Leota Bates writes: In Caldwell v. Cheapcaribbean.com, No. 2:09-cv-13828, 2010 WL 3603778 (E.D. Mich. Sept. 8, 2010), the District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan denied Defendant Cheapcaribbean.com, Inc.’s (“CheapCaribbean”) motions to dismiss, finding that the internet travel site was subject to limited personal jurisdiction in Michigan and that the forum selection clause included in the website’s…
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When Obama said he’d end DADT, he didn’t mean NOW, silly goose!
Jerry Markon reports: The Obama administration objected Thursday to immediately ending the military’s ban on openly gay service members, saying that an injunction to stop the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy might harm military readiness in a time of war. In a filing with a federal court in California, the Justice Department said that a judge…
Lack of knowledge of interception causes ECPA claims against website owners to fail
Evan Brown writes: Zinna v. Cook, No. 06-1733, 2010 WL 3604386 (D. Colo. September 7, 2010) Plaintiff sued for violation of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) claiming that defendants intercepted his email messages and posted them to a website called ColoradoWackoExposed.com. Defendants moved for summary judgment. The court granted the motion. Read Evan’s commentary…
Man drops lawsuit against Manitoba judge
As a follow-up to a case previously mentioned here, Kenyon Wallace reports: The man responsible for a sex scandal at the heart of the Manitoba judiciary has decided to drop his lawsuit against Associate Chief Justice Lori Douglas, conceding on Tuesday that he has insufficient evidence to proceed. Alex Chapman agreed to back down from…