direct-liability
4 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-9 | AstraZeneca UK Limited, et al. v. Joshua Atchley, et al. | District of Columbia | 2023-07-05 | GVR | CVSGAmici (2)Relisted (2) | aiding-and-abetting anti-terrorism-act direct-liability foreign-government-agency foreign-terrorist-organization proximate-causation specific-attack terrorist-organization transacting-with-government-agency | 1. Whether, in light of Taamneh, the Court should grant, vacate, and remand for further proceedings. 2. Whether plaintiffs plead proximate causation … |
| 22-1053 | ABKCO Music, Inc., et al. v. William Sagan, et al. | Second Circuit | 2023-05-01 | Denied | Amici (2) | bootleg-recordings commercial-exploitation contributory-infringement copyright-infringement digital-distribution direct-liability music-licensing secondary-liability vicarious-liability | Whether direct liability for copyright infringement is limited to the person who actually "presses the button" to make the infringing copies. |
| 21-5013 | Arnold Council v. United States | Seventh Circuit | 2021-07-06 | Denied | IFP | 18-usc-924(c)(3)(a) accomplice-liability crime-of-violence criminal-law direct-liability elements-clause hobbs-act sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation | Whether Hobbs Act robbery qualifies as a "crime of violence" under the elements clause in 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A) as to either direct or accomplice l… |
| 18-1540 | VHT, Inc. v. Zillow Group, Inc., et al. | Ninth Circuit | 2019-06-13 | Denied | Response Waived | automated-systems circuit-split copyright-infringement direct-liability exclusive-rights fifth-circuit fourth-circuit proximate-causation statutory-construction third-circuit volitional-conduct | The owner of a copyright holds the exclusive rights of reproduction, distribution, public display, and adaptation in his or her work. 17 U.S.C. § 106.… |