Case highlights important privacy interests in electronic discovery dispute. From Ray Beckerman, we learn of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas’s decision on a motion to compel discovery filed by the recording industry against an accused file-sharer. While the defendant will have to submit her hard drive for forensic examination to [...]
Archive for October, 2006
Government couldn’t track location of cell phone without probable cause
October 15th, 2006
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In the case of In the Matter of the Application of the United States of America for an Order Authorizing the Disclosure of Prospective Cell Site Information, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin denied the government’s application for disclosure of “cell [s]ite information” pursuant to the Stored Communications Act (SCA), 18 [...]
A review of the Rescuecom case: AdWords trademark infringement suit dismissed
October 10th, 2006
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A review of the Target ADA case: California federal court denies motion to dismiss lawsuit over website accessibility
October 5th, 2006
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In the case of National Federation of the Blind v. Target Corporation, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has held that it will allow in part, and dismiss in part, a lawsuit brought against Target by an advocacy group claiming that Target’s website violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Plaintiffs, [...]
