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Court wants to know if Keker law firm is still representing Perplexity AI
Read more: Court wants to know if Keker law firm is still representing Perplexity AIWell, after Perplexity AI belatedly withdrew its motion to have the law firm Proskauer represent it (despite a potential conflict raised by Proskauer’s prior representation of the opposing party), Judge Engelmayer has sought clarification whether Perplexity’s original lawyer, the law firm Keker Van Nest, is still representing Perplexity or seeks to withdraw.
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Perplexity withdraws attempt to hire Proskauer firm, without ruling on potential conflict issue
Read more: Perplexity withdraws attempt to hire Proskauer firm, without ruling on potential conflict issuePerplexity AI decided to withdraw its motion to substitute its counsel by hiring the law firm of Proskauer, which had prior representation of Reddit on an unrelated matter. Unclear the reason for abandoning the attempt but here is the notice of withdrawal:
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Judge Engelmayer stays discovery on SerpApi’s antitrust counterclaim in case filed by Reddit
Read more: Judge Engelmayer stays discovery on SerpApi’s antitrust counterclaim in case filed by RedditIn Reddit v. SerpApi, Judge Engelmayer granted Reddit’s motion to stay discovery on SerpApi’s antirust counterclaim pending Reddit’s motion to dismiss.
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Reddit v. SerpApi will proceed without missing defendant AWMProxy
Read more: Reddit v. SerpApi will proceed without missing defendant AWMProxyJudge Engelmayer approved Reddit’s request that the lawsuit against SerApi, Oxylabs UAB, and Perplexity AI proceed without waiting to serve AWMProxy, which Reddit has been unable to locate. Order:
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Judge Engelmayer excuses Perplexity’s use of 24-point line spacing instead of double
Read more: Judge Engelmayer excuses Perplexity’s use of 24-point line spacing instead of doubleThis is the kind of formatting issue that lawyers lose sleep over. Reddit discovered that Perplexity’s brief for its motion to dismiss was filed in 24-point line spacing (which is common for legal briefs in jurisdictions requiring 28 lines per page) instead of double spacing (slightly wider) required by the court. Reddit explained this was…
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Reddit files 1st Amended Complaint v. SerpApi, Oxylabs, AWMProxy, Perplexity AI
Read more: Reddit files 1st Amended Complaint v. SerpApi, Oxylabs, AWMProxy, Perplexity AIIn Reddit v. SerpApi LLC, Reddit has filed a First Amended Complaint against data-scraping service providers Oxylabs UAB, AWMProxy, and SerpApi, as well as answer engine Perplexity AI. The suit is in the Southern District of New York before Judge Engelmayer. DOWNLOAD THE FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT
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Judge Engelmayer sets Jan. 23 for Reddit to either file amended complaint or oppose Perplexity’s motion to dismiss
Read more: Judge Engelmayer sets Jan. 23 for Reddit to either file amended complaint or oppose Perplexity’s motion to dismissIn Reddit v. SerpApi, Judge Engelmayer set the alternative schedule for (1) Reddit to file an amended complaint (now that defendants filed their motions to dismiss, or, alternatively, (2) if Reddit doesn’t do so, to file their opposition to the motions to dismiss. Both have the deadline of January 23, 2026. If Reddit chooses the…
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Perplexity hires Keker, Van Nest firm for Reddit lawsuit
Read more: Perplexity hires Keker, Van Nest firm for Reddit lawsuitPerplexity added lawyers from Keker, Van Nest to represent it in the Reddit lawsuit in the Southern District of New York: ” Defendant Perplexity AI, Inc. (“Perplexity”) pursuant to Rule 1.4 of the Local Rules of the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, that Eric H. MacMichael, Sharif E. Jacob,…