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sending emails under former employees' names may be reverse passing off

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CCM counterclaimed for abuse of process and for violations of the Lanham Act and related state laws; one ex-employee also brought counterclaims against loanDepot for breach of contract and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. The false association/coordinate state law claims survived. App’x 43, 45–46 (2d Cir.

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adult venue's insurer did not successfully exclude ads from ad injury coverage

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26, 2024) Defendant, d/b/a Wonderland, operated an adult entertainment club and was one of the many such sued by various models for using their images in advertising without their consent from 2015 to 2019. Defendants counterclaimed for payment and damages for breach of contract and bad faith. Princeton Excess & Surplus Lines Ins.

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The fact/opinion divide: threat or menace? 9th Cir revives suit against Malwarebytes

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Enigma sued its competitor Malwarebytes for Lanham Act false advertising and NY business torts for designating its products as “malicious,” “threats,” and “potentially unwanted programs” (PUPs). Enigma alleged that its software products “(i) detect and remove malicious software (i.e.,

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Second Circuit Rejects an Account Termination Lawsuit…Again (Phew!)–Domen v. Vimeo

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Courts have rejected Section 230 defenses against claims for false advertising, deceptive trade practices, and tortious interference. 2016); Nat’l Numismatic Certification, LLC v. Certain claims sounding in contract or tort may be beyond the reach of Section 230(c)(2)’s protection from suit. Google, Inc. , 3d 1265 (M.D.

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challenge to Sirius XM's (huge) junk fees survives

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The court also pointed to Second Circuit decisions addressing, in contract law, when a party can be found to have been on inquiry notice of claimed terms during contract formation. The “duty to read” terms properly “called to [a consumer’s] attention” does not imply a “duty to ferret out contract provisions. Id Nicosia v.

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Amending Your TOS? Better Use a Clickthrough Process, Not Email Notice–Alkutkar v. Bumble

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He paid money to get extra visibility for his dating profile and claims he got poor results, so he sued Bumble for false advertising. Alkutkar joined Bumble in 2016. Bumble successfully redirects the case to arbitration based on its TOS. In January 2021, Bumble sought to add an arbitration clause to its TOS.

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divided NY court finds incomplete legal compilation wouldn't mislead reasonable consumers

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Matthew Bender argued that the omissions were an unfortunate mistake but not actionable misconduct; among other things, the sales contracts expressly disclaimed the accuracy, reliability, and currentness of the Tanbook. And the misrepresentations weren’t materially misleading “under all the circumstances, including defendant's disclaimer.”

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