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X can claim trespass to chattel in data scraping case – Attorney Evan Brown

February 1, 2025 rehan.rafique No Comments

X Corp. sued Bright Data Ltd. for unauthorized access to X’s servers and the scraping and resale of data from X’s platform. Plaintiff sought the court’s permission to file a second amended complaint after the court dismissed its prior complaint. The court granted plaintiff’s motion in part and denied it in part, allowing some claims…

Internet Law

What’s New in 2025? New Laws Surrounding Landlord Tenant Law in California

February 1, 2025 rehan.rafique No Comments

If you have been involved with residential rental properties over the last couple of years in California, you undoubtedly are aware of the constant legal changes facing the industry. While we have largely moved on from moratoriums concerning eviction, there appears to be no slowing down in the State’s efforts to protect tenants. Below we…

Property Law

Johnston’s Meats Barred from Using Electric Prods Following Undercover Video

February 1, 2025 rehan.rafique No Comments

A provincially-licensed pig slaughterhouse in Chilliwack, British Columbia is being subject to enforcement action by the province, following shocking undercover footage showing horrifying and illegal cruelty animals. In December 2024, Animal Justice released a gut-wrenching hidden-camera video from Johnston’s Packers (also known as Johnston’s Meats or Johnston’s Pork), giving the first undercover look…

Canada Law

DPG Media et al vs. HowardsHome – A national ruling on DSM’s press publishers’ rights and TDM exceptions

January 31, 2025 rehan.rafique No Comments

Photo by Matt Popovich on Unsplash Introduction The 2019 Copyright in the Digital Single Market (DSM) Directive is a complex legislative text that raises several questions of legal interpretation. Increasingly, these questions are making their way to national courts. A recent example is the Dutch case ruled upon by the Amsterdam District Court (“the court”)…

European Law

Airbnb Tax Info Canada – Investor Lawyer

January 31, 2025 rehan.rafique No Comments

Short-term rentals like Airbnb are becoming increasingly popular. We get a huge number of inquiries about them at my real estate law office in Edmonton, Alberta, and I know that folks are concerned about them across Canada. The legal issues with short-term rentals often have to do with local zoning regulations for a property, which…

Property Law

Alberta Court says Charter precludes statutory compulsion to identify scrap metal sellers – All About Information

January 31, 2025 rehan.rafique No Comments

On January 23rd, the Alberta Court of Justice held that the provisions of the Alberta Scrap Metal Dealers and Recyclers Identification Act that require scrap metal dealers to identify scrap metal sellers and transmit their information to government for law enforcement purposes violate the Charter prohibition against unreasonable search. The Act requires sellers of scrap…

Canada Law

European Parliament Resolution On Third-Party Funding: A Step Too Far?

January 31, 2025 rehan.rafique No Comments

International arbitration proceedings typically involve fact-sensitive and technically complex transnational disputes, and usually require large legal teams, multiple expert and fact witnesses, making the costs skyrocket. In this scenario, a party lacking the necessary funds might decide not to pursue a legitimate claim. This limited access to arbitral justice is concerning from a policy standpoint,…

European Law

Court Upholds Google’s Ad TOS Amendment to Add an Arbitration Clause-In re Google Digital Advertising Antitrust Litigation

January 31, 2025 rehan.rafique No Comments

This is a long-running litigation battle over Google’s advertising practices. In 2021, many individual advertiser claims were consolidated into an MDL in SDNY. Four years and 900+ docket entries later, the SNDY court holds that two plaintiffs’ claims must go to arbitration. Because other advertisers probably have similar facts, I assume much of this litigation…

Internet Law

McLaughlin v. Cerda: Post-shift drinks and the duty to warn

January 31, 2025 rehan.rafique No Comments

On the evening of January 9, 2017, after finishing her serving shift at S&L Kitchen and Bar in Langley, Ms. Cerda remained in the restaurant to have a post-shift drink at the bar with several of her colleagues. Ms. Cerda and her co-workers, after finishing their drinks, had plans to travel to the newly opened…

Canada Law

Financial Matters Prior To A New York Divorce

January 30, 2025 rehan.rafique No Comments

Your Key To Financial Clarity Initiating a divorce and navigating the immediate repercussions means you’re bombarded with countless decisions. When weighing up how to tackle these financial matters prior to your New York divorce fully wrapping up, you may wonder whether you should open up new bank accounts and lines of credit. It can be…

New York Law