,...more
This week, the Court addresses the enforceability of an arbitration provision in Live Nation and Ticketmaster’s terms of use. OBERSTEIN V. LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC. The Court holds that Live Nation and...more
The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court just issued the latest significant ruling in the mass arbitration space, a litigation trend that has been gaining notoriety over the last year and a half....more
Many online services feature comprehensive terms of use intended to protect their business from various types of risks. While it is often the case that a great deal of thought goes into the creation of those terms, frequently...more
A customer argued that he is not bound to the arbitration clause included in Amazon’s conditions of use since August 2011 because he never received notice of the clause or manifested his assent to it. Nonetheless, the...more
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s order denying Double Down Interactive, LLC, and International Game Technology’s (collectively, “Double Down”) motion to compel arbitration in a putative class action filed by...more
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida recently refused to compel arbitration in a putative class action based on an arbitration clause a plaintiff agreed to on a third party’s website he used to book a...more
This case involved a twist on the classic “shrinkwrap” agreement. Here, plaintiff homeowners brought a putative class action seeking damages and declaratory relief on behalf of a class of building owners who had used Tamko...more
On July 19, 2018, in May, et al. v. Expedia Inc., U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Lane issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman for the Western District of Texas grant a motion to...more
Plaintiff filed a class action against Barnes & Noble in the Southern District of New York, alleging that it violated her privacy by sharing information about her purchases with Facebook. Barnes & Noble moved to compel...more
Applying Washington law, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a California federal court’s ruling that Amazon’s Conditions of Use (COU) created a valid contract between Amazon and its customers, and there was no...more