Consumer Law

Dell Cybersquatting Case
Last week, the U.S. District Court for Southern Florida unsealed a lawsuit that Dell filed in October. See story here: Dell Takes Cybersquatters to Court. The cybersquatting/typosquatting lawsuit is unique in that they are going after several registrars as being “responsible for registering and profiting off of nearly 1,100 domains that were “confusingly similar” to Dell’s [...

Canada on Dell
The Supreme Court of Canada finally decided the much anticipated Dell Computer Corp. v. Union des consommateurs case. Online retailer Dell attempted to object to a class action commenced in Québec by relying on a National Arbitration Forum arbitration clause, mentioned only in the terms and conditions of its website...

Dell Engaged in Deceptive Advertising, New York Judge Rules
Source: Lexology, July 1, 2008. Dell deceived customers, NY judge rulesReed Smith LLP"A New York state court judge has found that computer retailer Dell, Inc., and its financing arm, Dell Financial Services, L...

It's a Dud, Dude
Patent monger Alcatel-Lucent sued Dell in 2003 over 15 patents; Dell counterclaimed with 6,038,597 and 6,182,275, related to Internet computer product ordering. Jury trial found Dell's patents valid and non-infringed...

Dell Cybersquatting Complaint Re: Domain Typo-Tasting
Follow the Latest Developments In The Dell Typosquatting / ACPA Lawsuit Here. Dell claims that organizations doling out domain names have deployed a network of shell businesses that profit from internet web surfers who make typos while entering URLs...

Shot to Dell
Dell’s CLOUD COMPUTING trademark application has gone up in a vapory mass of smoke: Dell cannot register “cloud computing” as a trademark because the term is a generic one describing services offered by many companies, the U...

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California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
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Heart of Atlanta v United States
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VA Sets New Benefit Rules for Agent Orange-Related Ilnesses
Agent Orange-Related Ilnesses VA Sets New Benefit Rules

$100 Million in Dell Fraud Charges Settlement
Dell Settles Fraud Charges for $100 Million

Dell Inc
Settles 34-State Lawsuit

Dell
Sued for Gender Discrimination

Ebay Fined
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Personal Injury
Appeals Court Upholds Congressional Legislation