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April 25, 2024
Knicks Owner Wants Out Of Therapist's Sex Assault Suit
New York Knicks owner James Dolan asked a California federal judge to nix a massage therapist's claims alleging he helped disgraced media mogul Harvey Weinstein sexually assault her at a hotel in 2014, arguing the therapist doesn't plausibly allege Dolan knew she would be assaulted or that he encouraged it.
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April 25, 2024
Chancery Seeks More Info About Bond In Truth Social Case
A Delaware vice chancellor said Thursday she needs more information from the sponsor of the blank-check company that took Donald Trump's Truth Social public about a bond it requested during litigation with some of the company's stockholders.
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April 25, 2024
Vince McMahon Accuser Says Arbitration Bid Is Full Of 'Lies'
The former World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. legal staffer who accused founder Vince McMahon of sexually abusing and trafficking her is fighting his bid to arbitrate the explosive lawsuit, arguing that he used a recent motion to mount a "vicious" and untrue attack on her character.
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April 25, 2024
Deals Rumor Mill: Paramount, Salesforce, ShipBob
Sony and Apollo Global Management may make a joint bid for Paramount Global, Salesforce Inc. has abandoned its effort to potentially buy data-management software company Informatica, and e-commerce fulfillment service provider ShipBob Inc. is readying an IPO. Here, Law360 breaks down these and other notable deal rumors from the past week.
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April 25, 2024
Standard General Claims Racial Bias By FCC In Tegna Deal
Hedge fund manager Soo Kim is suing the Federal Communications Commission and a cadre of media players over what he calls a racially charged conspiracy to block his fund's $8.6 billion purchase of media company Tegna, claiming the agency discriminated against him when it sidelined the deal last year.
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April 25, 2024
Travis Scott Denied Early Win Ahead Of 1st Astroworld Trial
Rapper Travis Scott and a host of entities behind the 2021 Astroworld festival have been denied pretrial wins in litigation stemming from the fatal crowd crush, less than two weeks before the first case in the sprawling multidistrict litigation is set to go before a Houston jury.
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April 25, 2024
TikTok Wins Partial Toss Of Chinese Co.'s IP Suit
A California federal judge has granted TikTok's motion to dismiss many intellectual property claims against it by Chinese software company Beijing Meishe Network Technology but gave the plaintiff a chance to amend some of the claims.
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April 25, 2024
Coverage Recap: Day 3 Of Trump's NY Hush Money Trial
Law360 reporters are providing live updates from the Manhattan criminal courthouse as Donald Trump goes on trial for allegedly falsifying business records related to hush money payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election. Here's a recap from day three.
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April 25, 2024
Trump Can't Overturn $83M Verdict For Defaming Carroll
Former President Donald Trump was denied a bid Thursday to get a new trial or to overturn a Manhattan federal jury's $83 million defamation verdict awarded to columnist E. Jean Carroll stemming from her sexual assault claims against Trump.
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April 25, 2024
WWE Shareholders Combine Chancery TKO Merger Suits
Delaware's Court of Chancery will decide this summer whether teams led by Block & Leviton, Bernstein Litowitz or Robbins Geller will represent World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. stockholders in a consolidated class suit against founder Vincent McMahon and others over the company's $21 billion merger with the Endeavor Group.
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April 25, 2024
Hospital Operator Must Face Data Privacy Suit In Mass.
A Massachusetts federal judge has ordered a hospital operator to face proposed class action claims that it exposed a patient's personal information to third parties, saying the patient had a reasonable expectation of privacy.
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April 25, 2024
FCC Restores Net Neutrality Rules In Party-Line Vote
The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 on party lines Thursday to bring back the Obama-era net neutrality regime by reclassifying broadband service under the Communications Act and making it subject to common carrier telecom rules.
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April 25, 2024
Fla. Sues ACC, Saying Media Contracts Are Public Records
Florida's attorney general sued the Atlantic Coast Conference on Thursday, claiming the collegiate athletic conference wrongfully withheld media rights contracts from public review that are at the center of Florida State University's fight to leave the ACC.
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April 25, 2024
Weinstein May Be Retried After NY Court Overturns Conviction
Harvey Weinstein seems poised to go to trial again in New York and testify in his own defense after the state's highest court overturned the movie mogul's rape conviction Thursday in a contentious, split opinion that found his first jury proceeding was unfair.
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April 24, 2024
Canada Privacy Chief Aims To Make The Most Of Existing Laws
Amid his push for more robust enforcement powers, Canada's privacy commissioner hasn't forgotten that existing data protection laws still pack a punch and plans to continue to wield these tools to tackle priorities such as protecting children online and addressing concerns raised by technologies like ChatGPT, the regulator told Law360.
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April 24, 2024
'Black-ish' Actress Beats Suit Alleging She Stole Spinoff Idea
A California appeals court permanently ended on Monday a suit alleging actress Tracee Ellis Ross and producers of "Mixed-ish" stole a writer's ideas for a sitcom based on a mixed-race character growing up in the suburbs, finding there are no substantial similarities between the two shows.
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April 24, 2024
Kwok Jurors To Be Anonymous Amid Harassment Concerns
Jurors who will decide the criminal fraud and racketeering case against exiled Chinese billionaire Ho Wan Kwok will be anonymous and partially sequestered, a New York federal judge said on Wednesday, ruing that if their identities are revealed they could face the same harassment that befell Kwok's bankruptcy trustee.
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April 24, 2024
FCC OKs Detroit TV Deal — If Certain Conditions Are Met
The Federal Communications Commission approved the $75 million sale of a Michigan-based television station to Mission Broadcasting, but conditioned the sale on terms meant to ensure that Nexstar, the country's largest TV station group owner, does not have de facto control of the station.
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April 24, 2024
NFL Can't Tell Jurors Attys Fueled Sunday Ticket Suit
With an antitrust trial in long-running multidistrict litigation between the NFL and DirecTV subscribers over the league's Sunday Ticket football package set to kick off this summer, the judge overseeing the case is laying down the law about what can and can't be told to the jury.
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April 24, 2024
Plex Hit With Privacy Lawsuit Over Info Sharing With Meta
A California man is suing streaming platform Plex, claiming the company secretly shares viewing data with Facebook in violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act.
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April 24, 2024
3 Takeaways On How AI Is Forcing Publicity Rights To Evolve
As digital replicas of someone's voice, image or likeness become easier to create with the help of artificial intelligence, this new era of deepfakes is shining a spotlight on the nation's patchwork of right-of-publicity laws and raising questions over when Congress may act to pass a national framework.
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April 24, 2024
Backpage Execs Win Partial Acquittal In Prostitution Ad Retrial
An Arizona federal judge has partially overturned jury retrial convictions against two former Backpage.com executives and the now-defunct classifieds website's co-founder, but she refused to acquit the trio of all charges or grant a second retrial in a sprawling criminal case alleging they facilitated Backpage's $500 million prostitution scheme.
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April 24, 2024
Instagram Star Gets 7 Years For Multiple Fraud Schemes
A Brooklyn federal judge on Wednesday imposed a seven-year prison term on a former Instagram influencer who admitted to defrauding members of his Muslim community and others out of over $8 million via a bogus investment fund and Bitcoin theft, saying the crime probably should be featured on the television show "American Greed."
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April 24, 2024
Pacifica Will Pay $25K For Station Ad Violations, FCC Says
Pacifica Foundation Inc. has agreed to pay a $25,000 fine and enter into a compliance plan to resolve allegations that it allowed an iconic New York public radio station to air several shows promoting products without identifying the program sponsors.
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April 24, 2024
Trump Media Exec Urges GOP To Probe Stock 'Manipulation'
Devin Nunes, CEO of Trump Media Technology & Group Corp., is urging key House Republicans to investigate "anomalous trading" involving shares of the company that owns former President Donald Trump's social media platform, marking Nunes' latest effort to call attention to alleged signs of manipulation, according to a regulatory filing Wednesday.
Expert Analysis
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Avoiding The Ethical Pitfalls Of Crowdfunded Legal Fees
The crowdfunding of legal fees has become increasingly common, providing a new way for people to afford legal services, but attorneys who accept crowdsourced funds must remember several key ethical obligations to mitigate their risks, say Hilary Gerzhoy and Julienne Pasichow at HWG.
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Fed. Circ. In September: The Scope Of Analogous Prior Art
The Federal Circuit's recent decision in Netflix v. DivX turned on the often-overlooked requirement that any prior art must be analogous art, explaining that the art available to a person of ordinary skill in the art is limited to only the artisan's field of endeavor at the time the invention was made, says Jeremiah Helm at Knobbe Martens.
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What SEC Actions Against NFTs May Mean For Issuers
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent charges against two non-fungible token issuers, Impact Theory and Stoner Cats, suggests that there could be additional SEC scrutiny of NFTs down the line, and that issuers should consider whether their assets might create an investment contract regulated under federal securities laws, say attorneys at Wilson Sonsini.
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A Breakdown Of The New Florida Digital Privacy Law
The recently signed Florida Digital Bill of Rights has higher jurisdictional thresholds than other state data privacy laws, and incorporates unique provisions that expand opt-out rights, protect children online and prohibit government officials from moderating content, say attorneys at White & Case.
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What Large Language Models Mean For Document Review
Courts often subject parties using technology assisted review to greater scrutiny than parties conducting linear, manual document review, so parties using large language models for document review should expect even more attention, along with a corresponding need for quality control and validation, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Tossed FIFA Bribery Convictions May Spur New DOJ Offense
After a New York federal court vacated the bribery convictions of two defendants in the U.S. Department of Justice’s sprawling FIFA probe, prosecutors may continue to pursue foreign commercial corruption through other means, albeit with some limitations, say attorneys at Cleary.
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Tips For Camp Lejeune Attorneys To Mitigate TCPA Suit Risks
To retain and assist Camp Lejeune clients, it is vital to understand best practices to avoid violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, which has been at the center of recent lawsuits against attorneys seeking to reach veterans and their families affected by the toxic water exposure at the Marine Corps base, says Libby Vish at SimplyConvert.
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Series
Participating In Living History Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My role as a baron in a living history group, and my work as volunteer corporate counsel for a book series fan association, has provided me several opportunities to practice in unexpected areas of law — opening doors to experiences that have nurtured invaluable personal and professional skills, says Matthew Parker at the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.
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Opinion
Private Equity Owners Can Remedy Law Firms' Agency Issues
Nonlawyer, private-equity ownership of law firms can benefit shareholders and others vulnerable to governance issues such as disparate interests, and can in turn help resolve agency problems, says Michael Di Gennaro at The Law Practice Exchange.
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What Cos. Must Know About New Ore. Consumer Privacy Law
Oregon was recently the 12th state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy law, but its one-year effective date delay is only applicable to certain nonprofits — so entities in the state should review their data inventory, collection and sharing practices to comply by July 1, 2024, say Neeka Hodaie and Lisa Schaures at Seyfarth.
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New FCC Broadband Label Rules Should Be Read Carefully
A recent order from the Federal Communications Commission clarifies standardized broadband label requirements that are pending final approval — and while compliance should be manageable, the rules impose new risk, particularly with regard to speed and latency disclosures, say Craig Gilley and Laura Stefani at Venable.
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Cases, Issues That May Shape The Intersection Of AI And IP
Courts dealing with the current, and likely growing, onslaught of intellectual property litigation concerning artificial intelligence will determine whether certain common forms of AI training constitute IP violations, while the government works to determine whether AI-generated output is itself protectable under the law, say Robert Hill and Kathryn Keating at Holland & Knight and Meghan Ryan at Southern Methodist University.
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How To Protect Atty-Client Privilege While Using Generative AI
When using generative artificial intelligence tools, attorneys should consider several safeguards to avoid breaches or complications in attorney-client privilege, say Antonious Sadek and Christopher Campbell at DLA Piper.
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How New Lawyers Can Leverage Feedback For Growth
Embracing constructive criticism as a tool for success can help new lawyers accelerate their professional growth and law firms build a culture of continuous improvement, says Katie Aldrich at Fringe Professional Development.
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Series
In A 'Barbie' World: Boosting IP Value With Publicity Machines
Mattel's history of intellectual property monitoring, including its recent challenge against Burberry over the "BRBY" trademark ahead of the "Barbie" film, shows how IP enforcement strategies can be used as publicity to increase brand value and inform potential collaborations, says Carly Duckett at Shepherd and Wedderburn.