Case Studies

Litigation updates from matters Javitch Law Office is handling in federal court.

Class Actions

Taylor v. Google: Ninth Circuit Appeal on Class Representation

Javitch Law Office represents class member Nathan Byars in an appeal from approval of a $135 million Android cellular-data class settlement.

FACE Act

Firm Matter: Helmann v. CodePink — FACE Act Claim Over the Adas Torah Synagogue Blockade Survives Dismissal

Javitch Law Office is counsel to Plaintiff in Helmann v. CodePink. A federal court in Los Angeles held that CodePink's pre-protest post targeting the Adas Torah Synagogue plausibly alleged a "threat of force" under the FACE Act, and denied CodePink's motion to dismiss.

First Amendment

Firm Victory: Federal Court Enters Judgment Against Omaha's Mayor for Blocking a Constituent on Facebook

Javitch Law Office won summary judgment and a consent judgment in the District of Nebraska: the Mayor of Omaha violated the First Amendment by deleting a resident's comment about a downtown sinkhole and blocking her from his official Facebook page.

FOIA / Copyright

Firm Victory: Federal Judge Clears the Way to Challenge the Sixth Floor Museum's Zapruder Copyright

Javitch Law Office scores a procedural win in the Northern District of Texas: the court keeps alive a challenge to the Zapruder film copyright and holds that a FOIA requester can force an agency to post frequently requested records online.

Robocalls / TCPA

Robocalls, "Verified Consent," and a Question Four Federal Courts Have Not Been Able to Answer

Javitch Law Office filed a putative TCPA class action against Lendvia and affiliated companies over prerecorded calls defended with so-called "Verified Consent" certificates. Four federal courts have refused to treat those certificates as conclusive.

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