Legal Research Blog

When the RIAA sues some teenager for sharing music on Kazaa, it’s no longer news. After a while, the legal machinations gets old. Quick. So, when a media company gets sued for copyright infringement, that’s news. Or is it?While browsing through Pravda Studios, LLC v. Corbis Corporation et al., I came [...]

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From the Complaint in Brittany Pitts v. Joseph R. Francis et al.:
Plaintiff was socializing with friends and new acquaintances on the beach in Panama City when she was approached by Defendant Joe Francis as an agent and representative of Defendant Mantra Films and Defendant MRA. Defendant Francis and another agent of the Defendants coerced [...]

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From the Complaint filed in Daisy Mountain Fire District v. Microsoft Corporation:
Software companies offering superior operating systems and/or lower prices (namely, companies such as Digital Research, Inc. (”DRI”), International Business Machines (”IBM”), and Be, Inc.) were not able to compete with Microsoft because of Microsoft’s unlawful conduct.
C’mon. You can’t be serious. I’m no [...]

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MedPage Today: Brochiolitis Obliterans Pops Up in Home Microwave. A microwave-popcorn addict who found the aroma of the freshly made snack to be irresistibly intoxicating has developed brochiolitis obliterans[.]
I had previously seen reports of workers in popcorn plants suffering respiratory illness from breathing in diacetyl, which popcorn manufacturers use to impart the flavor [...]

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The Grizzly Bear, Bighorn Sheep and Humpback Whale. Now is a good time to add Doe Plaintiffs to the endangered species list. In Doe 1 et al. v. Ciolli et al., the plaintiffs alleged that the defendants defamed, harassed and threatened them on AutoAdmit, an Internet law school admissions discussion board.Seriously, what’s the [...]

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Justia just released a beta version of their Federal District Court Filings & Docket search engine. Want to know why you should check it out?

Free. It won’t cost you a dime, or a nickel or even a penny. It is free. No registration required. Nothing. It’s really free! [...]

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