Tag Archives: contracts

Copyright Act Panel 4: The Shifting Line Between Federal and State Protection

Posted on April 17, 2026 by rtushnet

29th Annual BTLJ-BCLT Spring Symposium: Origins, Evolution, and Possible Futures of the 1976  R. Anthony Reese, UCI School of Law Fundamental change: eliminating common-law copyright for unpublished works and unifying the regime at creation. Contemporaries like Ralph Sharp Brown saw … Continue reading →

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Visual comparison in online contract formation

Posted on August 11, 2025 by rtushnet

Cody v. Jill Acquisition LLC, — F.Supp.3d —-, 2025 WL 1822907, No. 25-CV-937 TWR (KSC) (S.D. Cal. Jun. 30, 2025) I wouldn’t usually blog a consumer class action that was just about arbitration, but I want to highlight this one … Continue reading →

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pandemic education shutdowns allow unjust enrichment, not contract or false advertising claims

Posted on February 27, 2025 by rtushnet

Yodice v. Touro College & Univ. Sys., 2025 WL 579957, No. 21cv2026 (DLC) (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 21, 2025) Yodice sued Touro for reimbursement of tuition and fees he paid during the Spring 2020 semester, when Touro’s campuses were closed due to … Continue reading →

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Another API (c) case with false advertising and contract claims too

Posted on October 18, 2024 by rtushnet

Trackman, Inc. v. GSP Golf AB, 2024 WL 4276497, No. 23 Civ. 598 (NRB) (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 24, 2024) Trackman makes the golf simulator game Perfect Golf, which offers users the ability to virtually play some of the most famous golf … Continue reading →

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challenge to Sirius XM’s (huge) junk fees survives

Posted on February 8, 2024 by rtushnet

Carovillano v. Sirius XM Radio Inc., 2024 WL 450040, No. 23 Civ. 4723 (PAE) (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 6, 2024) Among other things, this opinion features very effective use of images from this case and others! Plaintiffs alleged that Sirius XM promises … Continue reading →

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Are Burger King menu boards whoppers?

Posted on September 11, 2023 by rtushnet

Coleman v. Burger King Corp., No. 22-cv-20925-ALTMAN (S.D. Fla. Aug. 25, 2023) Plaintiffs alleged that Burger King, through its advertisements and in-store ordering boards, “materially overstates” the size of (and the amount of beef contained in) many of its burgers … Continue reading →

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Online contracts, government website edition

Posted on August 25, 2023 by rtushnet

 The terms of service for this state site are interesting. Query what happens when they’re barred by the law of another state (I see no forum selection clause) or by copyright misuse. And given the specific reference to “coffee table … Continue reading →

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Another digital “buy” button case survives motion to dismiss

Posted on March 23, 2023 by rtushnet

McTyere v. Apple, Inc, 2023 WL 2585888, No. 21-CV-1133-LJV (W.D.N.Y. Mar. 21, 2023) Plaintiffs alleged that Apple made false representations when it “sold” them digital content on the iTunes Store only to later remove their access to that same digital … Continue reading →

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Pandemic ski resort closures allow both contract and advertising claims

Posted on September 3, 2021 by rtushnet

Goodrich v. Alterra Mountain Co., 2021 WL 2633326, No. 20-cv-01057-RM-SKC (D. Colo. Jun. 25, 2021) Unlike the education cases so far, this pandemic case sustains both consumer protection and contract claims. “Plaintiffs purchased Ikon ski passes for the 2019-20 ski … Continue reading →

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unconscionability prevents enforcement of arbitration agreement for consumer claims

Posted on February 3, 2021 by rtushnet

Cabatit v. Sunnova Energy Corp., No. C089576, — Cal.Rptr.3d —-, 2020 WL 8365909 (Ct. App. Dec. 31, 2020) California isn’t fond of mandatory consumer arbitration. Here, the court finds the arbitration agreement unconscionable and refuses to enforce it against a … Continue reading →

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