Winston & Strawn LLP | USA | 9 Aug 2016
A California federal judge recently ruled against Dick's Sporting Goods' motion to compel arbitration of a consumer's proposed TCPA class action…
Winston & Strawn LLP | USA | 12 Oct 2015
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently filed a complaint against Roca Labs, Inc. (and several of its officers) alleging that it was unfairly…
Winston & Strawn LLP | USA | 7 Apr 2014
After Instagram updated its terms of use in December 2012, a class-action lawsuit was filed alleging breach of contract as well as a claim under…
Winston & Strawn LLP | USA | 4 Apr 2014
The district court for the Northern District of California recently dismissed a class-action lawsuit filed against Facebook on behalf of minors whose…
Winston & Strawn LLP | USA | 28 Sep 2011
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California recently dismissed a misappropriation case, one of many pending against Facebook, stemming from its Friend Finder service.
Winston & Strawn LLP | Global | 28 May 2010
Companies looking to conduct user-generated content ("UGC") contests on YouTube should be aware that YouTube is now actively enforcing certain aspects of its promotions policies.
Winston & Strawn LLP | USA | 16 Mar 2010
Clickwrap agreements are generally considered enforceable; however, if the proponent of a clickwrap receives notice that only certain people, such as executives, are authorized to bind a company, subsequent clickwrap acceptance by others may not bind the company.
Winston & Strawn LLP | USA | 16 Mar 2010
Essex Technology Group sued eBay for terminating Essex's right to trade on the eBay auction system after Consumer Depot, a competitor of Essex, accused Essex of "shill bidding," and eBay subsequently terminated Essex's ability to trade on the eBay site.
Winston & Strawn LLP | USA | 18 Dec 2009
Twitter recently amended its Web site terms of use to emphasize that users own their own postings.
Winston & Strawn LLP | USA | 18 Dec 2009
CoStar Reality Information Inc., a national commercial real estate information services provider, granted a license for its databases to Copier Country.