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Media & Entertainment - November, 2014

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• Media & Entertainment MVP: Loeb & Loeb's Jonathan Zavin
• Fla. Supreme Court Backs Gambling Permit Conversion Law
• Caesars Unit Pledges Tort Stake To Junior Bondholders
• DOJ Knocks Apple's 6th Circ. Nod In E-Books Appeal
• Both Parties In 'Happy Birthday' Rights Row Vie For Quick Win
• Comcast, NHL Fight TV Viewers' Antitrust Class Cert. Bid
• 9th Circ. Urged To Scrap 'Innocence Of Muslims' Injunction
• Amazon Returns Fire Over Porn Site's Injunction Bid
• Trump Says It Needs $5M Icahn Infusion To Stay Afloat
• Pa. Justices To Hear Appeal Of Libel Suit Against Newspaper
• Penn State Libel Suit Sent Back To State Court
• Brand Battles: L'Oreal, Paramount, Monster Energy, Gap
• Group Challenges NIST Refusal To Release COPPA Grant Info
• Netflix Accuses Yahoo CIO Of Taking Kickbacks At Former Job
• Texas Investigator Accused Of Stealing $200K In Comic Books
• Calif. Court Says Edwards Wildman Can Protect Internal Docs
• EU Regulators Push Google To Scrub Links From All Domains
• EE Confirms It Is 2nd Big-Ticket Mobile Target For BT
• Ascertainability Challenge Is Viable Weapon For Defense
• Top Caesars Creditors Allege 'Brazen' Asset-Stripping
• 9th Circ. Reinstates Ex-Miss Montana's Fraud Conviction
• Media & Entertainment MVP: Gibson Dunn's Orin Snyder
• Revel Appeals Order To Let AC Collect $33M In Unpaid Taxes
• Feds Want Tribe's Gaming Tax Suit Nixed
• Atlantic City's $22M Tax Sale Deal With Trump Casinos OK'd
• $300M DC Stadium Plan Moves Forward Without Akridge Deal
• Comparing Climatologist To Molester Called Protected Speech
• QVC Slams Shopping App With Suit Over Website Crash
• Dish Can't Make Insurers Cover Patent Dispute, 10th Circ. Says
• Sony Settles FTC Suit Over Deceptive PlayStation Vita Ads
• Samsung Hit With TM Suit Over 'Milk' Streaming Music Service
• Morgan Lewis 'Bled' Philly Papers For Fees, Suit Says
• Judge Won't Toss Redskins Trademark Cancellation Suit
• Remembering Doar: Justice As A 4-Letter Word
• 'Call Of Duty' Trademark Claims Tossed Over Free Speech
• FCC Wireless Spectrum Bids Exceed $36B
• Dr Pepper, Smucker, Altria Have Spinoff Potential: Report
• Trump Resorts May Get DIP From Icahn In Bid To Avoid Ch. 7
• Media MVP: Greenberg Glusker's Pierce O'Donnell
• Met Opera Loses Worker Injury Coverage Suit In NY Court
• TV Networks Throw Weight Behind NCAA At 9th Circ.
• Texas Appellate Rejects Coach's ESPN Defamation Suit
• Ex-Arena Football Team Owner Faces Fraud Charges
• Apple, Intel Back Microsoft In Landmark RAND Ruling Row
• Aereo Plans To Shop Infringing Streaming IP In Ch. 11
• Apple Says Jury Can't Weigh ITunes Update Antitrust Motives
• Justices Asked To Weigh TM Suit Over Batman Movie Software
• 'Dark Horse' Writer Loses Bid For Atty Sanctions
• Top Caesars Noteholders Cry Default On Asset Sales
• Dealmakers Q&A: Hogan Lovells' Sheri Jeffrey
• 'Tis The Season … For Data Breaches And Data Analytics
• NJ Vows To Appeal After Sports Betting Blocked Again
• Aereo's Gone, But Internet TV Is Here To Stay
• Miami Shoots Down $121M Plan To Renovate Marine Stadium
• DC Circ. Bars Disclosure Of Contracts In Comcast, AT&T Deals
• Private Copyright Cop Sued For Bogus DMCA Subpoenas
• After Facebook Fails, Google Shoots For Photo Patent Review
• Media & Entertainment MVP: Covington's Doug Gibson
• Pepper Hamilton Stay Bid Axed In Penn State Privilege Row
• High Court Asked To Review Janus Criminal Relevance
• Pandora Isn't Guaranteed Access To BMI's Songs, Judge Says
• Device Cos. Want Separate Twitter Guidance From FDA
• FTC Rejects Latest Bid To Expand COPPA Consent Options
• Antitrust Professors Back NCAA Appeal Of Athlete Pay Ruling
• What You Should Know About Using Drones In California
• Apple's $450M E-Books Settlement OK'd
• Latham Launches 2nd LA Office With O'Melveny Media Quintet
• Calif. Appeals Court Clears Way For Kings' $477M NBA Arena
• Differentiate Your Litigation Practice With Data Security
• Aereo Files For Ch. 11 In Bid To Dodge Copyright Suits
• NFL Drives To Lock Down NJ Sports Betting Injunction
• Sirius Denied Quick Trip To 9th Circ. Over Pre-'72 Recordings
• Fla. Bar Can't Escape Free Speech Suit Over New Ad Rules
• Trump, Icahn Want Atlantic City's Tax Debt Auction Nixed
• News Corp. Fights Class Cert. Bid In Ad Monopoly Fight
• Patent Holder Matches Sony's Sanctions Bid In IP Fight
• Market Rumors: Alibaba, CGN Power, Medibank
• High Times Slaps 'High Times Lifestyle' With Trademark Suit
• MGM Resorts Plans $1B Offering To Trim Development Debt
• The Print Room: How To Spend Less And Get More
• Caesars Reveals Plan To Turn Largest Unit Into REIT
• 'Rock Band' Co. Harmonix Seeks AIA Review Of Audio Patent
• NHL Says Former Players' Concussion Claims Are Too Late
• 3rd Circ. Is True Test For NJ's Sports Betting Plans
• NCAA Loses Fight To Depose Ex-Hausfeld Atty On $51M Fees
• Pop-Art Icon Ruscha Fights Landlord Atty Fees In Studio Row
• FCC Defends Retransmission Rule At DC Circuit
• Brookfield Backs Out Of $110M Deal To Buy Revel Casino
• Activision Brass Reach $275M Deal To End Shareholder Action
• Media MVP: Greenberg Glusker's Bob Baradaran
• NFL, Class Counsel Urge Approval Of Concussion Deal
• Trump Resorts Must Prove Case Shouldn't Become Ch. 7
• White House Says Illegal Online Streaming Should Be Felony
• 3 Tips To Keep Social Media From Screwing Up Your IPO
• 'Porn Troll' Attys Escape Sanctions In Copyright Suit
• AP Says The Hartford Must Defend Personal Injury Suit
• Sirius Drops Weil, Adds O'Melveny For Pre-'72 Cases
• Investor Suits Over $1.2B Multimedia Games Buyout Combined
• Video Privacy Protection Act Could Be The New TCPA
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 78 Firms
• Revel Seeks To Boot 'Burdensome' Atlantic City Tax Deal
• Apple Can't Cut IPod Resellers From Music Antitrust Trial
• Songwriter Awarded $7.3M For Role In Discovering Lady Gaga
• 9th Circ. Says Calif. Sex Offender Law Defies 1st Amendment
• RE Rumor Mill: DePaul Arena, Related Cos., MTA
• NCAA Fights To Depose Ex-Hausfeld Atty In Antitrust Case
• Theater's Apartment Housing Is Tax Exempt: NY High Court
• Sirius Says Pre-'72 Performance Right Violates Comm. Clause
• $450M Live! Casino Project Gets 2nd Philly Gaming License
• 5 Tips For Employers Navigating The Social Media Minefield
• Market Rumors: Johnson & Johnson, Roots Group, Alibaba
• MLB Teams Want Minor Leaguers' Pay Suit Sent To Fla.
• Trump Entertainment Gets Nod On Ch. 11 Plan Disclosures
• UK Regulator To Probe Premier League's Media Rights Sales
• Dewey Partner Clawback Ruling May Hurt New York Law Firms
• What EU Should Focus On In Google Antitrust Investigation
• FAA Drone Guidance Doesn't Advance Congress' Mandate
• Why Can't We Be (Facebook) Friends? You Be The Judge
• Apple, Amazon Quickly Core Suit Over iPad Cover Sales
• Atty's $14M Suit Over 'Survivor' Spoils Trimmed
• Licensee Can't Revive AT&T, Verizon Infringement Suits
• Privacy Seal Co. Settles With FTC Over Deceptive Claims
• Pre-Auction, FCC Makes Bid Rules More Small-Biz Friendly
• Apple Seeks Partial Decertification In ITunes Antitrust Case
• Edelson Wants Husch Sanctioned For Spoliation Claims
• Revel's Unsecured Creditors Say DIP Request Cheats Them
• Market Rumors: BSkyB, Deutsche Bank, Keppel
• Zynga Founder Can't Slip Class Action Over Stock Sale
• NCAA Says High Court Precedent Supports Athlete Pay Ban
• RE Rumor Mill: Barry Diller, TD Bank, Coney Realty Group
• $10.9M Awarded To NY Exotic Dancers In Wage Suit
• Wal-Mart Driver Wants Discovery Halted In Tracy Morgan Suit
• High Court Nixes Musicland Investor's Appeal Of $32M Penalty
• Arent Fox, Manatt Sued For Involvement In Betty Boop IP Spat
• 3rd-Party Liability Standards Stretched Under TCPA
• Trump Resorts Says Ch. 11 Plan Can't Wait For Casino Closure
• Sirius Can't Shake Turtles' $100M Royalties Suit In NY
• Fed. Circ. Ad Patent Ruling Will Spur Early Alice Attacks
• Fed. Circ. Kills Ultramercial Online-Ad Patent As Abstract
• NJ Pol Wants To Put Atlantic City In Tax Incentive Program
• Ch. 11 Looms As Caesars Unit Looks To Shake $18B Debt
• Report Calls For Emergency Manager To Rescue Atlantic City
• Dickstein Can't Ditch Pawnshop's $30M Malpractice Suit
• Plaintiffs In NCAA Antitrust Case Slam Atty Deposition Bid
• Gordon Rees Row Over A-Rod Fees May Be 'Strikeout:' Judge
• Barnes & Thornburg Nabs Sheppard Mullin White Collar Vet
• 'Dark Horse' Writer Rips Attys For Citing Kesha Assault Row
• Michael Lewis Dodges 'Big Short' Libel Charges In 2nd Circ.
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Cravath, Cadwalader
• LinkedIn Can't Claim Immunity In Email Harvesting Brawl
• PTAB Grants Infomotion Review Of Smart Basketball Patent
• SEC's New Enforcement Weapon Against Municipal Officers
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Crowell & Moring's John Gibson
• Facebook Heightens User Location Data Use, Ad Controls
• Judge Can't Hear Infringement In Jay-Z's 'Run This Town'
• Taj Mahal Threatens To Close If Union Doesn't Drop Appeal
• NYC Opera Suitor Rips Slow Reorg Process, Demands Auction
• Deals Rumor Mill: Halliburton, Albertsons, Hasbro
• Pension Funds Seek Cert. In Suit Over MGM Complex Costs
• NJ Gov. Seeks Changes To Reader Privacy Bill
• Conde Nast Agrees To Settle Intern Class Action For $5.85M
• GOP Hopefuls Come Out Swinging On Net Neutrality
• Google's Search Results, Ads Are Protected Speech: Judge
• Amazon And Hachette Strike Deal On E-Book, Print Sales
• RE Rumor Mill: Amazon, Franklin American, Sunwest
• Alibaba Plans 1st US Bond Sale To Refinance Bank Loans
• Dubai Parks & Resorts Plans IPO To Fund $2.9B Complex
• CLOs: Fight Fraud With Better Analytics
• Apple Slams New Class Rep. Bid In ITunes Antitrust Case
• Pa. State Officials Say NCAA Collaborated on Freeh Report
• Jury Finds 'Cosby Show' Co-Creator Didn't Steal Show Idea
• Trump's Firm Defends Lien On $1.3M Contingency Award
• LinkedIn Gets Web Sale Patent Claims Nixed As Abstract
• Damon Dash Can't Be Defamed, Lee Daniels' Co-Producer Says
• Judge 'Skeptical' On Class Cert. In Sega Game False Ad Suit
• SEC Says Social Media-Hyped Investment Offer Was A Fraud
• Deals Rumor Mill: Clear Channel, Etihad, Pershing Square
• Giants Fake Memorabilia Suit Booted From Federal Court
• Google Wins 9th Circ. En Banc Rehearing In 'Muslims' Row
• Market Rumors: Alibaba, Anbang, Dubai Park & Resorts
• Vegas Sands Says $5B Macau Licensing Suit Is A Repeat
• GOP Calls Obama's Net Neutrality Plan 'Beyond Scope' Of FCC
• Proskauer Pays 'Girls Gone Wild' Co. To End Fee Row
• 'Cosby Show' Co-Creator's Show-Stealing Row In Jury's Hands
• Digital Media Firm Vizrt Valued At $374M In PE Buyout Bid
• Keith Haring Foundation Seeks Sanctions In Defamation Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Solvay, Time Warner, Too Faced Cosmetics
• Activision Ruling May Signal Shift In Transformative Use
• Sirius Can't Arbitrate TCPA Suit, 9th Circ. Says
• Publishers Want En Banc Rehearing On GSU Fair Use Ruling
• Union Appeal In Trump Bankruptcy Sent Straight To 3rd Circ.
• Pandora Says Publishers Used BMI Withdrawal To 'Extort'
• Atlanta Braves Settle Suit Over New $672M Stadium's Zoning
• Game Show Network Gets Gaming Patent Nixed In AIA Review
• Obama Urges FCC To Protect Net Neutrality
• Nortel Gets Discovery Relief in Rockstar IP Fight
• Iowa Court Rebuffs Penn National In Hard Rock Casino Row
• Brand Battles: CVS, Starbucks, The Hobbit
• FCC Junk Fax Ruling Signals Agency's Flexibility On TCPA
• Alibaba-Backed Social Network Momo Targets $300M US IPO
• Attys Tend To 'Buy Themselves Off' In Class Deals, Judge Says
• Taxation With Representation: Cravath, Vinson, Cooley
• Plaintiffs Clear Class Hurdle In Sirius XM Wage Suit
• In Sports Gambling War, Top NJ Legislators Step In
• Marvel Subpoenas Google To Find 'Avengers' Trailer Leaker
• Ex-GC Can't Kill Slot Machine Maker's Trade Secrets Suit
• Cox Restores $2M In Worker Health Benefits After DOL Probe
• Atlantic City Can Collect $20M In Unpaid Revel Taxes
• Netflix's New HQ Lands $100M Construction Loan
• NY Court Puts The Brakes On Overreaching Creditors
• Dating Sites To Pay $16.5M For Sharing Users' STD Info
• CWC Grabs Malone-Backed Telecom Rival In $1.85B Deal
• Ex-Navy SEAL Slams Attys Over Advice On Bin Laden Book
• IRS Says Wyly's Bankruptcy Personal Budget Is Texas-Size
• Comcast Drops Bid To Block Sports Network's Ch. 11 Plan
• AT&T Chief Personally Urges Wheeler To Nix Reclassification
• SEC May Question Journalist In Onyx Insider Trading Probe
• SEC Settles Bond Fraud Claim Tied To Hollywood Studio Flop
• MGM, Wynn Nab Massachusetts Casino Resort License
• DirecTV Worker Fights Arbitration At Calif. Appeals Court
• 5 Ways To Uncover Bias During Jury Selection
• What FCC Junk Fax Order Means For TCPA Issues
• Prosecutors Refused DLA Piper Docs In Facebook Scam Suit
• Shareholders in OC Register Parent Push For Receivership
• Comcast Can't Take $100M Ch. 11 Claim To 5th Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Probes Reach Of Bankruptcy Safe Harbors
• Pa. Justices Won't End Row Over NCAA's $60M PSU Fine
• 'Rambling' Inventor Can't Shake Cowan Liebowitz Sanctions
• Market Rumors: Monte Paschi, Scientific Games, Virgin Money
• Trump Resorts' Disclosure Statement Tabled By Judge's Doubt
• Atty Takes $90K Hit For Baseless IP Suit Against Indybay
• Caesars Fined In NJ For Marketing To Excluded Gamblers
• A-Rod Admitted To Using Steroids, Bought Cousin's Silence
• Darden Cops To Impersonating Father In $8M Maxim Mag Scam
• Jay-Z Acquires Luxury Armand De Brignac Champagne Brand
• How Senate Without Filibuster-Proof Majority Avoids Gridlock
• Social Network Co. GroupMe Fights TCPA Claims Over Texts
• FTC Asked To Review Alliance's $2.3B Conversant Purchase
• Twitter Looks To Sink User's $5M TCPA Suit
• Dish Network To Sell $1.25B Senior Notes To Refinance Debt
• Scientific Games To Offer $2.9B Debt To Help Fund Bally Buy
• Online Comments Section Can Raise Republication Issues
• TiVo Sanctioned For Bad Grammar In Patent Fight
• Mass. Gambling Expansion Law Upheld In Referendum
• BMI Tells Pandora Publishers Won't Pull Song Rights Soon
• Katten Lures White & Case Corporate M&A Pro In New York
• 'Cosby Show' Co-Creator Says He Didn't Steal TV Show Idea
• CBS Must Turn Over Ad Revenue Info In Dish Ad-Skip Row
• Facebook Says Gov't Requests For Info Up 24% Since 2013
• Jury Orders B&N To Pay $1.3M In Nook Patent Row
• NY Judge Won't Rehear Antitrust Row Over $750M Resort
• More Than 200 Ex-Players Opt Out Of NFL Concussion Deal
• Thai Police Nab Pirate Bay Co-Founder After Years On The Lam
• Jay-Z, Kanye Ripped Off 'Made In America,' Suit Says
• Live Nation, Cox Latest To Settle In Swipe Fee Antitrust MDL
• NJ Fights Leagues' Injunction Bid In Sports Gambling War
• WWE Can Smack Down 'Fly By Night' Counterfeiters: 5th Circ.
• UK Spy Chief Asks Facebook, Twitter To Help Fight Terrorism
• Comcast Unit Fights 'Surprise' Sanctions Bid In FLSA Suit
• Thomson Reuters To Redeem $658M Debt, Issue New Notes
• Turtles Say Sirius Can't Go To 9th Circ. Over Pre-1972s
• Ohio Man Pleads Guilty To $1.7M Android App Piracy
• Hausfeld Accused Of Improper Billing In NCAA Antitrust Case
• Houghton Mifflin Wants Junk Fax Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Telemundo Wins Access To Privileged Docs In IP Fight
• Usher, Sony Win Atty Fees In Copyright Row Over 'Bad Girl'
• Ex-Orioles Player Calls Insider Trading Charges 'Stale'
• How Debtors Can Hold All The Cards In A Union Gamble
• How The Redskins Decision Impacts Brand Value And The NFL
• Calif. High Court Allows Retrial For Anna Nicole Smith Atty
• NJ Racetrack Co. Says Wagering Deal Needs More Oversight
• High Court Won't Hear Sherlock Holmes Copyright Case
• NCAA Says Federal, State Sex Bias Suits Can't Be Combined
• 5 Worker Facebook Posts Even The NLRB Won't Like
• DirecTV Installer Ordered To Pay $6.5M To Restore Pensions
• Trump Resorts Ch. 11 Disclosures Draw Fire Over Tax Issues
• DOJ Sues To Block $375M Movie Theater Advertising Merger
• Fox TV Station Hit With FCC Challenge Over 'Redskins' Use
• Publicis Springs Back After Failed Deal With $3.7B Pickup
• Plot Thickens For Screenplay Infringement Cases
• Comcast Loses Bid To Stay Houston Network's Ch. 11 Plan