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Media & Entertainment - December, 2014

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• SEC Says $3M Facebook Pre-IPO Fraud Funded Day Trading
• 9th Circ. Won't Revisit Sirius' Arbitration Bid In TCPA Row
• Usher, HBO, Labels Settle 'Different Strokes' IP Claims
• Senate Democrat Prods Sony Over Massive Cyberattack
• Google, Microsoft Ask FCC To Nix Marriott Wi-Fi Petition
• Strip Clubs Tell High Court Tax Stifles Free Expression
• Google Gets Miss. AG's Subpoena In Movie Fight Paused
• NJ Atty Reprimanded For Lying To Ex-NFL Client About Appeal
• UK Antitrust Watchdog Investigating $321M Gorkana Deal
• ICM To Settle Interns' Minimum Wage Collective Action
• Adam Sandler Ex-Nanny Says High Court 'Only Path To Justice'
• 10th Circ. Latest To Nix Group's Marvel Character Claims
• EU Users Have Flagged 687K Links For Removal, Google Says
• Michael Keaton Beats Suit Over 'Merry Gentleman' Flop
• Oscar Winner Nabs $1M Deal Win After Sensa Attys Quit
• Ex-Orioles Player Says Newman Strikes Out Insider Charges
• Ex-Sands Partner Rips Sanctions Bid In $5B Macau Permit Row
• Barnes & Noble Buys Back Pearson's Nook Stake In $28M Deal
• Judge Axes Philly Airport Advertising Rules
• Mariah Carey Staffer Says Singer Stiffed Her On OT
• A New Year, A New Privacy Regulation For California
• Gore Vidal's Nephew Says White & Case Axed His Inheritance
• New Docs Stall FCC Probe Of $45B Comcast-Time Warner Merger
• Revel Casino's Power Plant Warns It Could Go Bankrupt Too
• Seminole Tribe Ruled Immune From Ad Agency's $250M Suit
• Trump Resorts Finalizes $20M Icahn Loan To Keep Taj Open
• Anderson News Calls Publishers' Antitrust Claims A Tall Tale
• Aramid Settles With Relativity In $44M Sony Film Finance Suit
• Oracle Spree Continues With Digital Marketing Biz Buy
• Caesars Re-Merges With Subsidiary Ahead Of Bankruptcy
• Pepper Hamilton To Fight Discovery Order In Penn State Row
• Judge Won't Alter Atty's 17-Year Stock Scheme Sentence
• Spain's New Copyright Law Hurts Consumers
• The State Of Technology-Assisted Review In 2014
• Law360 Names Law Firms Of The Year
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Caesars Unit Gets Buy-In From Senior Noteholders
• Pandora Tries To Ax Rockers' IP Suit Under Free Speech Law
• Brand Battles: Detroit Pistons, Apple, JetBlue
• Bankrupt Aereo Gets Green Light To Stage Asset Auction
• FBI Points To North Korea For Sony Studio Hack
• $1M Fee Award Slashed In $3M Gann TCPA Settlement
• Player Recruiter Pleads Guilty In Biogenesis Doping Case
• RE Rumor Mill: Minskoff Equities, Viceroy, Steve Harvey
• THQ Estate Launches Avoidance Suits To Claw Back $9M
• Google Sues Miss. AG For MPAA-Linked 'Campaign Of Threats'
• ACLU Urges Lift Of Gag Order In Coal Exec's Criminal Case
• The Biggest M&A Moments Of 2014: First Half
• $450M Live! Casino License Faces Pa. High Court Challenge
• The 'Transformation' Of The Copyright Fair Use Test
• 5th Circ. Affirms $2.1M Verdict In Rap Song Rights Fight
• NJ Assembly Seeks Fed. Aid For Displaced Casino Workers
• Sports Giant IMG Latest Hit With Unpaid Intern Suit In NY
• Sanctions Ruling For Fla. Tribal Leader Waits On 11th Circ.
• Sony Hit With 2 More Suits Over 'The Interview' Hack
• Nev. Gaming Commission OKs Blackstone's $1.7B Casino Buy
• Rays Stadium Search Deal Blocked By St. Petersburg Council
• Accused Facebook Scammer Claims Immunity In Criminal Suit
• NFL Dodges Players' Painkiller Class Action
• Reed Smith Nears KO In Promoter's $10M Defamation Suit
• RE Rumor Mill: Blackstone, GGP, BuzzFeed
• Amid Union Fight, Icahn Pledges $20M To Save Taj Mahal
• E-Books Buyer Appeals $30M Attys' Fee Award In Apple Deal
• 13M Class Bid Over Facebook Purchases A 'Monster': Judge
• 6th Circ. Affirms Toss Of $326M Grand Ole Opry Flood Suit
• Alice Sinks 2 Patents In Netflix Row, But 3rd Patent Lives
• Pa. Court Won't Reconsider Sandusky Probe Privilege Ruling
• Dish TCPA Ruling Puts Bull's-Eye On Big-Name Companies
• Chargers Sacked With TCPA Class Action Over Ticket Calls
• Drug Supplier In MLB Doping Scandal Pleads Guilty
• Italy's Gtech To Buy Back $920M Bond Ahead Of Merger
• A Busy Year For Anti-SLAPP Litigation And Legislation
• $75M NCAA Concussion Settlement Rejected By Judge
• Fox Can't End Directors' Home-Video Profits Class Action
• CNN, Others Denied Copy Of Steve Jobs Depo In Apple Case
• Ex-Prenda Atty Now Suing Over Disability Discrimination
• NHL Owner Unveils $1B Plan To Revamp Tampa's Waterfront
• Chancery Fast-Tracks Suit Seeking Receiver For Caesars Unit
• NJ Lawmaker Wants Atlantic City Casino Tax Plan Scrapped
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive IGT Stock Drop Suit
• Fla. High Court Asked To Revisit Gambling Permit Ruling
• NY Gaming Board OKs 3 Casino Bids, With Shock Exclusions
• Chanos Beats Wynn Resorts' FCPA Defamation Suit
• What Happens When Legal Aid Cuts Stimulate Pro Bono?
• US Olympic Committee Nabs Visa Exec As General Counsel
• Another Big Year For ITC: Top 12 Section 337 Highlights
• Shifting Injunction Standards In Copyright, Trademark Cases
• Artists Urge 9th Circ. To Rescue Calif. Resale Royalty Law
• Armed With Alice Ammo, Netflix Calls Rovi Patents Invalid
• MMA Fighters Clobber UFC With Monopoly Class Action
• Federal Judge Kills Fla. Bar's New Atty Ad Guidelines
• Blackstone Commits $294M Toward Singaporean RE Assets
• Networks Slam Aereo's Plans To Shop Infringing IP
• FINRA In No Playing Mood With Toys R Us Research Case
• Facebook Privacy Policy Changes Draw Dutch Investigation
• Is Jury's Verdict In IPod Antitrust Litigation Irrelevant?
• Ex-Employees Sue Sony Pictures For Not Preventing Breach
• Market Rumors: Dalian Wanda, Bill Gates, Sony
• Revel Wants Court To Nix 'Burdensome' Energy Agreements
• More Athletes Ask To Be $75M NCAA Settlement Class Reps
• Trustee Blasts 'One Life To Live' Producer's Ch. 11 Disclosure
• Citing Tiffany, Google Wants App Store TM Claims Nixed
• New Neal Gerber Team To Focus On Hotel, Restaurant Projects
• Jury Sides With Apple In ITunes Monopoly Case
• Major BT Investor Encourages $20B EE Acquisition Play
• Caesars Skips $225M Payment As Workout Talks Continue
• Porn Cos. Lose 9th Circ. Challenge To LA Condom Mandate
• Google Tells En Banc 9th Circ. Video Ruling May Fracture IP
• Apple, IPod Buyers Send $351M Music Monopoly Case To Jury
• BT Confirms Exclusive Talks Aimed At $20B EE Acquisition
• Market Rumors: Vice Media, Evraz, Dalian Wanda
• Dr. Dre Gives Firm Big Bonus After Epic Year
• 2nd Circ. Skeptical Of DOJ Arguments In Apple E-Book Case
• David Boies Helps Sony Warn Media Over Data Hack Info
• The 5 Biggest M&A Failures Of 2014
• 3 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Hiring Appellate Counsel
• Apple, DOJ To Go Head-To-Head On E-Books At 2nd Circ.
• 5th Circ. Vacates Sentences In Ex-NFL Star's $20M RE Scam
• Elsevier Loses Bid To Pump Up $1.5M Award In Copyright Trial
• Brand Battles: Williams-Sonoma, Remy Martin, Google
• Sony Breach May Inspire Slew Of Privacy, Employment Claims
• Caesars Is At Impasse With Lenders Over Restructuring Deal
• Dish Network On Hook For Telemarketing Claims, Judge Says
• Apple, IPod Buyers Wrap $351M Evidence, With No Class Rep
• Ad Co. Pays Up To End 6-State Probe Into Privacy Settings
• Tampa Bay Lightning Owner Adds To Downtown RE Portfolio
• High Court To Reconsider Ban On Expired-Patent Royalties
• Judge Rejects Age-Old Ruling In Sirius Pre-72 Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: Repsol, Bain Capital, ID Leisure
• MLB Hall Of Famer Told Exec 'Places Women Can't Go': Suit
• 'Price Is Right' Must Face Ex-Model's Bias Claims Again
• Lehman's Broadcaster Dividend Suit Axed In Del. High Court
• Hearst Inks $2B Deal To Plump Up Fitch Group Stake
• Full 9th Circ. Set To Weigh 'Innocence Of Muslims' Ruling
• Privacy Group Sues FTC For COPPA Safe Harbor Records
• High Court Clarifies What Is Compensable Work Time
• You Don't Get 3 Strikes When Filing A Complaint
• 10 Steps To A FINRA-Compliant Social Media Policy
• 6 Questions To Ask Before An Internal Investigation
• Leaked Docs Show Sony GC Wanted To Stop Keeping All Email
• NJ Senate Panel OKs Easing Rules For Boutique Casinos
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Quash EMI's Rights To Santa Song
• Detroit DDA Funds Can Be Used For Arena, Mich. AG Says
• 'Gilmore Girls' Actor Hits CohnReznick With $14.5M Fraud Suit
• Trump Resorts CEO Says Union Killed Deal To Save Casino
• RE Rumor Mill: Time, Heritage Equity, Minskoff
• Atty Asks For High Court Review Of Locke Lord RICO Ruling
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Google Browser Tracking MDL
• What Lawyer-Novelists Learned From Being Lawyers
• Turtles Say Sirius' 1940s Ruling Long Since Overturned
• Netflix, Others Can't Keep Del. Gift Card Suit In Fed. Court
• DQ'd 'Top Model' Contestant Hits Tyra Banks With $4M Suit
• NY's American Museum of Natural History OKs $325M Addition
• Johnny Carson's Atty Sues Bankruptcy Counsel Over Book
• Sony Malware Would Have Eluded Most Tools, Senate Told
• Intel, Cisco, Tech Cos. Warn FCC To Avoid Reclassification
• Apple Updates Kept IPods Safe, Music Monopoly Jurors Hear
• Ex-NHL Players Say Head Injury Claims Aren't Time-Barred
• Regulators Urge App Marketplaces To Require Privacy Policies
• Astros, Rockets To Pay $26M For Houston Network Collateral
• Alibaba Film Unit Misstated Chinese Business, VAT Taxes
• Maker Studios Beats Shareholder Suit Over $950M Disney Deal
• Revel Wants $95M Backup Bid Revived After Winner's Pullout
• Nike Sues 3 Star Designers Over Jump To Adidas
• Amazon Grounded In Bid To Nix DVD Parental-Control Patent
• Publicis Launches €1.3B Bond Offering To Back Sapient Deal
• The Many Ways Tweets And Posts Invite Corporate Risk
• Gawker Escapes Atty's Defamation Suit
• Google's Kid-Friendly Sites Will Face Privacy Hazards
• JC Penney Fights Loss To Macy's In Martha Stewart Dustup
• Ice Dancer May Rescue $351M Apple ITunes Antitrust Trial
• Calif. Atty Indicted In $3M Ticket Broker Stock Fraud
• RE Rumor Mill: Snapchat, Thor Equities, WeWork
• Rays Reach Deal To Seek Stadium Sites Beyond St. Petersburg
• Supreme Court Stymies FLSA Security Check Lawsuits
• Fla. Judge Rejects NFL Players' Tolling Claim In BB&T Case
• Fee Suit By Stephen King's Ex-Atty Against Agent Tossed
• Disney, Koch Cut Secret Luxembourg Tax Deals, Group Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: JCDecaux, Valeant, AAR Corp.
• Facebook Ad Buyers Ask 9th. Circ. To Revive Overcharge Suit
• Porn Industry Asks 3rd Circ. To Kill Record-Keeping Regs
• Topps' Ring Pop Contest Disregarded COPPA, Groups Tell FTC
• Dr. Luke Sues Kesha's Lawyer Over Lady Gaga Rape Tweets
• LA Coliseum Tells Panel Rave-Promoter Contracts Hid Bribes
• Stan Lee Media Blasts Disney Fee Bid In Spider-Man Row
• Jay-Z Shakes Copyright Suit Over 'Run This Town'
• Tracy Morgan's Attys Accused Of Causing 'Media Frenzy'
• Patent Holder Says Sony Sanctions Win Would Set Precedent
• NCAA Can't Get Ruling on PSU 'Duress' In Sanctions Fight
• High Court Says No Pay For Workers' Security Check Time
• Producers Beware: When Waivers And Releases Don't Work
• Casinos Win $82M Verdict In RICO Suit Over Blagojevich Bribe
• Trump's Law Firm Secures $1.25M Fees But Sits Behind Icahn
• NJ Senate Panel Advances Atlantic City Rescue Package
• Ex-US Concert Promoter Returned From Brazil In Ponzi Case
• Class Rep. Booted In $351M Apple ITunes Antitrust Trial
• RE Rumor Mill: Bank of China, WebMD, Regal Entertainment
• Fed. Circ. Says Nintendo 3DS Infringement Warrants 2nd Look
• Philly Firm Says It Was Defamed In Malpractice Complaint
• More Minor Leaguers Hit MLB With Antitrust Suit Over Pay
• Lions Gate Unit Buries $6.5M Claim In 'Twilight' Parody Fight
• Global Cash Access Backs $1.2B Deal With Note Offering
• German Publisher Pays $548M To Lift Digital Classifieds Stake
• Ultramercial V. Hulu: The Guillotine For Patent Trolls
• Cablevision, Union Both Declare Victory In Mixed NLRB Ruling
• Rock Band Tool's Insurer Denied Quick Win In Coverage Row
• Steve Jobs Takes Center Stage In $351M Apple Antitrust Trial
• Brand Battles: MLS, General Mills, Gene Simmons
• 'Real Housewives' Star Blames Prison Time On Atty's Work
• Atty In NFLer Stock Scheme Sentenced To 17 Years
• Bill Cosby Says Atty In Sex Abuse Case Tried To Extort Him
• Emmis Investors Take Dividend Fight To 7th Circ.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Merro, TDC, Alex & Ani
• Firm Faces $1.7M Suit Over Botched Nina Simone Inheritance
• Celeb, Sony Employee Personal Info Leaked In Data Breach
• NLRB Slams DirecTV Refusal To Bargain In Post-Canning Case
• Nasdaq Private Market Hooks Up With Motley Fool
• Insurer Blasts Gawker Coverage Bid In Hogan Sex Tape Feud
• Retailer Mocks Don Henley For Suing Over 'Obvious' Joke
• Trump Gaming Partners Settle As Ch. 7 Hearing Looms
• Ruling In Your Case May Depend On Whether 112(6) Applies
• Employers May Pay Dearly For Their Unpaid Internships
• Comcast Faces Class Action Over Public Wi-Fi Network
• Brookfield-Revel Deal Could Be In Play, Attorney Says
• EU Justice Ministers Revamp Key Privacy Reform Mechanism
• Answers Corp. Investors Can't Revive Claims Over $127M Deal
• Twist In $351M Apple Antitrust Trial As Standing Questioned
• Deals Rumor Mill: Oi, Fortum, Arbor Pharmaceuticals
• PTAB Axes Claims In Uniloc's Data Security Patent
• Okla. St., New Mexico St. End Fight Over 'Pistol Pete' Mascot
• Bankrupt New York City Opera Assets To Hit Auction Block
• Market Rumors: Cosan, Universal Terminal, Elliot Management
• Sirius To Pay $3.8M To Settle 44-State False-Ad Suit
• E-Book Price-Fixing Suits May Include Foreign Sales
• Barnes & Noble, Microsoft End Nook Media Partnership
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: BakerHostetler's Fernando Bohorquez
• Monster Energy Can't Dodge $1.7M Beastie Boys Verdict
• Caesars Bondholders Rip $155M 'Backroom' Refi Deal
• Sirius Pre-'72 Judge Says She'll Weigh Unearthed NY Ruling
• Facebook Slams Ceglia's Litigation 'Shakedown' In 2nd Circ.
• Freshfields Reps CVC Bet On Sky Gaming Unit In $1.3B Deal
• Sackos Suit Is Just The Latest Setback For The NCAA
• The Donald Will Not Be Deposed Again In Trump U. Suit
• Apple DRM Chief Tells Jury ITunes Updates Targeted Hackers
• SeaWorld In Deep Water Over Ticket Auto-Renew Policy
• $127M Answers Corp. Deal Was Rushed, Del. Justices Hear
• Attys Clash After Ex-NYPD Boss' Malpractice Suit Is Nixed
• Photogs Suing NFL, AP And Getty 'Blacklisted,' Lawyer Says
• Trump Entertainment Bankruptcy Hearing Delayed
• NFL Players, Families Look To Sack $800M Concussion Deal
• Google Tells 2nd Circ. Fair Use Shields Book-Scanning Project
• Fla. Appeals Court Says Website Not Liable For User Posts
• Amazon Unveils $6B Bond Issue After Moody's Cool Reception
• $10B Discrimination Suit Targets AT&T, DirecTV Merger
• Vegas Sands Wants Sanctions For 3rd Go At $5B Secrets Suit
• Pa. Officials Call PSU 'Duress' A Nonissue In NCAA Fight
• DC Council Gives Thumbs Up To $300M Soccer Stadium Plan
• Pa. PUC Can Bar Release Of PPL Inquiry Docs, Court Says
• And Now A Word From The Panel: End Of An Era
• FCC Restarts Clock On Comcast, AT&T Merger Reviews
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Kilpatrick's Ty Lord
• DLA Piper Must Show Ceglia Facebook Docs To Judge
• US Tells DC Circ. To Snuff Out Tobacco Ad Phrasing Gripes
• Sony Employees' Personal Data Found Online After Breach
• Met Museum Fees Are Unlawful, Patrons Tell NY Appeals Court
• Bill Would Tie Pro Sports' Antitrust Exemptions To Behavior
• Apple Should Pay $351M For ITunes Monopoly, Jury Told
• NetJets Accused Of Impersonating Union Pilot On Twitter
• Rothko Painting's Ex-Owner Loses Revival Bid In Contract Row
• Revel Can't Shake Tax Agreements, Atlantic City Says
• Husch Fights Edelson's Sanctions Bid Over Spoliation Claims
• Tribe Too Slow To Defend Gambling Rights, DC Circ. Says
• NJ Senate Chief Moves Forward With AC Revitalization Plan
• NFL Concussion Plaintiffs Improper As Class Reps: Group
• Disney Co. Seeks Fees For Atty Conduct In Race Bias Suit
• DC Circ. Won't Lift Ex-NY Daily News Columnist's SEC Ban
• American Eagle, Street Artist Settle Copyright Suit
• Tracy Morgan's Attys Say Wal-Mart Trying To Delay Suit
• Caution: Flaws Of The Attorney-To-Secretary Ratio
• Gentlemen's Clubs Can't Strip Dancers Of Employee Status
• Should US Law Enforcement Really Police World Soccer?
• Trump To Close Taj Mahal, Its Last Casino, On Dec. 12
• 11th Circ. Revives TCPA Suit Against Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Shell Oil Can't Wipe Out Ski Ticket Coupon Claims
• Justices Search For Balance In Facebook Threat-Speech Case
• Cox Should Face Music For Users Pirating Songs, Suit Says
• Ill. High School Assoc. Faces First Concussion Class Action
• Chastened Apple Wins 11th-Hour Antitrust Trial Secrecy Bid
• Transit Agency Can't Use Falsity As Defense For Rejecting Ads
• RE Rumor Mill: Anschutz, Abu Dhabi, Wei Chuan
• PE-Backed Australian Billboard Co. Eyes $141M IPO
• News Orgs Want Gag Lifted In Ex-Massey CEO's Criminal Case
• Alibaba-Backed Momo Aims To Raise $276M Through US IPO
• More Bingham Attys Flock To Blank Rome's Litigation Group
• FCC Hits TV Station Over Airing Of Secret Phone Recording
• Venable Nabs Bankruptcy Pro In Latest Bingham Departure
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Wilson Elser's Larry Lum
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• Twitter Can't Dodge $5M TCPA Class Action
• GCs Add 35 Firms To List Of Most Arrogant
• Sony, DLA Piper Say Patent Holder's Sanctions Bid Is Personal
• To Enforce Arbitration, Pay 'Sirius' Attention To Contract