Twelve plaintiffs have banded together in the UK to file a lawsuit against Google, which could open Google to damage payments – not just for the 12, but for anyone else with an iPhone who used Google via the Safari browser.
District Judge Lucy Koh said the plaintiffs had shown economic injury could occur through Facebook's use of their names, photographs, and likenesses. Facebook has been ordered to pay $10 million to charity to settle a lawsuit over Sponsored Stories.
This case, while a victory for Newton, does leave a lot of material for plaintiffs in future defamation via hyperlinking cases to go on. It doesn’t prevent prospective plaintiffs from filing similar suits, depending on the specifics of their...
While the lawsuit was filed on behalf of two plaintiffs by Chicago law firm Edelson McGuire, the case is set up to become a class action suit. Additionally, the plaintiffs are seeking damages for the alleged privacy violations.
Both Viacom and the class-action group filed appeals, but Google's recent move seems to have satisfied at least the majority of the plaintiffs. Google has finally reached a deal with a group of music publishers who filed a class-action lawsuit in...
Since Google settling with the plaintiffs would set a legal precedent for wiretapping suits, the company's choice to appeal is very much in line with expectations. A Silicon Valley Federal Judge, James Ware, examined a case from plaintiffs to...
Google admitted to collecting some anonymized information from people who opt-in to using GPS, but the plaintiffs, Julie Brown and Kayla Molaski, don't like it and don't approve. Following news last week that Android devices track and store your...
The ruling while applied to actions on YouTube could have impact on search results if other plaintiffs come forward in New York and use the ruling as a precedent. Will Tuesday's court ruling impact Google's policy of what information they keep in...
Ireland, for example, requested that it destroys the gathered information immediately, whereas plaintiffs in the U.S.request that the data be kept for material proof of wrongdoing. Wi-Fi) from the home network of a member of the Department of...
The plaintiffs, Vicki Van Valin and Neil Mertz, claim that their privacy was violated and they request a preliminary and permanent injunction for such data collected by Google to not be destroyed as it represents critical evidence, TechEye reported.
After hearing feedback from foreign rightsholders, the plaintiffs decided to narrow the class to include only these countries, which share a common legal heritage and similar book industry practices. British, Australian, and Canadian rightsholders...
For example, in July, Facebook was hit with two lawsuits claiming click fraud on their behalf (i.e.the plaintiffs are accusing Facebook of charging for clicks that never even occurred). I've been concerned with click fraud since the beginning of...
Defendants agree to reasonably consult with Plaintiffs' consultant if necessary to reach agreement on the protocol. Yesteday, I reported that YouTube user viewing histories would not longer be handed over to Viacom by Google per an agreement by the...
To the contrary, the availability on the YouTube site of a vast library of the copyrighted works of plaintiffs and others is the cornerstone of defendants' business plan," Viacom said. Viacom President and CEO Philippe Daumann joined Kevin Johnson...
I can't tell you how many plaintiffs who have sued for this have gotten their own hands caught in the cookie jar," says Goldman. Here we cover important tips and tactics by online intellectual property attorneys and legal counsels for the search...
According to the ruling, plaintiffs -- including the National Federation of the Blind -- claim Target.com violates federal and state laws prohibiting discrimination against the disabled," Rueters stated.
Google Not Added to Microsoft Antitrust CaseGoogle's attempt to be added to the list of plaintiffs in the Microsoft antitrust trial was ignored by the U.S. From the SEW blog: Organic Search Presidential Candidates Need Some Help with their...
Google Not Added to Microsoft AntiTrust CaseGoogle's attempt to be added to the list of plaintiffs in the Microsoft antitrust trial was ignored by the U.S. Want a snapshot of the day's search marketing news?
Google's attempt to be added to the list of plaintiffs in the Microsoft antitrust trial was ignored by U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly yesterday. Google is not a plaintiff in this case," the judge stated.
Google Wins Clickfraud Case in Court In a click fraud case filed against Google in Pennsylvania by one of the 556 plaintiffs that opted out of the July 2006 class-action settlement, Google won a victory not on any click fraud-related grounds, but...
