all - Opinion Summaries

Experience Hendrix, LLC v. HendrixLicensing.com

Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
Judgment for plaintiff, which owns trademarks that it uses to sell and license products related to deceased rock legend Jimi Hendrix, in an action...

Aguilar-Turcios v. Holder

Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Immigration Law, Military Law
The petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA) decision finding that petitioner's conviction for violating Article 92 of the...

Obsidian Finance Group v. Cox

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
Liability for a defamatory blog post involving a matter of public concern cannot be imposed without proof of fault and actual damages.

US v. Lyons

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Cyberspace Law, Evidence, Sports Law
Defendants' convictions and sentences for two counts under the Wire Act, two counts under RICO, and one count for conducting an illegal gambling...

US v. Breton

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Cyberspace Law, Evidence
Defendant's conviction and sentence for producing, possessing, and distributing child pornography is affirmed, where: 1) the district judge did not...

Joffe v. Google, Inc.

Class Actions, Communications Law, Cyberspace Law
The district court's order denying defendant's motion to dismiss claims that defendant violated the Wiretap Act when, in the course of capturing its...

Boorstein v. CBS Interactive, Inc.

Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law, Sports Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's causes of action for violations of Civil Code section 1798.83 et seq. (the shine the light disclosure law) and Business and...

Lee v. Intelius, Inc.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Cyberspace Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
The district court's order denying a third-party-defendant's motion to compel arbitration in a state-law class action brought against defendant by...

Sprint Communications, Inc. v. Jacobs

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Public Utilities
In a suit in which plaintiff sought a declaration that the Telecommunications Act of 1996 preempted the Iowa Utilities Board's (IUB) decision that...

Petronas v. Godaddy.com

Consumer Protection Law, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
Summary judgment for defendant in an action under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) alleging that defendant engaged in...