Arent Fox LLP | USA | 3 Oct 2017
In another victory for retail and fashion clients, a federal court recently held that an online arbitration provision for a web-based application was…
Arent Fox LLP | USA | 12 Jul 2016
On July 5, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California refused to compel a TCPA plaintiff to arbitrate his dispute against Dick's…
Arent Fox LLP | USA | 27 Aug 2014
On August 18, 2014, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion sending website owners a clear warning that the onus is on them…
Arent Fox LLP | USA | 2 Apr 2014
A recent ruling out of West Texas in Mendoza v. Microsoft, Inc., 5:13-CV-00378 (W.D. Tex. March 5, 2014) serves as a reminder that companies must…
Arent Fox LLP | USA | 24 Mar 2014
On March 18, 2014, the US District Court for the Northern District of California denied class certification in a suit alleging that Google violated…
Arent Fox LLP | USA | 3 Jan 2013
One need look no further than the recent Instagram controversy to realize that Terms of Service are not just legalese, but crucial contracts and…
Arent Fox LLP | USA | 9 Aug 2012
In a recent case in California, plaintiff Fred Weiss filed a class action lawsuit alleging that the Pittsburgh Penguins violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and breached the terms of service for their text message notification program.
Arent Fox LLP | USA | 24 May 2012
A federal court may finally have the opportunity to address the widely debated copyright issues surrounding social media websites such as Pinterest, Facebook, and Tumblr.
Arent Fox LLP | USA | 26 Apr 2012
Any company with an online presence, especially one that allows users or subscribers to post content or images, should carefully consider applicable intellectual property laws and take steps to ensure that its website’s terms of service are at all times appropriately tailored to provide adequate protection for the company while simultaneously serving the specific needs of the site and its users.
Arent Fox LLP | USA | 13 Feb 2012
On February 8, 2012, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed suit against the FTC in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia regarding Google’s plans to make changes in its terms of service that will combine the privacy policies and user data from over 60 different Google products and services.