Legal Opinion

gator.com Corp. v. L.L. Bean, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided February 15, 2005No. 02-15035PublishedCited by 136 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:

We must decide whether a declaratory judgment action initiated to determine the legality of a software vendor’s pop-up advertising program is rendered moot by a settlement under which the vendor permanently modified its software and the website owner relinquished all claims.

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Gator.com Corporation1 is the proprietor of a software program that enables computer users to store personal information — including addresses, credit card numbers, and passwords — in a “digital wallet.” When a website prompts the user for such information, Gator’s digital wallet automatically…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (TOC), Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
  3. Steffel v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Maryland Casualty Co. v. Pacific Coal & Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  5. Havens Realty Corp. v. ColemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by136 opinions

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  5. Micah Fialka-Feldman v. Oakland University Board of TrusteesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2011

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