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Wendler & Ezra, P.C. v. Am. Int'l Group, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
In a defamation case involving postings to an Internet forum, summary judgment for defendant is vacated and remanded where, although the court...

People v. Garelick

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Evidence
Conviction for attempted lewd or lascivious act on a child under 14, attempted distribution or exhibition of harmful matter to a minor, and possession...

ConnectU, LLC v. Zuckerberg

Civil Procedure, Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property
In an appeal in a dispute about the parties' rights in and to Facebook, an order dismissing the action is reversed where the jurisdictional claim in...

Fair Housing Council of San Fernando Valley v. Rommates.com, LLC

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Cyberspace Law, Landlord Tenant Law
In an action brought against the operator of an online roommate matching website, Roommate.com, alleging violations of the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and...

Charles v. Grief

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 racial discrimination and employment retaliation suit brought by plaintiff whose job as a systems analyst with the Texas...

Computer Docking Station Corp. v. Dell, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement case brought against Dell, Gateway, and Toshiba involving a portable microprocessor system, summary judgment for defendants,...

Spool v. World Child Int'l Adoption Agency

Civil Procedure, Cyberspace Law, False Advertising, Family Law
In an action alleging civil violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO) and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA),...

Entm't Software Ass'n v. Swanson

Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Evidence
Grant of a permanent injunction against the enforcement of a Minnesota law that prohibits minors from purchasing or renting video games bearing a...

Chicago Lawyers' Comm. for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc. v. Craigslist, Inc.

Civil Rights, Cyberspace Law
In a suit alleging that a website violated the Fair Housing Act by allowing users to post housing notices that stated a discriminatory intent, summary...

US v. Perrine

Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Evidence
In a prosecution for distribution, receipt and/or possession of child pornography, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and criminal...