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Media & Entertainment - December, 2016

278 articles

• 6 Key Commercial Litigation Finance Trends For 2017
• 5 Trends Dominated Ad Law In 2016
• 5 Ways To Fight Costlier Legal Malpractice Claims In 2017
• Trustee Goes Whole Hog With Caesars Plan Objection
• Mediating E-Discovery Disputes Can Save Time And Money
• Top 12 Mississippi Gaming Stories Of 2016
• The Biggest​ NJ​​ Policy Developments Of 2016
• Toy Designer, Hasbro Settle My Little Pony IP Suit
• Rural Broadband Group Urges Caution In Next-Gen TV Rollout
• Media And Entertainment MVP: Baker Botts' Renee L. Wilm
• NJ 'Housewives' Star Wants To Revive Malpractice Suit
• Appeals Court OKs Noted Climatologist's Defamation Suit
• FTC Can't Exclude Evidence As Sanction In DirecTV Ad Row
• Clear Channel, Fairway Must Divest Billboards In $150M Swap
• Designer Says Cher Copied Typeface For Album Cover
• NLRB Won't Review Boston Sports TV Techs' Union Push
• Why Calif. Law Shouldn't Stop IMDb From Posting Actor Ages
• Missouri Seeks Judgment In TCPA Suit Against Charter
• Lessons On Director Independence From Sandys V. Pincus
• Reseller Denied Fees From Wiley After High Court Remand
• American Eagle To Pay $14.5M To End Spam Text Dispute
• 'Stairway' Atty Says 'Kangaroo Court' Conspired Against Him
• Texas Newspaper Can't Shake Libel Suit At Appeals Court
• Dow Lohnes Sees Al Jazeera's Malpractice Claims Trimmed
• Murdered Singer's Family Sues Orlando Venue Over Security
• FCC's Wheeler Defends ISP Privacy Rules To Sen. Flake
• Honda Seeks FCC Waiver On Entertainment System Access
• USTR Report Names New International Piracy Dangers
• 2nd Circ. Won't Nix $8M Malpractice Verdict Against Law Firm
• Court Deals Players Losing Hand In Canceled Casino Tourney
• Ruling Stands Allowing Seminoles To Continue Card Games
• FCC Announces $50M In New Subsidies For Rural Broadband
• 'Creed' Infringement Suit Knocked From NJ To Calif.
• Sinclair Broadcast Slams Reports Of Slanted Trump Coverage
• The Biggest New Jersey Cases Of 2016
• The Top 10 Copyright Rulings Of 2016
• Backpage Dismissal Does Not Solve Websites' Woes
• Media & Entertainment MVP: Fenwick & West's Mark Stevens
• Studios Say VidAngel Is Ignoring Copyright Injunction
• Google Atty's Shouting Match Prompts Removal Bid
• Building Momentum For The Pay Equity Movement In BigLaw
• Are You Prepared For A 'Post-Fact' Jury?
• Twitter Says Feds' Word On Spying Report Not Good As Gold
• Tribe Denied Early Win In Casino Fight With Ariz. Gaming Head
• Suit Links Twitter, Facebook, Google To Pulse Shooting
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Rethink Giving Casino Land To NY Tribe
• Advocates Urge FCC To Preserve Vacant TV Channel Space
• 2nd Circ. Partially Revives GameStop Loyalty Program Suit
• AMC To Divest Theaters To Clear $1.2B Carmike Buy With DOJ
• FCC's Clyburn Floats Connectivity Plan
• Media & Entertainment MVP: Hueston Hennigan's Robert Klieger
• Producer Says Soap Star's Fame, Not Advocacy Cost Her Role
• Miller Barondess Adds IP, Media Pro In Los Angeles Office
• Facebook Accused Of Deceiving EU In $19B WhatsApp Buy
• NY High Court Axes Pre-1972 Song Case Against Sirius
• Film Studios Say VidAngel's Antitrust Claim A 'Distraction'
• Ace Owes Coverage For Facebook IPO Deal, 2nd Circ. Told
• Gambling Tech Cos. Fight To Keep FanDuel IP Suit Alive
• Ex-Getty VP Restrained From Sharing Trade Secrets
• Damage Claims Stand In Ill. Casino Union Bullying Suit
• Boston Teamsters Want Answers From 'Top Chef' GC
• FCC's Republicans Will Revisit Open Internet 'ASAP'
• Rick Ross Dodges 'Mastermind' TM Suit After Cancellation
• 'Real Housewives' Maker Pays $411K To End Wages Probe
• Seminole Say Fla. Judge's Card Game Ruling Is On Point
• AT&T Defends Data Program In FCC Open Internet Inquiry
• Twitter Must Work With Newsweek Writer To ID Attacker
• Kanye West Must Fight $2.5M IP Suit In NY, Court Told
• Groups File FTC Action Over Google Privacy Policy Change
• Peaches and Herb Singer Sued For $3M By Mgmt. Group
• Keeping Pro Se Litigants At Bay
• The Biggest Native American Law Rulings Of 2016
• Caesars Lenders Call Reorganization Plan 'Unacceptable'
• FCC Told To Add Precise Geo-Targeting To Alerting Upgrade
• Media & Entertainment MVP: Davis Wright Tremaine's Laura Handman
• Amalgamated Says Facebook Doc Request Is 'Payback'
• FCC's Clyburn Hopes To Continue Influential Role In 2017
• Advertisers Accused Of Bribery, Cheating 14 Law Firms
• Apollo, 21st Century Fox Face $360M 'Idol' Lenders Suit
• Redstone's Ex-GF Alleges His Daughter Plotted Their Split
• Media & Entertainment MVP: Katten Muchin's David Halberstadter
• Media Groups Want FCC Rules Challenge Moved To 3rd Circ.
• Boston Ex-Guitarist Demands Fees For Founder's TM Claims
• A Trademark Year In Wine And Beer 2016: Part 5
• Prenda 'Porn Troll' Attys Charged With Fraud Scheme
• FCC Told To Rethink Cybersecurity Reporting Requirement
• Are Courts In The Discovery Driver's Seat?
• The Emerging European Approach To IP In The Online World
• NJ Finalizes Chiesa Shahinian's Atlantic City Retainer Deal
• Wheeler's FCC Chairmanship Controversial, But Effective
• Online Ticket Sales, Review Protection Laws Signed
• Verizon Hits Back At FCC On Free Data Amid Trump Switch
• Fla. Seeks Changes To Ruling Allowing Seminole Card Games
• 6th Circ. Upholds Settlement Despite New Ky. Case Law
• Houston Talk Radio Station Sues Vendor Over 'Hijacking'
• Justin Bieber, Songwriters End $10M 'Somebody' IP Row
• A Trademark Year In Wine And Beer 2016: Part 4
• Teamster Gets Probation In 'Top Chef' Extortion Case
• Capitol Records Takes Pre-1972 DMCA Battle To High Court
• Judge Says Gamblers Owe $15M To NJ Casino
• Fox, CBS To Hand Over NFL Deal Docs In Sunday Ticket Case
• Ashley Madison Pact Spotlights Cross-Border Enforcement
• 21st-Century Fox Inks $14.6B Deal For The Rest Of Sky
• Kirkland-Aided Warburg Pincus Clinches $2B China Fund
• Fla. Paid $1M For Pitbull Marketing, Contract Shows
• Crown Unloads $1.18B Casino Stake Amid China Detentions
• Fujifilm To Expand Health Care Biz With $1.3B Wako Buy
• Public Records Access V. Privacy: California's Struggle
• FCC Chair Wheeler To Step Down In January
• BALCA Upholds Labor Cert. Denial In Radio Executive Case
• Facebook Demands Docs From Stock Plan Challenger
• BT Chief Urges FCC's Rosenworcel To Act On Special Access
• Bill Cosby Wins 3rd Circ. Dismissal of Pa. Defamation Suit
• Leagues Say No Call To Review NJ Sports Betting Rejection
• Feds Escape Final Claim In Suit Over Calif. Tribal Casino
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sinopec, AP Moller-Maersk, Tatts Group
• Liberty Media Raises $1.6B For Formula One Buy
• NJ Must Refund $13M Tax To Lottery Winners Within 30 Days
• Ashley Madison Inks $1.6M Data Breach Pact With FTC, States
• Top Telecom Cases Of 2016: Year In Review
• Ex-Employee Sues Renaissance Festival For Discrimination
• Creditor Dispute Could Delay Caesars Reorganization
• A Trademark Year In Wine And Beer 2016: Part 3
• Sinclair Says AT&T, Others Can't Delay Next-Gen TV
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Keep Lip-Synch IP Ruling Under Alice
• Small Cos. Tell FCC To Extend Relief Of Transparency Rules
• DJ Not Known Enough To Sue Rapper Over TM, Says 6th Circ.
• Talking 'Bull': Episode 9, Light My Fire
• Calif. Court Revives Ex-CNN Producer's Race Bias Suit
• 9th Circ. Hears Landmark Spokeo Row On High Court Remand
• Fla. House Speaker Sues Rapper Pitbull Over Secret Contract
• Wells Fargo Hit With $180M Suit On Film Finance Fraud
• A Trademark Year In Wine And Beer 2016: Part 2
• Ex-Workers Hit Disney With National Origin, Race Bias Suit
• 2nd Circ. Won't Reconsider DMCA Repeat-Infringer Decision
• Calif., Feds Win Ruling That Tribe's Bingo Site Was Illegal
• Fox Harassment Culture Spread To Local Units, Reporter Says
• Family Loses Round In $107M EMI Forfeiture Spat
• Gawker's Liquidation Plan, $31M Hogan Deal Get Court's OK
• Gov. Couldn't OK Tribal Casino Decision, Calif. Court Says
• J. Walter Thompson, Ex-CEO Can't Escape Sex Bias Suit
• Rules Of Civil Procedure Updates Affect E-Discovery
• Top Telecom Policy Developments Of 2016: Year In Review
• Google Slapped With Defamation Suit Over Law Firm Review
• The Path To The California Bench
• DirecTV Joins High Court Appeals Of Mich. Tax Deal
• WWE Latest To Tap Debt Markets With Upsized $200M Offering
• Real Estate Rumors: Topgolf, TheaterMania, Dan Kodsi
• Hollywood Studios Shut Down Streaming Site VidAngel
• 3 Tips To Avoid Being On The Outs With In-House Counsel
• CalPERS Sues IAC, Diller Over Class C Stock Proposal
• Facebook IPO Scammer Gets 22 Years In Prison
• 'American Idol' Contestant Sues Producers Over Ear Damage
• Facebook To Turn Over Goldman Docs In Class C Stock Suit
• FCC Aims To Clear 84 MHz In New Auction Stage
• A Trademark Year In Wine And Beer 2016: Part 1
• Comcast Lobbies FCC Against Changes To Alert System Rules
• 'Top Chef' Extortion Case Will Head To Trial
• Deals Rumor Mill: 21st Century Fox, Lonza, Sabeco
• Facebook Tells 2nd Circ. Offset In IPO Deal Needs Addressing
• Rebooting The Copyright Office's Registered Agent Database
• DraftKings Dodges Seven Patent Claims Under Alice Rules
• USPTO Can't 'Protect' Against Offensive Words, Band Says
• Biggest Shareholder Pulls Support For CBS, Viacom Deal
• Rainmaker Q&A: The Scali Law Firm's Christian Scali
• Backpage Execs Escape Sex Trafficking Charges In Calif.
• ALPS Served A Stranger In Bruce Lee Movie Suit, Co. Says
• Starz Holders Seek Appraisal As Lions Gate Closes $4B Deal
• NJ Strip Club Drops Free Speech Suit Against Atlantic City
• DOJ Sued By Reporter Seeking FCPA Monitor Records
• 9th Circ. Denies Full Rehearing In Facebook CFAA Suit
• NY Gallery Owner Sanctioned $500 A Day In Cropped Art Suit
• Carriers Press FCC To Stick To Post-Auction Timeline
• Deals Rumor Mill: PPD, CCP, Time
• FCC Told To Tread Carefully With New Emergency Alert Rules
• The Horrible Conflict Between Biology And Women Attorneys
• Broadcasters Back FCC In Bid To Nix Emergency Alert Suit
• 'Housewives' Star Gets OK To Share Proceeds With Creditors
• Judge Right That Cloud Patent Is Abstract, Says Amazon
• Publisher Accused Of Stealing Harley Davidson Magazine Idea
• 21st-Century Fox Offers To Buy The Rest Of Sky PLC For $14B
• Trump Resorts Seeks Clawback From Health Trust, Others
• Spokeo Says 2nd Circ. Ruling Doesn't Save FCRA Suit
• Broadcasters Drop DC Circ. Challenge Of FCC Rules
• Photographer Drops Suit Against Trump Over Skittles Image
• Reps Want 'Disco Era' FCC Media Ownership Rules Gone
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Usher 'Bad Girl' Copyright Row
• Consumers Blast 5-Hour Energy's Win Bid In False-Ad MDL
• US Reps Urge Canada To Let Canadian Ads Into Super Bowl
• Broadcasters Hit 'Self-Serving' Move To Stall FCC Standard
• Video Game Maker Wants Suit Over Online Play Tossed Again
• Deals Rumor Mill: Aon, Spotify, AirAsia
• Lawyer EQ: Finding Success In Every Interaction
• Comcast Becomes Official US Olympic Committee Sponsor
• KKR Brings In $711M For Growth Equity TMT Fund
• Managing Intergenerational Differences Within Your Law Firm
• Media General-Nexstar Talks Should Sink Deal, Group Says
• NJ Lawmakers Advance Bill For Online Gaming At Racetracks
• Tribes Urge Justices To Nix DOI's Land Trust For Cowlitz
• Ex-Nicaraguan Soccer Head Pleads Guilty To Racketeering
• Time Warner Hit With Race Discrimination Class Action
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Microsoft Win In 3-D Motion Patent Suit
• Thomson Reuters Drops Bid To Enforce Noncompete
• 'Housewives' Star Defeats Atty's Opposition To Settlement
• Rights Org Calls Radio Group 'Illegal Cartel' In Fee Spat
• Talking 'Bull': Episode 8, Too Perfect
• AT&T, Cox Settle Set-Top Box, Phone Patent Row
• Tribe Says Ariz. Official Can't Show Fraud In Casino Row
• AT&T, Time Warner Chiefs Vow $85B Tie-Up Won't Hike Prices
• Litigant Blasts Spokeo's Case Citations In 9th Circ.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bayer, Pandora, Montagu Private Equity
• Philip Hirschkop: Quietly Making Noise For 50 Years
• The Biggest Fla. Court Cases Of 2016
• Reed Smith Nabs Trans-Atlantic Music Industry Pro
• Internet Co.'s HK Appeal Of $130M Arbitration Award Fails
• Fla. Exotic Dancers Certified For Collective Wage Suit
• NFL Players Union Launches Business Incubator
• AT&T, Dish Say Broadcasters Should Carry Next-Gen TV Costs
• Mass. Tribe Asks 1st Circ. To Allow Martha's Vineyard Casino
• Tribune Sues Chicago Over Laquan McDonald Emails
• Wireless Bids For Broadcast Spectrum Again Fall Short
• 2nd Circ. Take On Spokeo Invoked In Consumer Reports Row
• Caesars Judge Debates Trustee's Stand-Alone Objection
• Ala. Tribe Wins Permanent Block On Local Tax Assessments
• EU Clears Microsoft's $26B LinkedIn Buy With Conditions
• Gawker Plan Sees Writers' Support, Accuser's Protest
• Hacker Who Targeted Celebs, Stole Scripts Gets 5 Years
• Competitor Says Zynga Trade Secrets Too Vague To Block
• Spokeo 6 Months Later: An Undeniably Dramatic Impact
• The Attack On Social Media Influencer Campaigns
• A Banner Year For Monetary Awards Standards In IP Cases
• Universal Asks 9th Circ. To 'Purge' Writer's Rip-Off Suit
• Sex Club Must Share Email List In Models' False Ad Suit
• Zynga Shareholder Suit Over Directors' Biases Revived
• FCC's Zero-Rating Review On Post-Election Life Support
• Expedia Tech Pleads Guilty, Settles Insider Trading Suit
• Class III Gambling Compacts Take Effect For 5 Calif. Tribes
• Quest For Nazi-Plundered Art Returns To 9th Circ.
• Calif. Court Nixes Ex-Disney Trustee's $50M Defamation Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sanofi, Northland Power, Sirius XM
• High Court Rejects Appeal From Jailed Infomercial Huckster
• TV Alliance Cautions FCC On New Broadcast Standards
• Singapore's GIC To Invest $261M In Indonesian Cinema Biz
• Charter Seeks To End 'Gravy Train' Cable Permit Scheme
• OPINION: WTO Should Not Authorize Personal Property Theft
• FTC Tells Justices Jerk.com's 'Fraudulence' Doesn't Merit Cert
• Garvey Schubert Pays 50 Cent $14M To End Malpractice Suit
• FCC Seeks Feedback On Plan For National Lifeline Verifier
• Spokeo Split: How High Court's Ruling Is Being Interpreted
• Nvidia's 3-D Glasses Infringe Filmmaker's Patents, Suit Says
• Spokeo Points 9th Circ. To Sister Courts' Denials
• Price-Hike Demand May Sink Anderson Antitrust Appeal
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive $45M EB-5 Film Investment Suit
• Urgent Care, Car Service Settle With NY Over Paid Reviews
• Fla. Court Upholds New Trial Order For Allied Vets Atty
• Cable, Fiber Broadband Speeds Gain, DSL Stagnant, FCC Says
• FCC Must Revisit Emergency Alerting Changes, Group Says
• Feds Say Tribe Member Must Post Bond During Tax Appeal
• FCC Bucks Republicans To Press Phone Cos. On Zero-Rating
• Union Wants 9th Circ. To Trim Calif. Tribal Casino's Brief
• Publisher Wants Judgment On 'Whoomp!' Rights Ownership
• 5 Insights From Airbus Group's Joshua Walker
• Court Urged To Chuck EB-5 Suit Over Guarantees
• Wu-Tang Clan Hit With $2.5M Royalty Suit By Member U-God
• Law Firm That Sued Ex-Client For Bad Review Hit With Fees
• Chrome Maker Showed Good Faith In Enviro Row, Judge Says
• DirecTV Slams FTC's 'Tactical' Sanctions Bid In False Ad Suit
• 'Idol' Contestant's Radar Online Libel Suit Canned On Appeal
• Facebook's Patent Indefiniteness Win Stays Put
• FCC Warned To Act Now On Open Internet Transparency Relief
• Baseball Analyst Seeks Review For Gawker Defamation Claim
• Mr. Brainwash Loses IP Claims Against Las Vegas Festival
• What Is 'Public Interest' Under California Anti-SLAPP Law?
• Wilkinson Barker Adds Former FCC Legal Adviser
• Stormy Seas For Indenture Trustees
• B&N Says Revamped Data Breach Suit Still Fails
• Unsealed Amazon Docs Coming In $1.5B Transfer Pricing Row
• Lego Developer Accuses Ex-Partner Of Toppling Joint Project