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Media & Entertainment - September, 2017

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• Jury Awards Over $274M In Billboard Defamation Case
• High Court Stance On Sports Betting Could Reshape Industry
• UC Berkeley Beats Claim It Muzzled Ann Coulter, For Now
• 'Grinch' Playwright Denied Fees From Seuss, For Now
• WTO Dispute Roundup: Appellate Body Impasse Persists
• DraftKings, FanDuel Duck College Athlete Likeness Suit
• GameStop Hit With Class Action Over Data Breach
• Activist Group Challenges UK Watchdog On Fox-Sky Decision
• FX Can't Toss Olivia De Havilland's 'Feud' Portrayal Suit
• Brand Battles: Anheuser-Busch, Starbucks, Jimmy Buffett
• 3 Of 4 'Spinal Tap' Stars Cut From Royalty Row, For Now
• Reader's Digest Loses $2.1M Carryback-Based Tax Refund Bid
• ESPN App User Backed By Privacy Watchdog In 9th Circ. Row
• Facebook Says Spokeo Still Dooms Biometric Case
• Before VidAngel, These 3 Startups Tried To Dodge Copyright
• From Dracula To Drag Race: An Update On Right Of Publicity
• EFF Slams Podcast Patent Owner's Fed. Circ. Review Bid
• 5 Tax Fights To Watch In The Supreme Court
• Apple Should Activate FM Chip For Emergencies, Pai Says
• No Mention Of Gawker Ch. 11 Could Doom Deadspin Libel Suit
• Mugshot Site Can't Claim Free Speech To Shake Privacy Suit
• TV Streamer Roku Leads 4 IPOs Raising $522M Combined
• Russian Exec Wants BuzzFeed's Source For Trump Dossier
• Groups Ask High Court To Rethink Net's Title II Status
• Ballot Selfie Ban Constitutional In NY, Judge Finds
• Cuban Filmmaker Denied Bid For New Trial In Copyright Suit
• New Sedona Principles Stress Information Governance
• Telecom Lands Quick Win In Axed TV Station Deal
• Gov't Slams Leak Suspect's Bid For Pretrial Release
• Photog Sues Verizon Media Outlet Over Pic Of Punched Atty
• Paul Hastings Wrangles Complex Lease For Facebook In SF
• WilmerHale Reveals SEC's Pepsi Probe In Accidental Email
• Feds Urge High Court To Uphold Cellphone Location Searches
• Gluten Group Says Jamie Oliver Infringing On Its 'GF' Mark
• Bloomberg Asks 2nd Circ. To Ax Libel Suit Revival
• Warner Bros. Ordered To Give Stallone Film Profit Docs
• Fox Was Flaky On 'Planet Of Apes' Games, $3M Suit Says
• Foley & Lardner Faces DQ Bid In IP Suit Against Patent Atty
• Spectrum Dubs TCPA Unconstitutional In Call Dispute
• For More Value And Diversity In Outside Counsel, Go Small
• Ex-CEO Defends $4.5B Purchase In McClatchy Trust Trial
• FTC Fights DirecTV Bid To End $4B False Ad Trial
• Miami-Based 'Pirate' Radio Station Faces Max FCC Fines
• Sofia Vergara's Ex-Fiancé Loses Bid To End Pre-Embryo Suit
• 5th Circ. Won't Review Tax Credit Co.'s Deepwater Claim
• Feds Look To Nip Comanche Bid To Stymie Chickasaw Casino
• Source Code Expert Disqualified In StubHub Trade Secret War
• Deals Rumor Mill: IQiyi, Alvogen, JC Flowers
• McGraw-Hill Wants Photo Co. Counsel DQ'd Over Consultant
• Examiner OK'd To Investigate National Events Ch. 11 Case
• Venture Capital Firm IVP Closes Latest Fund At $1.5B
• US Asks High Court To Hold Off On 2 AIA Cases
• IRS Adopts Final Rules For Gambling Winnings
• Football Coach's Sports Psych Retweet Ignites IP Suit
• Gizmodo Says Deadspin Sale Dooms Defamation Claims
• Bloomberg Reps Win 2nd Cert. In Unpaid OT Suit
• Indian Film Co. Investor Suit Tossed As 'Semantic Battle'
• Pension Fund Seeks Quick Win In Caesars Arbitration Case
• FCC Updates Cable, AM Radio Regs Ahead Of Open Meeting
• DLA Piper Adds IP, Entertainment Partner From Venable
• Real Estate Rumors: Bon Jovi, Draft, Chicago Hard Rock
• Nielsen Sues ComScore Over Alleged Data Contract Breach
• Facebook Hit With Age Discrimination Suit From Ex-Worker
• 15 Minutes With FloSports' General Counsel
• Ex-Makeup Co. CEO Claims Kardashians Breached Contract
• ESPN, App User Spar Over Spokeo's Impact On Privacy Suit
• Cop's Dallas Shooting Suit Against Twitter On Thin Ice
• Attys Want $1.6M Cut Of App Privacy Deal With Tech Giants
• EEOC Sues Ill. Casino For Firing Worker With Cancer
• Worker Who Left For HBO Can't Be Held To Unlawful Contract
• 5 Firms To Guide IPOs Totaling $1.25B As Deals Gain Steam
• Looming Net Neutrality Decision May Overtake FOIA Actions
• Olympian Urges 2nd Circ. To Rethink NBC Royalty Row Ruling
• Voltage Beats TRO Bid In Mel Gibson Copyright Fight
• Michael Jackson's Co. Can't Shrink Quincy Jones' $9.4M Win
• Facebook Drops Nonvoting Stock Plan, Trial Is Canceled
• Caesars Settles With Mississippi On $3M Claim In Ch. 11
• Gatorade Won't Talk Trash About Water After Settlement
• Singapore's GIC Joins $909M Deal For Tokyo Disney Sheraton
• Tribe Can't Dodge Arbitration In Labor Dispute, Union Says
• Carnival Cruise Sued Over Passenger's Kidney Failure
• AGA Calls For Unity With Native Group On Sports Betting Ban
• Sens. Ask FCC To Open Comment On New Net Neutrality Docs
• Preet Bharara Joins CNN, Dishes On Firing In New Podcast
• 1,300 Bloomberg NY Reps Get Cert. In Unpaid OT Suit
• FCC's Pai Responds To Sinclair Favoritism Questions
• Accountant Sues Magazine For Story Tying Her To Sony Hack
• The Role Legal Finance Can Play In Firm Year-End Collections
• New Group Aims To Protect American IP In Trade Deals
• As 3rd NAFTA Negotiation Looms, Calls For Change Pour In
• DLA, Baker Slam Philly Firm's Fraud And Excess Fee Suit
• Financier Named In 'Frivolous' Fox News Suit Seeks Sanctions
• You Can Send A Cease-And-Desist And Not Be A Jerk About It
• Gordon Ramsay Must Give Up Docs On Caesars Restaurants
• Bally Slots Owner Drops $628M On Gambling Software Co.
• Fox's $14B Sky Merger Referred To UK Watchdog For Probe
• Florida Strip Clubs Can't Duck Models' False Ad Suit
• CONMEBOL Escapes Soccer Tournament Bribery Suit
• Leak Suspect Seeks Release Pending Trial
• The Road To Cox's 10th Circ. Win In Set-Top Box Tying Case
• Mel Gibson Film's Director Claims Movie Co. Infringed His IP
• 'Per-Doc' Pricing Can Improve Document Review
• Split 2nd Circ. Revives UVA Frat Brothers' Defamation Suit
• Fox Says Contributor Can't Sue Over 'Pre-Approved' Quotes
• PR Firm's Ex-CFO Charged With Embezzling $3.6M
• Online Dating Scammer Pleads Guilty To Fraud
• Kessler Topaz To Lead Consolidated Snap Investor Suit
• SF Judge Blasts Barbizon Attys Over Interview Tactics
• Taylor Swift Hit With Fresh Suit Over 'Shake It Off'
• Facebook Users Urge 9th Circ. To Revive Privacy Claims
• How A Naughty 'Grinch' Play Is Fair Use
• Free Internet Advocates Criticize Sex Trafficking Bill
• AOL Seeks 10.3% Share Price Trim In Verizon Merger Suit
• Closed-Captioning Co.'s Social Media Rule, Firings Illegal
• 10th Circ. Upholds Cox's Dodge Of $6M Antitrust Verdict
• 'Whoomp! (There It Is)': A Deal To End Song Rights Row
• 'The Art Of Fielding' Author Accused Of Stealing Book Idea
• NJ Casino Property Owner Sues To Block Strip Club
• Managing Digital Vendor Risk — The Next Compliance Frontier
• Preparing For Art-Related Claims After Hurricane Harvey
• Fox Hit With Fresh Retaliation Suit Over Alleged Host Rape
• Deadspin Story Not Protected By Gawker Sale, Bettor Says
• Content-Makers Call For Stronger Copyright Rules In NAFTA
• Pepe The Frog Artist Expands Copyright Fight
• Shutterfly Must Face Face-Scan Privacy Suit, Judge Says
• Elizabeth Banks Wants Fees Upheld In 'Walk Of Shame' Suit
• 'Angry Birds' Maker Rovio's IPO Seeks To Raise $510M
• Windstream Drops Appeal For Copyright Shield Against BMG
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toys R Us, Rolling Stone, Walgreens
• Olivia De Havilland Defends Her Suit Against FX Over 'Feud'
• FCC Probes Sinclair, Tribune For More Merger Specifics
• Calif. Court Nixes Suit Over Failed Tribal Casino Project
• NJ 'Housewives' Star Blasts 'Insulting' Malpractice Suit Offer
• Digital Streamer Roku Launches $204M IPO Led By Cooley
• Calif. Broadband Privacy Bill Flops In Assembly
• Finding The Unicorn In Lender Liability Litigation
• 9th Circ. OKs $75M Settlement In MGM CityCenter Suit
• SD Can Tax Nontribal Members In Store, But Not Casino
• Ice Cube's Big3 Basketball Hits Rival With Defamation Suit
• What To Watch With EU-US Privacy Shield Under Microscope
• Raunchy 'Grinch' Play Is A Fair Use Parody, Judge Finds
• CBS Says Redstone's Bonus Was Informed Business Decision
• Caesars Reaches $19M Settlement With La. Dept. Of Revenue
• Conservative-Friendly Gab Hits Google With Antitrust Suit
• High Court Urged To Tune In To Satellite-Cable Tax Row
• Authors Say Pa. Judge Can't Bring Libel Suit In Home Court
• Spitzer Defamation Suit Still Alive After 4 Years: A Timeline
• Net Neutrality Comments: The People's Case
• Calif. County Questions Tribe's Roots In Casino Spat
• Whitney Houston's Estate Nears IRS Deal In $11M Tax Case
• Brand Battles: Amazon, Walt Disney, Chicago Cubs
• A Guide To The Executive Branch Official Nomination Process
• Supreme Court Precedent Sets Rules For Regulating Protests
• Film Co. Can't Tweak Judgment After Loss In Skynyrd Suit
• Chris Farley IP Owner Says Bike Co. Stole 'SNL' Star's Name
• Tattoo Copyright Holder Says 'NBA 2K' Images Not Fair Use
• Jessica Biel's Au Fudge Hit With $430K Wage Theft Suit
• Exotic Dancer Calls $5M Strip Club Wage Deal 'A Pittance'
• Net Neutrality Comments: The Case For Title II
• Loeb & Loeb Beats 'Classic Hot Potato' DQ Bid
• Feds Drop Gag Order On Facebook Over Warrants
• Dish Can't Secure TCPA Coverage, Insurer Tells 10th Circ.
• CBS Sheds Doc's Defamation Suit Over Pill Crisis Coverage
• Olivia De Havilland, 101, Gets Suit Against FX Fast-Tracked
• Net Neutrality Comments: The Case Against Title II
• Caesars Wins OK Of $126M Management Liability Settlement
• Game Show Network Appeals Loss At FCC To DC Circ.
• Hundreds Of Musicians Object To $43M Spotify Copyright Deal
• Judge Urged To Nix Sanctions Bid In Video Game Patent Row
• 'Uptown Funk' Stole Sound From '80s Funk Hit, Suit Says
• Justices Asked To Back Toss Of Tribal Casino Challenge
• 50 Cent Sues Ex-Managers For Tax Liability, 'Self-Dealing'
• Chance The Rapper Stole Jazz Sample, Suit Says
• Second City Faces Reverse Racism Suit Over Comedy Spat
• DirecTV Says No Need To Finish FTC's $4B False Ad Trial
• 5th Ex-Tribal Council Member Pleads Guilty To Casino Theft
• Photo Agency Can't Sue McGraw-Hill For Infringement
• Yelp Accuses Google Of Breaking Search Bias Vows To FTC
• 2nd Circ. Revives Fund Exec's Bloomberg Defamation Case
• CoStar Inks Deal To Buy ForRent For $385M
• Film Co. Says Lynyrd Skynyrd Judgment Goes Too Far
• What's New In FTC Endorsement Guides
• Tinder Wins Stay In 'Anti-American' Pricing Suit
• 'Shady' Yelp Moves Might Not Support Suit: 9th Circ. Judge
• Houghton Mifflin, Scholastic Want Trademark Suit Nixed
• ComScore Retools Board, Reports $120M In Suit Settlements
• 'Monkey Selfie' Copyright Suit Ends In Settlement
• Facebook Fined €1.2M For Spanish Privacy Violations
• 6th Circ. OKs Banned Horse Racers' Claims Against Michigan
• Perfect 10 Takes Giganews Copyright Case To Supreme Court
• NIGC Deal Lets Nooksack Tribe Reopen Casino, Avoid Fine
• FCC Trims Outdated Common Carrier Regs
• Howard & Howard Bolsters Las Vegas Office With IP Litigator
• Rakoff Says Kid-Friendly Classic Novels Not Fair Use
• Squire Patton Boggs Adds Obama IT Chief As Adviser
• Charting A Course To Business Judgment Review
• Why More Global Giants Are Renouncing Their HQs
• Firms Stay The Course On London Growth Amid Brexit Haze
• Where The Global 20 Are Bolstering Their Ranks
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2017
• Global Firms Snap Up India Work With Liberalization In Limbo
• 'We Shall Overcome' Verse Loses Copyright Protection
• Ex-Disney Chair Ovitz Nears Privacy Trial Over Celebrity PI
• Money Centers Judge Won't Drop Ex-CFO From 'Looting' Suit
• Sharebeast.com Owner Pleads Guilty To Felony Infringement
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• FTC Strikes Deal With Online Gambling Co., Influencers
• Judge Scolds Getty, Ex-VP Over Trade Secrets Deposition Row
• Rift Widens Over States' Role In Sports Betting
• UK Co. Fined For Posting CEO's Deposition On YouTube
• Judge Rejects Defamation Suit For Reporting On FINRA Probe
• Ex-NFLers Want Madden Suit's Calif. Publicity Claim Revived
• Investors Sue HSN Over $2.1B Merger With QVC
• Discovery Raises $6.8B In Debt To Fund Scripps Buy
• A Closer Look At 9th Circ. Video Filtering Copyright Ruling
• An Update On China's Cybersecurity Law, 3 Months In
• How Collaboration Is Changing Inside Some Law Firms
• Actress Urges Revival Of $55M Injury Suit Against Lionsgate
• Promoter Balks At Pitcher's Victoria's Secret Tix Suit
• Mass. Court Revives Defamation Suit Against Attys
• DraftKings, FanDuel Pay $2.6M To Settle Mass. AG Probe
• Atty Fights Subpoena For Tell-All Book On Ex-Willkie Partner
• Discovery Raising Debt To Help Fund $14.6B Scripps Buy
• Broadcasters Underfunded For Spectrum Repack, Reps. Told
• PTAB Can't Invalidate Podcast Patent, Full Fed. Circ. Told
• 4 Cases That Will Guide The Future Of TTAB Proceedings
• Dealing With Difficult Lawyers
• National Events DIP Loan Will Finance Dueling Investigations
• The Biggest Open Questions In Copyright Law
• Record Cos. Block German Site From Ripping YouTube Audio
• NY Can't Avoid Claim Daily Fantasy Law Unconstitutional
• Facebook Investors Fight To Keep Suit Over Video Metrics
• South Dakota Tribe Fears Losing $5M With New Gambling Rule
• DC Board Sanctions Ex-GE Atty For Multiple Tax Fraud Leaks
• Former Jones Day Atty Joins DLA Piper Restructuring Group
• New Consumer Gripes Build Net Neutrality Case, Group Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toshiba, Dalian Wanda, Pactera
• Feds Say 'Sweeping' 1MDB Discovery May Expose Witnesses
• Lifeline Waste Accusations Rooted In Bias, Senate Panel Told
• Gov. Brown, Fort Yuma Tribe Sign Gambling Compact
• Scientific Games Loses Bid To End Rival's Antitrust Suit
• Metro Rips Injunction Bid In 1st Amendment Suit Over Ads
• Pa. Urges 3rd Circ. To Junk $50M Casino Fee Repayment Bid
• NY Sports Radio Host Charged In Fake Ticket Resale Scheme
• NY Comedians Deny Fraud In Morning Show Stunt
• Jury Awards Steinbeck Heir $13M Over Film Deal Shenanigans
• 9th Circ. Won't Force Arbitration Over Verizon 'Supercookies'
• ARB Affirms Dismissal Of H-2B Suit Against Carnival Co.
• Calif. Legislature Gives Nod To Tribal Casino Compact
• Angry Birds Maker Rovio Hopes IPO Will Fly With Investors
• Fla. Justices Won't Rethink Slot Machine Permit Denial
• 18 States, AGA Tell High Court Sports Betting Ban Improper
• Column On Teen's Death Gets Texas High Court Review
• Producer Fights Insurer's $1.9M Fee Bid In Film Accident Row
• Exec's Widow Wants Casino Trustee's Estate Claim In Probate
• Sony Asks For Approval Of Revised $3.75M PS3 Settlement
• Soupman Says It Has Resolved Objection To Ch. 11 Sale
• Ex-NFLers Fight EA's Bid To Escape Madden Suit
• Steinbeck Son Didn't Block 'Grapes' Deal, GC Testifies
• Ticket Reseller's Ch. 7 Trustee Can Subpoena Banks
• FCC Urged To Extend Comment Period On Mobile Broadband
• NC Casino Operator Hit With Unpaid Wages Suit
• Game Co. Aims To Duck NCAA's 'April Madness' TM Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tencent, Nets, Daewoo E&C
• Shkreli Trial And Other Magic Tricks: A Chat With Ben Brafman
• Making Sense Of 9th Circ. Spokeo Decision On Remand