The ‘Long Arm’ of CIPA and Its Newfound Pen-Trap Claims
Podcast: The Briefing by the IP Law Blog - Jerry West Thinks His Portrayal in HBO’s “Winning Time” is a Loser
The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: Jerry West Thinks His Portrayal in HBO’s “Winning Time” is a Loser
BakerHostetler Partner Paul Karlsgodt Discusses Privacy Class Actions
With its potential for lucrative statutory damages, the TCPA attracts serial litigants like moths to a flame. In response, some businesses are trying to help callers avoid calling numbers associated with serial litigants by...more
In Auer v. Trans Union, LLC, 902 F.3d 873 (8th Cir. 2018), the Eighth Circuit took a detour into common law and reminded us that a plaintiff who has consented to an alleged FCRA violation does not have standing to maintain a...more
Our client, we’ll call them Company X, provides installation, connection, upgrades and repairs for one of the country’s largest providers of residential and commercial television, telephone and Internet service. We’ll call...more
On March 1, 2017, the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota granted a motion to dismiss a lawsuit predicated on alleged violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA” or the “Act”). If a person...more
On the May morning that the Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, I was among those who read the case as a bellwether. The Spokeo appeal addressed a long-festering issue about whether Congress may...more
On October 12, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied a petition for an en banc rehearing of its September 12 decision in Galaria, et al. v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (Nos. 15-3386/3387). In...more
Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, 136 S. Ct. 1540 (U.S. May 16, 2016), it is clear that “Article III standing requires a concrete injury even in the context of a statutory violation,” such that a...more