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Media & Entertainment - October, 2011

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• Both Ch. 11 Plans Nixed, Tribune Threatened With Trustee
• Twitter Off The Hook In $40M Virtual Community IP Suit
• Kardashian Mom's Reps Say Facelift Suit Belongs In Calif.
• Merrill Can't Dodge RICO Suit Over Film Financing Deal
• 9th Circ. Withdraws TV Bundling Class Action Dismissal
• LinkedIn Doubles Space Of Calif. Headquarters
• HarperCollins Picks Up Religious-Book Publisher
• Media24 Predatory Pricing Suit Sent To Antitrust Tribunal
• Judas Priest Singer Owes Ex-Manager $10M: Suit
• MTV, CW Want 'Plain Jane' Idea Theft Claims Tossed
• High Court Won't Hear Boeing Workers' Media Leak Case
• 'Reba' Creator Sues Fox TV Over Cut Of Profits
• Apple, Others Must Produce DOJ Docs In Pay-Fixing Suit
• Lawmakers Want Info On Facebook's User Data Storage
• Cop Reality Show Pitchman's Contract Suit Shot Down
• Marley Label Slams Judge's UMG Antitrust Suit Ruling
• 'Real Housewife' Pumped Up Assets In Ch. 11 Plan: Film Co.
• Fox Ads About Fee Dispute Are Misleading: DirecTV
• DVD Streaming Co. Settles Movie Studios' IP Suit For $2M
• NBC Can't Evade 'To Catch A Predator' Privacy Dispute
• Sci-Fi Author's Estate Seeks 'Adjustment Bureau' Payout
• DC Circ. Nixes Ringling Bros. Elephant Cruelty Suit
• Melissa Joan Hart's Ex-Manager Wants TV Commissions
• Seven Arts Won't Be Sanctioned In Film Copyright Case
• Full House To Build New Rising Star Casino Hotel
• Wolf Rifkin Picks Up Patent Group From Brooks Kushman
• Avoiding Client Reference Fatigue During Awards Season
• 4Kids, Lehman Reach Deal In $36M ARS Dispute
• Yelp Dodges Extortion Class Action
• Fox Sports, NeuLion Hit With IP Suits Over Web Simulations
• 'Real Housewife' Submits Amended Ch. 11 Plan
• Facebook Ducks Action Over Friend Finder's Use Of Names
• Court Should Eye Liability 1st In Lady Gaga IP Suit: UMG
• Digital Film Expiration Date Dupes Buyers, Suit Claims
• Gamers Want Protected EA-NFL Memo In Antitrust Action
• Israeli Digital Media Firm YCD Multimedia Buys C-nario
• NY Judge Keeps Sony's Calif. Hacking Coverage Suit Alive
• AARP Backs Dallas News Workers In 5th Circ. Age Bias Suit
• LA Times Sued Over Unwanted Subscription Calls
• Bloomberg To Bring 5 Willkie Farr Partners In-House
• Aqua Dots Maker To Pay $1.3M For Hiding Toy's Risks
• NBC's Bravo Caught In Text-Messaging Patent Blitz
• Searching For Social Media Evidence
• Broadstripe Creditor Gets OK To Vote On Ch. 11 Plan
• 'Just Dance' Creators Can't Shut Down New Game's Debut
• GameStop Wants Text Ad Suit Moved To Texas
• PR Services Cos. Square Off Over Workers, Trade Secrets
• DC Comics' Superman Rights Suit Withstands Dismissal Bid
• Judge OKs Celebrity Atty Allred In Casino Age Bias Case
• Commerzbank Pares Suit Over $275M Movie Loan
• Morrissey Libel Suit Against Music Mag Sent To Trial
• 4th Circ. Refuses To Bar Alleged 'Fallout' Game Copycat
• Lime Wire Exits Contract Dispute Over IP Settlement
• No Receiver For National Lampoon In Suit Over $9M Fraud
• Facebook Taken To Court Over Message, Post Patents
• HuffPost Gets Claims Slashed From Suit Over Website Idea
• UK Internet Co. Gets 2 Weeks To Block Movie Piracy Site
• CBS Latest Target Of Text Message Patent Litigation
• Home Shopping Network Reaches Deal In OT Action
• Failure To Submit Proof Of Intent To Use May Be Fatal
• MP3tunes Shielded In Part By DMCA, Judge Maintains
• Video Game Co. Investors Settle EA Merger Suit For $5M
• Bloomberg Sacked Ex-Director For Being Gay: Suit
• Stallone Sued Over Action Film Script Copyright
• Anderson Creditors Win Bid To Sue Affiliates
• TZP Partners Buys Share In Advertising Co. Media Storm
• Arent Fox Scores Sports Expert From Herrick Feinstein
• Ascent Exec's Conflict Suit Fails To Show Harm: Proskauer
• Universal Says Fitness Camp Copied 'Biggest Loser' Mark
• Bob Dylan, Others Blast Radio Station With Copyright Suit
• EU Court Says Celebs Can File Publicity Suits At Home
• UK Paper Gets OK To Appeal Docs Ruling In Bribery Case
• MLB Told To Give Docs To Dodgers Before Key Hearing
• Ceglia Can't Stall Facebook Contract Fight: Judge
• NinjaVideo Employees Plead Guilty To Copyright Charges
• 5th Circ. Affirms Gaming Pioneer's $28M Stock Option Win
• Tribune Investors Want Deutsche Clawback Suit Tossed
• Disney Can Keep $56M In HD Fees From EchoStar: Jury
• LA Sues Hollywood's Roosevelt Hotel Over Giant Ads
• Obama Campaign Brings In Ex-Bryan Cave Lobbyist
• Better Than Ezra Singer Broke Contract, Ex-Manager Says
• Dodgers' Unsecured Creditors Join Rally Against TV Deal
• Film Producer Wins $3.4M In 'Just Friends' Contract Fight
• Mets Owners Fight Madoff Trustee's Clawback Cap Appeal
• Dykstra, Feds Want Fraud Trial Pushed To March
• Photog Targets CBS Over Images Of Edwards' Mistress
• Sony Bilked Grammy Winner Out Of $1.6M: Suit
• Judge Won't Allow Appeal Of DirecTV Arbitration Order
• Russia Launches 1st Criminal Film Piracy Case
• FTC OKs Deal With Google Over Buzz Privacy Claims
• DirecTV Operators Infringed Satellite Patents: Suit
• Actor Bleu, Film Cos. Duck Fraud Claims In $12M Loan Suit
• Black Eyed Peas Copyright Suit Goes Boom
• Sony Gets Country Star Paisley's Royalties Row Trimmed
• Latham Reps Mattel In $680M Thomas & Friends Co. Buy
• 'Jersey Shore' Tan Lotion Maker Wants IP Suit In NY
• Sony, Columbia Battle Author's 'Premium Rush' IP Suit
• Social Retail Site OpenSky Scores $30M Backing
• Arrow Puts To Bed 'Deep Throat' Copyright Fight
• Facebook To Offer Privacy Exemption To German State
• Bankrupt Casino Rips Committee Adviser's $1.5M Fee
• Rock Group Confronts MLB Network Over Song Royalties
• Disney Resorts Accused Of Shorting Workers On OT
• Old Testimony Out Of Bounds In NCAA Antitrust Suit: Judge
• Labels Sued Over Royalties For Gay Rights Anthem
• Family Lets MGM Off Hook In 'Boot Camp' Contract Suit
• ViKi Scores $20M Backing For Digital Video Platform
• Boxing Champ Spinks Fights For Piece Of Promoter's Estate
• Collector Says Christie's Has Her Warhol, Murakami Prints
• Ex-Irell Partner's Sex Bias Suit Goes To Arbitration
• Doll Photog Says Agent Cut Her Out Of Hasbro Deal
• Murdoch Settles With Murdered Girl's Family For $5M
• 1 Patent Doctrine, 2 Divergent Fed. Circ. Decisions
• Walker Drops Video Patent Suit Against ABC, Others
• MGA's Bratz Antitrust Suit Nixed In Mattel Battle
• Producer Wants $1.5M In Suit Over Rakim Album Deal
• Fla. Appeals Court Nixes Ex-Hospital Chief's $10M Libel Win
• House Rep. Wants Antitrust Hearings On NCAA Realignment
• Feds Take Bid For NYT Reporter's Sources To 4th Circ.
• Music Force Targets EMI Virgin In Contract Suit
• Reader's Digest Tries To Whip Up Sale Of Allrecipes
• Players' Union Wants NBA's Antitrust Suit Benched
• Cozen Roped Into $900M Poker Fraud Class Action
• Larry Flynt Triumphs Over Brother In 'Hustler' IP Fight
• Poison Rocked By Suit Over Allegedly Stolen Hits
• Greenberg Traurig Scores Ex-Sony Music Bigwig
• Defending Behavioral Ad Class Actions
• Cisco Boosts VSP Offerings With $99M BNI Video Buy
• Private Equity's Vegas Vacation
• Toys R Us Japan Will Be Fined In Antitrust Probe
• Dodgers Score Protective Discovery Order In Ch. 11
• NAACP Sues Philly, Clear Channel Over Rejected Airport Ad
• Web Hyperlinks Are Not Libel, Canada's High Court Says
• 'Hustle And Flow' Producer Sues Paramount For $20M
• Christie's, Sotheby's Stiffed Artists On Royalties: Suit
• Senate Panel Reviews 'Inflated' Sports Equipment Ads
• Broke Anderson Wants 2nd Circ. To Revive Antitrust Suit
• Firsthand Technology Grabs $1.6M Stake In Facebook
• Viacom Strikes Deal To End 'Super Bowl Shuffle' IP Row
• PR Firm Travers Collins Says Ex-Execs Stole Clients
• Bankruptcy Judge OKs $32M Deal In Tribune's ERISA Suit
• Suit Says G4 Texts Infringe Mobile Alert Patents
• Calif. Court Clears Warner Bros. In Boat Injury Suit
• 'The Hills' Staffer Slams MTV In Sexual Harassment Suit
• CBS, Paramount Beat 'Happy Days' Stars' Fraud Claims
• Rihanna Settles Photog's Copyright Suit Over 'S&M' Video
• Photog Claims IPhone Apps Nicked Her Pics
• Film Co. Wants Ch. 7 For 'Real Housewives' Star
• Weather Channel Wants Ex-Forecaster's Case Arbitrated
• Disneyland Teeming With Toxic Lead, Enviro Group Says
• Dodgers Balk At Season Ticket Holders' Committee Bid
• Sony Gets Patent Holder's Video Tech Suit Booted
• Funk Label Loses Copyright Fight Over Song Downloads
• Linklaters Helps Carlyle Snag Spanish Cable Co. For €440M
• Barnes & Noble, Xerox Close Book On Patent Suit
• Trends In Privacy Class Action Settlements
• FTC Clears $265M Bid For Bankrupt Dallas Stars
• 'Jersey Shore' Star Creates Situation Over 'GTL' Mark
• Viacom Pushes 2nd Circ. To Reopen $1B YouTube Suit
• Ticketmaster Strikes $16M Deal Over Fan Scam Claims
• Q&A With Venable's Josh Kaufman
• Ultramercial Ruling Conflicts With Bilski: WildTangent
• Facebook Tracking Plaintiffs Ask MDL Panel To Join Suits
• Ex-Ascent Exec. Accuses Co. Of Forcing Him To Quit
• Dating Site Targets Ad Agency Over Spot In J-Lo Video
• Ceglia Asks For Stay In Facebook Suit After Atty Exits
• Jeweler Can't Stop Helzberg's Dorothy Hamill Ads
• Alleged Hacker Pleads Not Guilty In Sony Data Breach Case
• Carlyle Leads Investment In Asian Cinema Service Co.
• Jacket Makers Infringed 'Twilight' Copyrights: Judge
• Actress Says IMDb Wrongly Published Her Age
• Man Says 'Hangover' Sequel Ripped Off His Life Story
• McCourts Make Deal As Dodgers Bankruptcy Clash Looms
• Film Distributor Dodges Production Co. Contract Suit
• Twombly Bars Engineers' Wage-Fixing Suit: Apple, Others
• Lego Builds IP Case To Block Toy Co.'s Figurines
• Social Network User Can't Nix Righthaven Copyright Suit
• Background Check: Social Media And Job Candidates
• Dr. Dre's Headphones Co. Settles Trade Dress Suit
• Lawmakers Grill Amazon Over Silk Browser Privacy Issues
• House Panel Clears Netflix-Backed Privacy Bill
• National Enquirer Publisher Hit With Action Over Late Pay
• Google Silences Buzz Social Network To Focus On Google+
• Entertainment Cos. Targeted In DVD Menu Patent Suit Blitz
• Amazon, Sears Settle Web Patent Suit With Alcatel-Lucent
• Kanye West, Jay-Z In Hot Water Over Soul Sample
• Goth Band's Royalties Suit Against Record Label Survives
• Creditors Seek To Pursue Anderson Affiliates For $70M
• Nina Simone's Ex Not Entitled To Royalties: Judge
• Protecting Your Trademarks From .XXX
• Disney, News Corp. Yank Hulu Off The Market
• Creed Band Members Sue Label Over Ownership Stakes
• NFL, Helmet Maker Sued Over Retirees' Head Injuries
• Feds Parry Ex-CIA Official's Selective Prosecution Claim
• Lady Gaga Gets Lady Goo Goo Song Shelved For Now
• Judge Scraps Army Vet's 'Hurt Locker' Suit
• Monroe Pics Belong To Estate, Not Photogs, 9th Circ. Told
• Auction Co. Sues Contractor Over Michael Jackson Mix-Up
• O'Melveny Cuts Deal With MGA In $10M Fee Dispute
• Larry Flynt's Brother Hits Ex-Attys With Malpractice Suit
• Q&A With Pryor Cashman's William Charron
• McKenna Long Picks Up Sills Cummis Media Partner
• Debating Foreign Copyright Restoration
• Applying FINRA Rules To Social Media
• Radio Station Operator Wins Ch. 11 Conversion
• SBA Floats Higher Size Standards For Media, Other Cos.
• 'Columbus Day' Film Co., Producer Settle Financing Row
• Suit Seeks To Guard IP On Actress Thompson's 'Effie'
• Dodgers Deny McCourt Is Subject Of Gov't Probe
• Q&A With Edwards Wildman's Alan Friel
• Fight Over 'The Mechanic' Profits Won't Go To Arbitration
• Feds Accuse Fla. Man Of Celebrity Email Hacking
• Protecting Tech-Savvy Kids Online
• Sony, Others Face Class Suits Over Phone Bill Cramming
• Jessica Alba Claims Belly Bandit Swiped Her Likeness
• Creditors Scuffle Over Discovery Bid In Anderson Ch. 11
• Venable Adds Advertising Pro To IP Practice
• Sony PlayStation Users' Info Compromised Again
• Quinn Emanuel Can Receive $13M Facebook Suit Fee: Court
• UMG Wants Ex-Eminem Producers' Hands Off Royalties
• Licensing Co. Seeks Coverage In NCAA Antitrust Actions
• Righthaven Tells 9th Circ. It Can't Secure Judgment Bond
• MLB Demands Insurer Docs In Financial Data Leak Probe
• Strippers Hit LA Club With Class Action Over Pay
• Casino Game Co. Accuses Rival Of Lifting Trade Secrets
• Final Draft — Structuring A Literary Agent Agreement
• MGA Fights To Keep Bratz Antitrust Case Alive
• MLB, Dodgers Trade Blows In Fight Over Team Control
• 'LA Law' Star Sues Over Canceled Spokesman Gig
• Insurer Must Back PR Co. In Coach Defamation Row: Judge
• Twitter Strikes Deal With App Maker In 'Tweet' Mark Fight
• Q&A With Gibson Dunn's Ruth Fisher
• Akin Gump Sued By Ex-Client Over LA Billboard Advice
• Disney Faces Software IP Suit Over Hit Animated Films
• Sony Scores Attys' Fees In 'Death At A Funeral' IP Fight
• Ex-Hostess Tackles Colts In FLSA Minimum Wage Suit
• US Soccer Settles Fight To Protect IP, Gatorade Contract
• Upper Deck's Counterfeit Claims Coverage Suit Survives
• News Corp., UK Designer Strike Deal Over Phone Hacking
• 'Real World' Dancer Videos Too Brief To Infringe: Viacom
• Facebook Can't Fuse Ad Privacy Disputes Into MDL
• Weinsteins Can't Escape $50M Suit Over Botched Film
• Australian High Court Denies 'Down Under' IP Appeal
• Band Bookers Lied About Killers Gig: Concert Organizer
• Q&A With Greenberg Glusker's Stephen Smith
• Sony Tells Nicaraguan Leader To Drop 'Stand By Me'
• Attorneys At Work: A Flexible Notion Of Plagiarism
• Bill Russell Joins Fight Against NCAA Player Image Use
• 'Think You Can Dance' Idea Theft Claim Headed To Trial
• MPAA Nabs Entertainment Veteran For Global GC Post
• Fed. Circ. Sides With IGT In Slot Machine Patent Row
• Viral Videos, 'South Park' And Fair Use
• Film Exec Gets 4 Years For Ripping Off NFL's Saints
• Korean Network's 'Degree Factory' Claim Not Libel: Court
• Q&A With Robins Kaplan's Michael Plonsker
• High Court Divided Over Foreign Copyright Restoration
• B&N Opt-Out Notice Borders On Opaque: Privacy Official
• B&N Investor's Claims Of Board, CEO Coziness Fizzle
• Dodgers Not Likely To Probe MLB Teams' Dealings: Judge
• TV Icon David Cassidy Says Studio Bilked Him Of Royalties
• Sony's Potential Damages Slashed In Karaoke IP Suit
• Twitter Denied Quick Win In Social Network IP Suit
• Paramount Snuffs Out British Film Co.'s Copyright Suit
• Wikipedia Shuts Down Italy Site To Protest Privacy Bill
• Q&A With Reed Smith's Doug Wood
• Pillow Maker Picks Patent Fight With 'Happy Days' Actor
• Ricky Nelson's Estate Sues Capitol Over Royalties
• 'Dog Whisperer' Barks At Production Co. Over Contract
• Landry's Unit Takes On Eva Longoria's Steakhouse For $1M
• Playboy Mansion Partygoer Sues Over Sex-Biased Prices
• Ex-Motown Head Says He Kept Copyrights After Asset Sale
• Bug Music CEO Fails To Block $300M BMG Merger
• 'Sonic' Comic Artist Says Sega Swiped Ideas For Game
• High Court Set To Examine Foreign Copyright Restoration
• Fraud Claim Against Ex-Golden Globes Publicist Tossed
• EU Top Court Rips UK Soccer Broadcasting Scheme
• Q&A With O'Melveny's Chris Brearton
• Slain Publicist's Friends Backed Out On Reward: Tipster
• Judge OKs $32M In Exec Bonuses At Bankrupt Tribune
• Johnny Bananas Sues HBO Over 'Entourage' Plot
• Greek Pol Hits NY Post, News Corp. With Defamation Suit
• Ex-NFL Star Turns To Antitrust Law In Jersey Fight
• Retired Judge To Mediate Dodgers' Ch. 11 Fight With MLB
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Boss Can't Force Arbitration In Pay Row
• 'No Country' Investor Owed No Fiduciary Duty: Paramount
• 'English Patient' Producer Seeks $20M In Disney Profits
• Citing Dukes, Supreme Court Vacates $7.7M FLSA Award
• 9th Circ. Urged To Preserve $319M 'Millionaire' Verdict
• Supreme Court May Hear DirecTV Tax Case
• Poker Sites' Banker Looks To Trump Laundering Charges
• Producers, Insurer Settle 'Expendables' Coverage Suit
• Music Download Appeal Falls On Deaf Ears In High Court
• Hendrix Estate Says Universal Bilked It Out Of Royalties
• Reading The Playbook Of Fraud's Aftermath
• Q&A With Ropers Majeski's Bradley Boyer
• Former FCC Atty Joins Wilkinson Barker
• UK Comedy Club Chain Sues Fox Over 'Glee' Marks
• Lender Says Movie Producer Lied About $15M Loan