IP Infringement Trends on TikTok and Walmart Marketplace

Social commerce and third-party marketplaces have created new opportunities for brands, but they have also made intellectual property infringement faster and harder to contain. On TikTok Shop and Walmart Marketplace, businesses may encounter counterfeit products, copied product images, unauthorized trademark use, and listings designed to resemble established brands. Recent platform policies...

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How Federal Appellate Courts Review Denials of Arbitration

The Seventh Circuit recently addressed an inconsistency in Seventh Circuit case law regarding how district court orders denying arbitration are reviewed.

The defendant sought de novo review of the ultimate waiver decision, and clear error review of only the underlying factual findings. Meanwhile, the plaintiff asserted clear error review of the...

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Why Amazon Sellers Must Understand California Proposition 65

For Amazon stores that sell products in California, awareness of California Proposition 65 is critical. Proposition 65 is a law concerning the disclosure of certain chemicals in products. It raises a series of compliance issues and potentially expensive litigation claims.

Proposition 65 mandates that businesses provide a “clear and...

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The Dangers of Relying on AI to Write An Appellate Brief

Abbigail Rajala posted a critical review of her dating experience with Nikko D’Ambrosio on the Chicago Facebook’s Spill the Tea group. According to the district court, D’Ambrosio “sued anyone remotely associated with those posts for all possible, imaginable claims, including the woman who dated him and her parents, women commenting on posts, the...

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Another Schedule A Litigation Win

Last week, I achieved a successful outcome for my clients, a group of Amazon stores sued in the federal district court for the Northern District of Illinois. The case is TingTing Chen v. The Individuals, Corporations, and Limited Liability Companies Identified on Schedule A, case number 25-cv-11949. After six months of federal...

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