http://www.law360.com/ Latest articles for organization: Comcast Copyright 2009 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US http://www.law360.com/images/headings/logo.gif http://www.law360.com/ http://www.law360.com/articles/135245 Following reports of the U.S. Department of Justice's qualms over the proposed $2.5 billion merger of Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. and Live Nation Inc., several industry and consumer groups on Thursday attacked the deal as a "disaster" for ticket buyers, warning that suggested remedies would do little to improve the situation. http://www.law360.com/articles/135245 http://www.law360.com/articles/134079 National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa., has called for the summary dismissal of a claim for coverage in a $30 million suit brought by Cox Communications Inc. that seeks reimbursement for the costs of indemnifying an executive caught up in investor litigation over the collapse of Internet service provider At Home Corp. http://www.law360.com/articles/134079 http://www.law360.com/articles/133476 Clearwire Corp.'s national 4G broadband infrastructure got a boost Tuesday when Sprint Nextel Corp., Comcast Corp., Time Warner Cable Inc. and Intel Corp. agreed to pump over $1.5 billion into the company as it expands its high-speed mobile WiMax network. http://www.law360.com/articles/133476 http://www.law360.com/articles/133216 Reports that Comcast Corp. and General Electric Co. are close to a deal that would give Comcast a significant stake in NBC Universal — and its array of broadcast networks and cable channels — have sparked a debate about the regulatory hurdles the transaction could face. http://www.law360.com/articles/133216 http://www.law360.com/articles/131683 A group of cable television subscribers is appealing the dismissal of a putative antitrust class action against a slew of major television programmers and cable providers — including NBC Universal Inc. and Comcast Corp. — that alleged the companies bundled programming and overcharged customers. http://www.law360.com/articles/131683 http://www.law360.com/articles/130837 Cost is typically the largest issue commercial developers face when considering whether or not to include a green roof as a part of their project. Yet various cities and states are leading the way in providing extensive financial incentives for energy-efficient development, say Jeannine T. Bishop and Meredith D. Rettaliata of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP. http://www.law360.com/articles/130837 http://www.law360.com/articles/128896 Battlestar Galactica producer Ron Moore urged the passage of rules to promote competition in video programming during a congressional hearing Thursday, arguing that media conglomerates are squeezing out independent producers. http://www.law360.com/articles/128896 http://www.law360.com/articles/129068 With the Federal Communications Commission expected to vote on hotly debated net neutrality rules Thursday, 72 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have asked the agency to soften the proposals to avoid stifling broadband competition, while Google Inc. and other top Web-based companies have stressed the need for a more open Internet. http://www.law360.com/articles/129068 http://www.law360.com/articles/128605 A Federal Communications Commission administrative law judge has sided with Comcast Corp. and Time Warner Cable Inc. in a lawsuit brought by family-owned network WealthTV, which accused them of refusing to carry its channels in favor of a competitor affiliated with the cable giants. http://www.law360.com/articles/128605 http://www.law360.com/articles/128096 A Virginia utility company has hit a number of local Comcast Corp. subsidiaries in the state with allegations that the telecom giant failed to pay the right rental rates for its use of the utility's electric poles, resulting in damages of at least $10 million. http://www.law360.com/articles/128096 http://www.law360.com/articles/128100 A federal bankruptcy judge has approved the $845 million sale of the Chicago Cubs baseball team from bankrupt Tribune Co. to Ricketts Acquisition LLC just one day after the team filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a move to protect itself from Tribune creditors. http://www.law360.com/articles/128100 http://www.law360.com/articles/127849 The Chicago Cubs have filed for bankruptcy in a move to protect the storied baseball franchise from claims against it as its ownership transfers from the bankrupt Tribune Co. to Ricketts Acquisition LLC. http://www.law360.com/articles/127849 http://www.law360.com/articles/125983 Cable services giant Comcast Corp. has been hit with a putative class action by a former cable installer alleging he was misclassified as an independent contractor instead of a full-time employee and missed out on overtime, health insurance and other benefits. http://www.law360.com/articles/125983 http://www.law360.com/articles/124439 Bankrupt newspaper publisher Tribune Co. has received the final court approval it needs to sell 95 percent of the Chicago Cubs baseball franchise to Ricketts Acquisition LLC for $728 million in cash plus Tribune's equity stake in the team, clearing the way for the transaction to go through once it receives the blessing of Major League Baseball. http://www.law360.com/articles/124439 http://www.law360.com/articles/124413 Following the lead of its U.S. House of Representatives counterpart, the Senate Judiciary Committee has approved legislation aimed at extending the compulsory copyright licenses that allow cable and satellite television operators to retransmit television signals. http://www.law360.com/articles/124413 http://www.law360.com/articles/124032 A federal appeals court has reportedly signaled that it may defer to the Federal Communications Commission’s decision that prohibited Cablevision Systems Corp. and other cable operators from using exclusive contracts to withhold certain TV programs from their rivals. http://www.law360.com/articles/124032 http://www.law360.com/articles/123608 The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission strongly backed so-called net neutrality in a speech Monday, laying out a plan for creating new rules that would prevent Internet service providers from blocking services or content and setting the stage for a potential battle with telecommunications companies. http://www.law360.com/articles/123608 http://www.law360.com/articles/123364 The Federal Communications Commission is reportedly preparing to propose new rules enforcing so-called net neutrality, which has drawn stiff opposition from telecommunications companies in the past. http://www.law360.com/articles/123364 http://www.law360.com/articles/122658 A House panel has unanimously approved a measure aimed at extending the compulsory copyright licenses that allow cable and satellite television operators to retransmit television signals. http://www.law360.com/articles/122658 http://www.law360.com/articles/120409 A group of Maryland Comcast Corp. subscribers has become the latest to join multidistrict litigation accusing the cable service provider of violating state and federal antitrust laws by illegally tying its premium services to the rental of set-top boxes. http://www.law360.com/articles/120409