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Section 230 Protect Apple’s App Store from Claims Over Cryptocurrency Theft–Diep v. Apple

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False Advertising. eBay case from 2008. In general, courts should not permit a false advertising claim based on a “safe” representation where the representation is rendered untrue by third-party content. ” This is a highly defense-favorable reading of the contract provision. Implications.

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Second Circuit Rejects an Account Termination Lawsuit…Again (Phew!)–Domen v. Vimeo

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Courts have rejected Section 230 defenses against claims for false advertising, deceptive trade practices, and tortious interference. 6:08-cv-42-Orl-19GJK, 2008 WL 2704404 at *24 (M.D. July 8, 2008). Certain claims sounding in contract or tort may be beyond the reach of Section 230(c)(2)’s protection from suit.

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Coffee clash: "up to" on label plausibly misleading where instructions would produce only 70-80% of that

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However, consumers cannot make the quantity of cups advertised on the label if they use one tablespoon per cup. cannister of Folgers Classic Roast advertises that it makes up to 240 cups of coffee, which, according to the instructions, requires 240 tablespoons, or 1200 grams of ground coffee. 2008) (citing Burr v. But the 30.5