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Media & Entertainment - October, 2014

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• Ex-NBA Player Denied New Trial Over $2M RE Ponzi Scheme
• NJ Sen. Urges Judge's Recusal In NFL Sports Betting Case
• Brand Battles: Levi Strauss, Birthright Israel, Nike
• US Tells Justices To Keep Ban On Expired Patent Royalties
• 4 Cos. Raise $1.2B As US IPO Market Warms Back Up
• Media General Launches $400M Offering To Back LIN Deal
• Gann Says $1M Fee Award In TCPA Settlement Is Too Much
• Skinnygirl Margarita Ducks 'All-Natural' Class Cert. Bid
• New Judge Keeps NFLers' Suit Against BB&T Mostly Intact
• PSU's Sandusky Inquiry Docs Privileged, Pa. Court Rules
• Hard Rock Beats IP Suit Over Beatles' Early Haunt
• SEC Upholds Bar Of Alleged Disney-Marvel Insider Trader
• DirecTV Must Pay $10M Arbitration Award, Calif. Court Says
• Comcast Castoff Plans Listing Tied To Time Warner Cable Deal
• Paramount Smacks Down 'Mean Girls' Investors' Fraud Suit
• FCC Weighing 'Hybrid' Plan On Net Neutrality
• 2nd Circ. Denies UBS Arbitration Bid In Facebook IPO Spat
• Oriental Land Co. To Inject $4.4B Into Disney Theme Parks
• Possible Conflict Of Interest In NJ Sports Betting Case
• NFL Films Ruling Reverses Course, Blurs Right Of Publicity
• 'American Hustle' Makers Face $1M Suit For Microwave Scene
• Nev. High Court Rules Strippers Are Employees
• FTC Keeps Retailers In Dark With Price-Bias Guidance
• FCC Says Solicited Fax Ads Need Opt-Out Notices
• Former Texas Football Player Sues NCAA Over Head Injuries
• Deals Rumor Mill: SoftBank, Arle Capital, Varsity Brands
• 9th Circ. To Rehear En Banc Artists' Royalty Act Appeal
• Pirate Bay Co-Founder Convicted In CSC Hacking Case
• DOJ Orders Divestitures In $1.6B Media General Deal
• Judge Demands NFL Union's Input In Players' Painkiller Case
• US Asks 9th Circ. To Rehear Lavish Spending Tax Case
• KC And The Sunshine Band Don't Stop Copyright Suit
• Market Rumors: Innocean, 1MDB, Keppel
• Pharrell, Robin Thicke Can't Kill 'Blurred Lines' Suit
• Another Judge Nixes Stan Lee Media's Spider-Man Claims
• AV Co. Harman OKs $500M Stock Buyback Over 3 Years
• If Voters Repeal The Massachusetts Gaming Law
• Best Buy, Yelp Agree To Alert Web Users Of Data Collection
• Apple Can't Use Jobs' Cancer Fight In ITunes Antitrust Trial
• Ohlhausen, Wright See Net Neutrality Echoes In AT&T Suit
• Mystery Bondholder Walks Away From Caesars Debt Talks
• The Donald Says Trump Resorts Ch. 11 Plan Lacks Key Info
• 9th Circ. Shreds Stan Lee Media's Iron Man Lawsuit
• Bankrupt DDMG Will Return $18M In Tax Credits To Fla.
• FTC Bans Dating Sites' Use Of Fake Profiles For User Upgrades
• Cable Cos. Warn FCC On Regulating Internet TV
• Fox, Paramount Trim 'Titanic' Actor's Publicity Suit
• Charter Offers $1.5B Debt For Acquisition Of TWC Customers
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Must Arbitrate Memorabilia Auction Row
• Resorts Casino Resolves Ex-Servers' Discrimination Suit
• GLPI Sues Pa. Casino Owner Over Info In $465M Deal
• Judge Blocks NJ Sports Betting — What's Next?
• 'Three's Company' Says Play Version Is Rip-Off, Not Parody
• Comcast Agrees To $50M Settlement In Philly Antitrust Row
• Leader Of $300M Allied Vets Gambling Plot Won't Serve Time
• FCC Chair Debuts Plan To Treat Web TV Like Cable
• Quest Fights Bloomberg's Stay Bid Regarding CBM Review
• RE Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Hard Rock, Datatrak
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Texas Online Horse Betting Ban
• Market Rumors: Numericable, Cofco, Infibeam
• Ex-Dictator's Suit Against Activision Tossed By Judge
• TD Bank, Commerce Founder Settle Most Claims In IP Row
• Pepsi Calls $2B 'Aunt Jemima' Royalties Suit 'Frivolous'
• Judge Sets Hearing, Extends TRO In NJ Sports Betting Row
• Fla. Tribe Wants Sanctions In Candlebox Suit
• More IP Claims Over Usher's 'Bad Girl' Get Nixed
• 'Trump University' Students Win Class Cert. In RICO Suit
• Twitter, Facebook Praised In Online IP 'Bullying' Report
• Atlantic City Says Stay On Revel Casino Would Ruin Budget
• A Close Look At The First 2 Post-Grant Review Petitions
• FCC Weighs Whether Aereo Is Like Cable
• Universal Unit Sues Retailer Over Celebs' Publicity Rights
• Fontainebleau Judge Rejects Trustee's D&O Settlement
• Religious TV Exec Sexually Harassed Employee, Suit Claims
• Cantor Can't Quash Refco's Demand For $100M IPO Docs
• DirecTV Seeks High Court Review Of Class Action Waiver
• Trump Entertainment Asks To Sell Slots From Closed Casino
• Yellow Pages Publisher Will Pay $3M To Settle OT Suit
• 11th Circ. Releases FriendFinder From IPO Class Action
• Refusals To Deal In The Big Data Era
• Use Social Media For Legal Service Only As A Last Resort
• Judge Blocks NJ From Launching Sports Betting On Sunday
• Brand Battles: Michael Jackson, Marine Corps, McDonald's
• Deals Rumor Mill: PetSmart, Societe Generale, Atlanta Hawks
• FCC Pushes Airwave Auction For Mobile Broadband To 2016
• Aereo Bid To Avoid Injunction Gets Poor Reception
• BMI Defeats Sly Stone Manager's Royalty Contract Claims
• Regal Theaters Escapes First-Run Films Antitrust Suit
• Dispute Over 'Boardwalk Empire' Song Rights Settled
• Atty Linked To Ohio State Scandal Suspended Over Ticket Lie
• Exotic Dancers Win Cert. In Miami Club OT Suit
• Investors Blast Multimedia Games' $1.2B Sale To Global Cash
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Paul Hastings' Sherrese Smith
• Insurer Wants Gawker Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Feud Trashed
• Sterling Case Offers Valuable Trustee Incapacity Insight
• Senator Questions Whisper's Location Data, Privacy Policies
• Leagues Push For 'Urgent' Injunction Of NJ Sports Betting
• Top NY Court Backs EMI In Duke Ellington Royalty Suit
• 'Jersey Shore' Star Remains On Bail In $9M Tax Situation
• Amazon To Refund 1,000 Prime Memberships In Iowa
• Judge Questions Scope Of $75M NCAA Concussion Deal
• Pa. Officials Ask High Court To Keep $60M NCAA Suit Rolling
• Aereo Can't Use Compulsory License, Judge Says
• Trump Resorts Gets Final OK To Fund Case With Icahn Cash
• 7th Circ. Won't Resurrect Redbox Video Privacy Class Action
• Facebook Skirts UK Corporate Taxes For A 2nd Year
• Backstreet Boys To Recover Master Tapes In Settlement
• Why You Should Start Thinking About Upcoming Drone Regs
• MLB, NHL Bid To Nix Expert Inappropriate, Plaintiffs Say
• Nielsen Launches $1B Share Buyback Amid Earnings Growth
• Michigan Senate OKs Film Tax Credit Extension
• Union Blasts Trump Resorts' Bid To Stifle Communications
• 'Real Housewives' Star Can't Serve Term In Halfway House
• NCAA Athletes Are Temporary Employees, FLSA Suit Says
• Pa. Appeals Court Tosses Asbestos Claims Against CBS, GE
• UniTek To Swap Debt For Equity, Go Private In Ch. 11
• Ariz. Attacks Tribe's Phoenix Casino Plan In 9th Circ.
• FTC Wins $10M Settlement From Alleged Spam Text Schemers
• Pandora Streams Ex-EA General Counsel Into Legal Lineup
• FCC Pauses Comments on $45B Comcast, $49B AT&T Deals
• 'Massacre' Rocker's IP Claims At Risk Over Shoddy Complaint
• Hausfeld, Other Attys Seek $50M For NCAA Suit In New Fee Bid
• Fla. Court Says Closed-Door Pension Talks Violated Law
• Latham Pilots PR Firm's £200M Purchase Of Media Data Co.
• Suspended Judge, Wife Drop Libel Suit Against Philly Papers
• New Jurisdictional Issues When Moving To Quash A Subpoena
• 'Goodfellas' Actor Sues For $250M Over 'Simpsons' Likeness
• 'Jemima' Heirs Scolded For Exhumation Bid In PepisCo Row
• Facebook Faces Tough Road In DLA Piper Sham Suit Fight
• Paramount Burned 'Mean Girls' Investors, Trial Judge Hears
• UPDATE: Houston Atty, Movie Producers Settle $6.5M Fraud Suit
• Freeh Asks 3rd Circ. To Ensure Right To Move Penn State Suit
• Astros, Nats Stadium Plan Gets $108M Boost From Fla. County
• Mass. Gaming Officials Slam Caesars' Casino Bid Appeal
• Simpson Thacher To Help PE Firm Give Up ClubCorp Stake
• NHL Hit With Players' Consolidated Concussion Suit
• DirecTV Dealer Urges Calif. Panel To Reinstate $9.5M Award
• EA Beats Investor Suit Over 'Battlefield 4' Bugs
• Manatt Snags Steptoe IP Partner In Los Angeles
• Universities In Trademark Fight Over 'Pistol Pete' Mascot
• NY Court Revives Defamation Suit Against Syracuse Coach
• Slot Machine Maker Can't Shut Down Former GC's Rival Co.
• CORRECTED: OneBeacon Hit With $34M Verdict Over Dish Malpractice Case
• Cinemax Actress Can't Avoid Claims Over Refused Sex Scenes
• Revel Auction Loser Can't Void Brookfield Sale, Judge Says
• Facebook Seeks Same 2nd Circ. Panel For Investor IPO Spats
• Pro Leagues, NCAA Make Play To Stop NJ Sports Betting Law
• Robin Thicke Tackles 'Blurred Lines' IP Claims In LA Court
• Attys Seek OK For Fee Deal In Apple E-Books Antitrust Case
• Sen. Leahy Asks Comcast To Promise No Fast Lanes
• U. of Chicago Hit With Copyright Claim Over Translation
• RE Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Forest City, Canyon-Johnson
• Facebook Sues DLA Piper, Other Firms Over Sham Case
• NCAA Says Pa. Court Overstepped In Penn State Fine Fight
• NCAA Insurance News — A Step In The Right Direction
• Dish, Fox Each Say Aereo Backs Their Claims In DVR Fight
• Christie Passes Bill To Nix Sports-Betting Laws In NJ
• 11th Circ. Axes Fair Use Ruling Over GSU Digital Copies
• 9th Circ. Revives Copyright Suits After Alaska Stock Ruling
• Brand Battles: Apple Fights To Register 'Siri' Trademark
• Ferrari Fans Say Facebook, Carmaker Stole Valuable Pages
• Venable-Acquired Firm Escapes $590M Movie Loan Suit
• DirecTV Technicians Ask To Consolidate FLSA Suits
• Ex-NFLer Hamstrings Subpoenas In Atty Investment Row
• Ex-Clippers Owner's Wife Aims To End $10M Defamation Suit
• Monster Eyes Fight Over Marshawn Lynch's 'Beast Mode' TM
• Trump Entertainment Allowed To Nix Union Deal In Ch. 11
• Whisper App Rebukes Guardian's Location Tracking Claims
• Beastie Boys Atty Claims Monster Infringement 'Devious'
• Bank Lenders Jump Into Caesars Restructuring Talks
• 'It Wasn't Me' Defense Holds Promise For Snapchat, Dropbox
• Mark Cuban Buys Into Netflix As He Bets On Acquisition
• What Litigators Can Learn From Novelists
• The Latest On Preliminary Injunctions In Trademark Cases
• Getty Images Can't Block Microsoft's Bing Image Widget
• Chuck E. Cheese's Gobbles Up Competitor Peter Piper Pizza
• 'Disingenuous' IP Firm Founder Infringed Mark, Judge Finds
• NJ Gains An Edge As Bill Passes To Kill Sports Betting Laws
• RE Rumor Mill: Plaza Hotel, WeWork, Tishman
• Jimi Hendrix's Family Wants $5M Over Stalled Sony Film Deal
• Sonifi Creditors Lose Challenge To Mast-Led Restructuring
• Tiger Woods Foundation Can't Knock Stanford Suit Off Course
• NBCUniversal Reaches Deal To End Intern Class Action
• Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Jeffrey Kessler
• Yelp Grows San Francisco Roots With New Office Lease
• A-Rod's Purported Supplier Pleads Guilty To Drug Charges
• Tax Lessons From Reality Stars On What Not To Do
• Treemo Blocked From Using 'Flowboard' Mark In IP Battle
• Ex-CEO Hits 'Birdman' Producer With Sweeping $55M Suit
• Commodores' Ex-Guitarist Can't Play Under Band's Name
• Sirius Wants 9th Circ.'s Eye On Turtles' Infringement Win
• Objectors Put NFL Concussion Deal's CTE Deadline In Doubt
• 'Real Housewives' Star Pleads Guilty Over Fake License
• MGM Tries To Kill 'Weekend At Bernie's' Contract Claims
• Universal Beats IP Liability Theory In Rapper Fashion Row
• Bally's Strikes Unpaid OT Deal With NJ Casino Dealers
• Aereo Can Survive Despite Supreme Court Setback, Atty Says
• Label Argues 'Oh' Sample In Jay-Z Song Enough For Copyright
• E-Books Monitor Says Apple Still Resisting Oversight
• Music Licensing Co. To Pay $58.5M To End Antitrust Suit
• Ad Industry Self-Policing Keeps FTC Happy, ASRC Head Says
• Google, Viacom Look To Nix Child Web Tracking Suit For Good
• FINRA Fines Research Analyst Over Tweet Conflicts
• AEG Gets More Time To Relocate NFL Team To Los Angeles
• Ex-NY Daily News Columnist Challenges SEC Ban In DC Circ.
• 7th Circ. Ruling Makes Fair Use Even More Unpredictable
• Strike Wouldn't Stop Icahn's Trump Resorts Rescue, Atty Says
• Dos Equis Ends 'World's Most Interesting' Trademark Case
• DirectTV Sues FM Global For $23M In Thailand Flood Losses
• McGuireWoods Adds Ex-Reed Smith Copyright Pro
• Pop Star Kesha Sues Producer, Claiming Rape, Abuse
• NJ Senate OKs Tax Incentive Bill With Christie's Tweaks
• Tribune Media Plots $400M Buyback Plan To Revitalize Stock
• Pepper Hamilton Seeks Sandusky Doc Stay As PSU Appeals
• Biogenesis Co-Conspirator Pleads Guilty To MLB Doping
• Ford Seeks To Dodge Class Action Over Music Royalties
• 5 Essential Legal Considerations For Cos. Developing Apps
• Information Governance: A Missed Opportunity For Lawyers
• NFL Bests Players Who Spurned $42M Publicity Rights Deal
• Snapchat Says Leaked Nude Pics Lifted From 3rd-Party Apps
• Australian Billboard Co. APN Outdoor Targets $300M IPO
• Comcast Signals Intent To Appeal Sports Network Ruling
• TTAB Allows 'Zombie Cinderella' Trademark Registration
• NJ Lawmaker Accuses Icahn Of Stifling AC Casino Rescue
• Ex-Broker Gets 3 Years For Orchestrating Broadway Fraud
• RE Rumor Mill: 590 Madison, Co-Op Record, Greek Portfolio
• Market Rumors: National Stock Exchange, Tele Columbus, APN
• K&L Gates Tapped By MGM To Lobby On Casino Issues
• Google Says EU Users Want Facebook, YouTube Links Nixed
• EA Investor Suit Over 'Battlefield 4' Bugs Nears Defeat
• LinkedIn's Reference Reports Violate FCRA, Suit Says
• PE-Backed Dave & Buster's Scores $95M In Public Debut
• Eagles' Don Henley Sues Over Retailer's 'Don A Henley' Pun
• France's Orange Debating IPOs For Africa, Middle East Units
• EU Clears $12.6B Liberty-Ziggo Deal With Conditions
• Fox Teams Up With Apollo In TV Production Venture
• CAFA Removal Procedure At Center Stage In Dart Cherokee
• Time To Step Up Your COPPA Compliance
• Take Extra Steps When Social Media Page Is Evidence
• Nixon Peabody Fights Malpractice Suit Over $23M Land Deal
• Stan Lee Media Battles Namesake Over Spider-Man At 9th Circ.
• Merrill Lynch's Film Fraud Suit Revived By 3rd Circ.
• NCAA Can't Ditch Student-Athletes' Scholarship Antitrust MDL
• Trump Casino Accuses Union of Harassment, Violating Stay
• Entertainment Law Firms To Arbitrate Linkin Park Firing Saga
• KPMG Tries To Duck Fraud Suit Over Ex-Rangers Owner Audit
• Minn. TV Anchor's Data Privacy Suit Gets Trimmed
• TTAB Says Gwen Stefani Can Have 'L.A.M.B.' Mark
• Feds Challenge Ex-Orioles Player's Personal Benefit Defense
• Tribe Asks DC Circ. To Let It Intervene In Gambling Suit
• Sony Shuts Down Toto's Digital Royalties Suit
• Judge Koh Picks Up 2nd Dreamworks Anti-Poaching Case
• Workplace Tasks On Trial In Integrity Staffing Arguments
• Twitter Fights: Public Opinion May Be Most Important Court
• Google, Facebook Vow To Bolster Efforts To Block NSA Spying
• Cartoon Network Unplugs Privacy Class Action Over App
• Comcast Can't Recover $100M From Houston Sports Network
• Slot Machine Co. Suing Atty Says It Didn't Disclose Secrets
• NCAA Asks Judge To Toss Athlete Gender-Bias Suit
• High Court Hears Amazon Warehouse Workers Pay Spat
• NCAA Says $60M Sandusky Fine Law Is Unconstitutional
• NFL Owners Approve Buffalo Bills Sale To Billionaire Couple
• Junior Creditors Owed $3.7B Cry Default On Caesars
• Landowner In Wynn Casino Deal Pleads Not Guilty To Fraud
• IGT Solicits Consents For $1.3B In Notes Ahead Of Merger
• A Primer On 'Bad Faith' In Federal Removal Jurisdiction
• Nixon Peabody Nabs Fox Rothschild's Fashion Law Head
• Comcast Fights Lowball Value Of Regional Sports Network
• Justices Question Their Powers In Class Action Removal Row
• Trump Resorts Didn't Bargain In Good Faith, Union Says
• Magazine Wholesaler Source Floats Ch. 11 Plan
• Tribune Reporter Wants Sanctions For Moot Age Bias Appeal
• Entertainment Law Firms Brawl In Linkin Park Firing Saga
• NJ Judge OKs Revel Sale Despite Losing Bidder's Protest
• Twitter Hits DOJ, FBI With Free Speech Suit
• 'Wendy Williams Show' Interns Hit Lions Gate With Wage Suit
• EEOC Appeals Bloomberg Pregnancy Bias Case To 2nd Circ.
• Inquirer Can Get Fee Details In Pa. Justice's Libel Suit
• DLA, Kasowitz Must Turn Over Facebook Scam Docs, US Says
• Universal's Bond-Like Movie Can't Claim Fair Use
• 'I Found It On Twitter' — Not A Defense In Copyright Case
• King & Spalding Hires FTC Official For Antitrust Group In DC
• Revel Auction Loser Straub Challenges Sale to Brookfield
• Comcast, Houston Ball Teams Spar Over TV Network's Value
• TD Bank Veers Away From Online Gaming Payments
• Supreme Court Won't Tackle 'Superman' Rights Case
• Judge Won't OK NCAA-PSU Deal To End $60M Fine Fight
• NY Judge Slims Down $320M Ice Center Partnership Dispute
• Euro Disney Strikes $1.26B Refi Deal With Walt Disney Co.
• 'Elysium' Director Beats Writer's Infringement Lawsuit
• High Court Won't Clarify Irreparable Harm In TM Cases
• Ex-Oriole Calls Feds' Insider Trading Indictment Flawed
• Sony, Columbia Sued Over Rights To Rapper's Video
• $20M Knee Injury Dispute Could Rejigger Pa. Tort Law
• Multimedia Games $1.1B Deal Stiffs Shareholders, Suit Says
• Facebook Plans $2.9B Stock Issue To Retain WhatsApp Execs
• Justices Want SG's Input On Standing In Spokeo FCRA Suit
• High Court Refuses To Hear Clear Channel Telemarketing Suit
• In-House Insights From KBR General Counsel Andrew Farley
• How To Protect IP When Selling TV Formats To China
• Man Admits Defrauding Miami Heat Players Of $7.5M
• After Win In Sirius Copyright Suit, Turtles Take On Pandora
• Vendini Pays $3M To End Customers' Data-Breach Action
• Queens Panel OKs $1B Silvercup Studios Expansion
• Nine Players Sit Out NFL Concussion Settlement
• Judge Rips Apple's Bid To Seal Docs Before ITunes Trial
• Marriott Hit With FCC Fine For Blocking Visitors' Wi-Fi
• Fraud Case Can't Hinge On Russian Facebook Page: 2nd Circ.
• Alibaba Revs Up Plans For $5B Follow-On Offering
• Caesars Keeps Betfair's Atlantic City Operations Alive
• Editor Who Hacked Paul McCartney Pleads Guilty In UK
• 'Jersey Shore' Star Gets Tax Case Delay To Film Show
• Brokers Still Wary Of Social Media Despite Rule Clarity
• Brand Battles: Abercrombie, Dish, Absolut, NCAA Football
• Trump Entertainment Loses Bid To Dodge Pension Duties
• Comcast Accused Of Destroying Evidence In FLSA Suit
• Why Companies Are Getting Sued Under Video Privacy Act
• Zuckerman Spaeder Partner To Hear Ray Rice Appeal
• Trump Entertainment, Union Scolded By Judge Over CBA Row
• NJ 'Real Housewives' Stars Land Jail Time For Fraud Charges
• Ore. High Court Ruling To Cost Comcast Hundreds Of Millions
• 3 Landowners In Wynn Casino Deal Charged With Fraud
• Tampa Bay Lightning Owner Pays $150M For Marriott Hotel
• NFL, DirecTV Extend 'Sunday Ticket' Broadcast Rights Deal
• NJ Assembly Panel OKs Bill To Repeal Ban On Sports Betting
• LMFAO Says 'Party Rock' Doesn't Infringe Rick Ross Lyric
• Panasonic Unit Uses Incomplete Wage Statements, Class Says
• Facebook Balks On Name Policy After Drag Queen Backlash
• MoFo Keeps SoftBank M&A Churning In Major Film Studio Deal
• Snub-Hub: Courts Apply More Scrutiny To Class Settlements
• Fulbright DQ Bid Tests Waters For Verein Conflict Claims
• Comcast Fears Network Ch. 11 Plan Will Void $100M In Loans
• FTC's McSweeny Says Securing Kids' Data Should Be Priority
• Facebook Says Harvesting Links From User Messages Is Legal
• Pa. Justices To Mull Opinions As Evidence In Libel Suit
• FTC Atty Says More Children's Privacy Actions On Horizon
• Carlton Fields Soups Up West Coast Post With 4 Litigators
• Brookfield Wins Revel With $110M Bid, Will Reopen As Casino
• SiriusXM Exec Vows To Appeal Pre-'72 Decision
• FCC Chair Calls City Broadband 'As American As You Can Get'
• Trump Resorts Files Ch. 11 Plan With Icahn Debt-Equity Swap
• Ex-Casino Execs Owe $272M Over Lost License, Judge Says
• Judge Again Slashes Antitrust Claims In Philly Firms' Ad Row
• Bloomberg Says Alice Kills Real-Time Data Patent
• Casino Expansion Can't Be Rush Job, NJ Senate Chief Says
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Revive Facebook Insider Trading Suit
• MGM-Led Team Scores Financing For $375M Las Vegas Arena
• Plaintiffs May Exploit CDA Exception Created By 9th Circ.