Janice Dickenson, a well-known celebrity and model, filed an action against Bill Cosby, also well-known TV personality and comedian, for defamation, false light, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. After going public with accusations of rape against Cosby, Dickenson received a demand letter and discovered a press release, both issued by Cosby’s attorney Martin … [Read more...] about Are anti-SLAPP Motions the Proper Vehicle to Attack Derivative Claims? Dickenson v. Cosby (2017) 17 Cal.App.5th 655
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Planet Aid Inc. v. Reveal, Center for Investigative Reporting (2020 WL 1701960) Order re: Outstanding Discovery Disputes and Anti-SLAPP Motion
Code of Civil Procedure Section 425.16, subdivision (g) states that “[a]ll discovery proceedings in the action shall be stayed upon the filing of a notice of [an anti-SLAPP] motion” and the stay “shall remain in effect until notice of entry of the order ruling on the motion[,] or in the event a party files a noticed motion seeking additional discovery and establishes good cause … [Read more...] about Planet Aid Inc. v. Reveal, Center for Investigative Reporting (2020 WL 1701960) Order re: Outstanding Discovery Disputes and Anti-SLAPP Motion
In re Facebook, Inc. Internet Tracking Litig.: Tracking users’ internet history: When is it an invasion of privacy, and when is it a statutory violation?
A recent Ninth Circuit appeals case involving Facebook and Facebook users drew a clear line in the sand on multiple issues pertaining to Facebook’s practice of gathering user’s browser histories, through the use of cookies, after the user logged out of Facebook. Plaintiffs, Facebook users, filed a complaint against the social media mogul claiming, among other things, … [Read more...] about In re Facebook, Inc. Internet Tracking Litig.: Tracking users’ internet history: When is it an invasion of privacy, and when is it a statutory violation?
Facebook, Inc. v. Superior Court of City and County of San Francisco (2020) 46 Cal.App.5th 109
In a recent case out of San Francisco County, the court of appeals concluded that the trial court failed to adequately consider all of the relevant factors under the Stored Communications Act to show good cause to allow the disclosure of private social media communications. Defendants were indicted on gang-related charges related to a drive by shooting. Defendants served a … [Read more...] about Facebook, Inc. v. Superior Court of City and County of San Francisco (2020) 46 Cal.App.5th 109
Six4Three, LLC v. Facebook
Six4Three, LLC v. Facebook, Inc. (Cal. Ct. App., Sept. 30, 2019, No. A154890) 2019 WL 4784420 In 2012 Plaintiff Six4Three, LLC, developed an app called “Pikinis,” which searched Facebook for photos of people wearing bikinis. Anyone who downloaded Pinkinis could instantly search images posted not only by Facebook users, but also by friends of users. Noting the obvious … [Read more...] about Six4Three, LLC v. Facebook