Paul Ceglia, the embattled Facebook, Inc. litigant claiming a 50% ownership stake in the social media company, is likely to lose yet another lawyer to represent him in his two-year-old lawsuit. Early this year, Facebook's and Mark Zuckerberg's lead attorney Orin Snyder described Ceglia's "revolving door of lawyers [as]...additional evidence…
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Why would a defendant litigate over four and a half years, finish conducting discovery, tell a court that it’s ready for trial, and then – only then – ask a plaintiff to admit that he posted photographs on Facebook and other social media sites? That is the question answered in…
Last week, my colleague Ilana Bergstrom and I attended a session called “Law School for Digital Journalists” at a conference hosted by the Online News Association. Although both of us went to law school, the session seemed like an opportunity to learn about the unique issues that online journalists face.…
Here is a rundown of February's highest scoring lawyers on Justia Legal Answers, along with a look at which Justia Dockets legal filings, Tech Law blog posts, and Facebook posts readers viewed the most. Justia Legal Answers’ Top 10 Legal Answerers for February 2012 Nick Passe, 1,600 points, 32 answers…
The Wall Street Journal Law Blog reported last month that a class action suit against legal forms provider Legal Zoom survived a motion for summary judgement and will proceed to trial in a Missouri federal court. In rejecting the defendant's motion, Judge Laughrey allowed the plaintiffs to move forward with their complaint…
Tomorrow is national Take Your Dog to Work Day®, a phrase trademarked by a pet sitters' industry group. At Justia, however, every day is take your dog to work day, where the in-house dogs keep hounding us for more free law. They: Help us chase laws Sit for Supreme Court…
Unless your head has been stuck in the sand over the last week, you've probably spent some time wondering about how 77 million Sony PlayStation Network gamers had their online data hacked, and their credit card information possibly stolen. What if a hacker got a hold of your law firm…
Courtney and I wanted to update you on our latest free law offering, Justia Daily Opinion Summaries. When we announced the launch last week, we noted that our jurisdictional coverage included all Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal and select state supreme courts. The team has been working hard to expand…
Hi Friends! Today Cicely and I are pleased to announce Justia's newest free law offering: FREE Daily Opinion Summaries of all Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal and select State Supreme Courts! Our Daily Opinion Summaries deliver clear, concise summaries of breaking court opinions right to your in-box. The summaries are…
The recent news that the Lillian Goldman Law Library at Yale launched a pilot program allowing patrons to “check out” Monty, a therapy dog, got me thinking about other possible ways dogs have worked their way into law-related venues. For instance, if you know one thing about Justia, it’s that…