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Manatees Battle It Out in Copyright Dispute

A New York based federal court recently had to resolve a copyright dispute between the animated manatee characters "Jukebox Manatee" and "Loafy.".. Read More

No Liability for TikTok Challenge Videos

A California court recently ruled that TikTok is not liable for property damage occurring at a bathroom in a Florida School District. The California.. Read More

No Section 230 Immunity for Poster Who Comments

A trial court in Minnesota recently denied a motion to dismiss by a defamation defendant who tried to rely on Section 230 of the Communications.. Read More

"Fake Sherlock" Loses Defamation Suit

A criminal profiler named Richard Walter recently saw his false light suit against New York Magazine dismissed. Mr. Walter failed to persuade the.. Read More

Anti-Riot Statute is Constitutional

Shamar Betts recently failed to overturn a federal anti-riot statute on First Amendment grounds. The United States Court of Appeals ruled that the.. Read More

Pure Irish Butter Not So Pure

I saw an interesting case out of New York that poses and interesting question – is "Pure Irish Butter" pure if it's wrapped in packaging containing.. Read More

Ohio Supreme Court Brings Curtain Down on Covid Death Data

The Ohio Supreme Court recently decided a case that puts valuable public health data regarding Covid related deaths collected by the Ohio Department.. Read More

Louis Farrakhan Loses Libel Suit

Louis Farrakhan and his Nation of Islam organization recently saw a New York based federal court dismiss their libel suit against the Anti-Defamation.. Read More

New York Court Applies Anti-Slapp Statute

A New York state Appellate Court recently applied that state’s Anti-SLAPP law to strike down a lawsuit brought by a conductor on the Long Island.. Read More

Ohio Looks To Slapp Frivolous Lawsuits Silly

State Senators Therese Gavarone and Nathan Manning recently introduced a bill in the Ohio Senate whereby Ohio would adopt the "Uniform Public.. Read More