Best of 2013: Cooley Law v. John Doe 1, in which Doe does not
Ron ColemanFirst published May 1, 2013. Today I was preparing a brief in opposition to a subpoena served on a client seeking information to identify certain anonymous third parties. The argument…
Cooley Law v. John Doe 1, in which Doe does not
Today I was preparing a brief in opposition to a subpoena served on a client seeking information to identify certain anonymous third parties. The argument against such business is pretty…
John Doe in Illinois
Evan Brown lays this out so clearly it would be a shame to go through the trouble of paraphrasing: Zynga (you know, the creator of Farmville and Mafia Wars) has…
It’s good to the be the king
Ron ColemanMichael Atkins: Western District Judge John Coughenour appears to have stopped taking new trademark cases. New matters assigned to him reportedly are reassigned to other judges with the statement that…
Internet anonymity still a judicial fave
Ron ColemanEvan Brown reports: A trial court in Arizona has quashed a subpoena served on Godaddy, issued by a plaintiff in a defamation suit against an anonymous website owner. Applying the…
Blogger anonymity upheld against John Doe defamation claims
The defendant-appellant, John Doe No.1, anonymously posted allegedly defamatory statements about the plaintiff-appellee, Cahill, on an internet blog. Cahill brought a defamation action. Seeking to serve process on Doe, Cahill…
John Doe Discovery Cases Go from Meritless to Expensive
The John Doe lawsuit filed solely for discovery purposes is not only dying, but it may become its very own tort! We addressed some of the issues and developments in…
Grapes of Rath
The Patently Obvious Blog reports that the Federal Circuit, still clinging to antique notions of national sovereignty, quaintly rules that although the U.S. is indeed a signatory to the Paris…