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Media & Entertainment - December, 2017

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• Former Peru Soccer Boss Acquitted In FIFA Corruption Trial
• Ill. Biometric Privacy Suits Must Claim Actual Harm, Court Says
• PTAB Designates CBM 'Time Of Filing' Decision Precedential
• Two Soccer Bosses Convicted In FIFA Bribery Trial
• GVC Bets On Fellow UK Gambling Biz Ladbrokes In £4B Deal
• 5 Most-Read Legal Industry Articles Of 2017
• Spokeo Standing Row Doesn't Need A Redo, High Court Told
• Texas Panel Trims Ex-Dallas Cowboy's TMZ Libel Suit
• Judge Warns Lawyers To Keep Quiet On AT&T Merger Row
• Jury Awards $7.9M In Fees To Apple Unit Over Fraud Suit
• Disney Orlando Workers Reject Union Deal
• Feds Look To Toss Chickasaw Casino Land Dispute
• Aerkomm Hopes $40M Public Offering Will Fly With Investors
• BuzzFeed Needn't Disclose Trump Dossier Source: Judge
• 'Jersey Shore' Star Loses Bid To Delay Trial On Tax Crimes
• German Watchdog Eyes IOC Plan To Loosen Athlete Ad Rules
• Spoliation Scrutiny: Disparate Standards For Distinct Mediums
• End Gambling By 'Half-Blood' Tribe, 9th Circ. Told
• FCC Fines Sinclair $13.4M For Unmarked Paid Programs
• Mass., NY Lawmakers Float State Net Neutrality Bills
• Producer's $10M Suit Adds To Weinstein Assault Allegations
• Monster Atty Reveals Cotchett Fee Was $360K In Beats Row
• 1st Circ. Won't Rethink Tossing Cosby Defamation Claims
• News Advertising Co. Creditors Fight Ch. 11 Plan Releases
• FCC Defends Reinstatement Of UHF Broadcast Discount
• Country Singer Wins Restaurant TM Fight Over 'Whiskey Row'
• USAA Fights Fla. Firm's Move To Quash Discovery Orders
• Ex-Journalist Gets 5 Years For Cyberstalking, Bomb Threats
• Judge OKs $700K Settlement Over Montel-Endorsed Clothes
• Twitter Escapes TCPA Claims After Plaintiff Drops Case
• Pokemon Go Creator Gets Quick Win In Mapping Patent Suit
• Top Cybersecurity & Privacy Developments Of 2017
• Public Can't Access Christie's Town Lists, NJ Panel Says
• JV Wins Bid To Build New $1B Islanders Arena Complex
• Fla. Escort Service Owner Charged With Tax Fraud
• Outdoor Advertisers Sue Over Philly Property Revaluation
• Cable Co. Files Complaint Over Comcast Sports Networks
• Industry Praises 'Open Internet' Bill Amid Backlash
• Hearing The Need For More Women's Voices In The Courtroom
• Reporting Requirement Alone Survives Net Neutrality Repeal
• WhatsApp Gets French Warning Over Facebook Data Sharing
• Feds Rip Bid To Toss Suspect's Admission In NSA Leak Case
• Apple Scored Rare Discount From Boies Schiller, Atty Says
• Cybersecurity Co. Brings Defamation Suit Against Condé Nast
• GOP Rep. Blackburn Introduces 'Open Internet' Bill
• Univision Seeks Sanctions From Film Co., Attys In IP Row
• Texas Panel Revives Media Outlets' Bid To Toss Libel Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: CJ HealthCare, Vitamin World, Time Warner
• AT&T Knocks Fox's Bid To Shield Docs In Merger Suit
• Trademark Predators — Can They Really Prey On The Public?
• Net Neutrality Rollback Raises Significant Questions
• 2nd Circ. Strikes Down DOJ Ban On 'Fractional' Licensing
• MVP: Kirkland's Dale Cendali
• The Top 10 Copyright Rulings Of 2017
• Monster Cost Beats $8M In Boies Schiller Fees, Jury Told
• 'Crash' Writer Accused Of Rape Calls Suit An Extortion Bid
• Songwriter Doesn't Own Tune Sampled By NWA, Judge Says
• 'Airplane!' Director, Sinclair Hit With Sex Harassment Suit
• Viacom Didn't Infringe 'Bubble Guppies' TM, 6th Circ. Rules
• The Biggest Pennsylvania Policy Developments Of 2017
• Stay In Rachael Ray Dog Food Suit 'Pointless,' Customer Says
• Fox Wants Docs Protected In AT&T Merger Challenge
• MVP: Munger Tolles' Kelly Klaus
• Weinstein Co. Won't Pay Its Bills, Greenberg Glusker Says
• Studio Not Covered For Porn Actors' HIV Suits, Judge Says
• 4 Things You May Have Missed At The Latest FCC Meeting
• Dish Network Says It Can't ID Consumers Owed $61M Award
• The Biggest​ NJ​​ Policy Developments Of 2017
• Tribe Settles Worker's Claims Of Time-Shaving At Casino
• 40 Years Of FCPA
• Wachtell, Skadden Steer $2.8B Merger Of Casino Operators
• How 2 Devices And 1 Domain Changed My Practice In 2017
• DC Circ. Gives Reporters Another Shot In FBI Fake News Row
• Developments To Watch After The Net Neutrality Vote
• Mobile Content Exec Convicted In $100M Scheme
• NJ Justices Won't Mull 'Exotic Dancers As Employees' Ruling
• Avaya Shortens Contract For Soccer Stadium Naming Rights
• 11th Circ. Gives Rick Ross Suit Another Day For Hustlin'
• MGM Slashes Suit By Ex-Atty Facing Child Sex Charges
• Real Estate Rumors: Fox Lot, Akelius, Robert Danial
• A Chat With Orrick COO Laura Saklad
• Alternative Fees: My Experience At Bartlit Beck
• Funko Dolls Can't Rock Out With Tiny Les Pauls, Gibson Says
• Will New Jersey's Bet On Sports Gambling Pay Off?
• MVP: Davis Wright's Kelli Sager
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Cravath, Shearman
• Jurors Should Have An Active Role In Trials
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• FIFA Trial Wraps In Blitz Of Denials And Recriminations
• AGs Want High Court To OK Microsoft Overseas Data Access
• Boston Herald Seeks Speedy Ch. 11 Sale To GateHouse
• Disney's Fox Deal To Get Scrutiny, But Will Likely Clear
• NY, Mass., Wash. To Sue Over Net Neutrality Rollback
• Pa. Gambling Board Issues $1M Fine Against Tribal Casino
• Net Neutrality Reversal Draws Intense Criticism, And Praise
• City In Iowa Challenges Approval Of Nearby Tribal Gambling
• Pearson Says Flash Card Site Ignores Copyright Law
• MVP: O'Melveny's Daniel Petrocelli
• FCC Kickstarts Review Of National TV Audience Cap
• FCC Overturns Net Neutrality Rules
• 40 Years Of FCPA: An Update From The DOJ
• Why Information Governance Is More Important Than Ever
• New Obstacles For VPPA Plaintiffs At 9th Circ.
• Disney Buys 21st Century Fox Assets In $52.4B Blockbuster
• FIFA Trial Catalogs Broken Loyalties And Shifting Alliances
• Fla. Firm Wants Order Quashed In Facebook Friends DQ Row
• Spokeo Wants Justices To Revisit Last Year's Standing Ruling
• BigLaw Is Behind The Automation Curve
• Quinn Emanuel Hires Boies Schiller Litigator In NYC
• Blumenthal Asks DOJ To Reopen Comcast-NBCU Review
• High Court Should Take On Net Neutrality, Watchdog Says
• Gizmodo, Deadspin Defamation Suit Hits Major Snag
• Deals Rumor Mill: Disney, AmBank, Saudi Aramco
• Blind Advocate Fights Fla. Arena's Bid To Nix ADA Suit
• Ex-Katten Atty Trial Halted Over 'Career-Ending' Claims
• Daily Beast Coverage Of RNC Talk Defamatory, Lou Holtz Says
• Google Owes Advertisers For False Traffic, Suit Says
• 'Filmchella' Can't Be 'Filmchilla' Either, Judge Says
• 6th Circ. Made 'Favored Class' Of Infringers, Marketer Says
• What To Expect After The Impending Net Neutrality Rollback
• LinkedIn Pushes 9th Circ. To Protect User Data From Startup
• Quincy Jones' $9.4M Win Over Jackson Co. Stands Post-Trial
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Olympic Swimmer's Defamation Suit
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Sony PTAB Win In PlayStation Patent Case
• DOT 'Like,' Retweet Violated Anti-Lobbying Law, GAO Finds
• Game Maker To Pay $4M To End Investor Claims Over IPO
• Court Urged To Rethink Jurisdiction In Judge Defamation Suit
• MVP: Jenner & Block's Andrew Bart
• Netflix Can't Call Cut On 'Burning Sands' Copyright Suit
• Lithuanian Named In Facebook, Google Scam Working On Plea
• Demi Lovato, Indie Band Settle Copyright Suit Over 'Stars'
• 40 Years Of FCPA: Compliance, Past And Future
• On Appeal In NY, Libel Suit Over Trump Tweets Fails Again
• Misconduct Gets DLA Piper Attys Tossed From Dish IP Row
• Defense, Gov't Clash Over Money Trail In FIFA Case
• Facebook Rips Uniloc's Message-To-Call System At PTAB
• Ex-Trump Adviser Wants To Weigh In On AT&T Merger Row
• Big Apple Circus Gets OK For Ch. 11 Plan
• Charlie Sheen Hits Enquirer For Defamation Over Rape Story
• Clyburn Offers 'Edits' To Net Neutrality Rollback Plan
• Facebook To Stop Booking All Ad Revenue Through Irish HQ
• DC, DHS Police To Step Up Security For Net Neutrality Vote
• Gawker, Deadspin Libel Suit Set For Feb. 14 Trial
• The Top 10 Trademark Rulings Of 2017
• Disney Can't Cut Claims From 'Turner & Hooch' Profit Suit
• Warburg Pincus Drops $350M For Indian Satellite Co. Stake
• 40 Years Of FCPA: Cross-Border Efforts And Growing Risk
• Madden Games Maker Can't Toss Ex-NFLer's Suit
• Kramer Levin, Sidley Steer VICI Properties' $100M IPO Filing
• The Biggest Telecom Developments Of 2017
• Judging A Book: Cooke Reviews 'Constance Baker Motley'
• Keeping Your Law Library Relevant In The Age Of Google
• FIFA Judge Keeps Soccer Bosses' Disparate Fates From Jury
• 6 Things You Need To Know About Millennial Jurors
• Why Investors Are Taking The Leap To 3rd-Party Funding
• What Your Colleagues Think Of Litigation Finance
• Has Litigation Finance Shed Its Stigma?
• FCC, FTC Tout Enforcement Plan Before Net Neutrality Vote
• Mexican Reporter Seeking Asylum Detained In Texas
• Boston City Officials Secure Delay Of Extortion Trial
• Jury Sides With San Diego Comic-Con In Trademark Spat
• House Dem Looks To Block Vote On Net Neutrality Rollback
• Facebook Seeks Quick Win, Users Seek Cert. In Privacy Row
• Fla. Justices To Hear Row Over Judge's Facebook Friends
• Advisers Owe $7.2M For Faking Out Lender To Joplin Biopic
• Disney, Walmart Sued After Flying Fairy Doll Maims Man
• Insurer Seeks Quick Win In Live Nation Concert Injuries Suit
• Justices Won't Review Kansas' Tribal Gaming Loss
• Ex-Gawker Workers Launch Crowdfunding Drive To Buy Site
• Deals Rumor Mill: Disney, Ascension Health, GGP
• Ex-Norwegian Cruise CEO Loses His $95M Defamation Suit
• 40 Years Of FCPA: A View From The Monitorship Trenches
• Kirkland Wins As Top Fees Earner In Caesars Ch. 11
• Gates Keeps Defense Atty Despite Potential Conflict
• The Law Firms Of The 2017 MVPs
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 78 Firms
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Execs' Offshore Funds Flowed To Soccer Boss, Gov't Says
• Mellon Sues Altaba To Boost Share Rate For $1.4B In Notes
• Manafort's Extensive Edits To Ukrainian Op-Ed Revealed
• FERC Member's Online Comments Unethical, Landowner Says
• 'Real Housewives' Star Hit With $30M Defamation Suit
• FCC Says It Won't Release Net Neutrality Comment Logs
• Hustler Club Loses $2M Bid To Escape NY Sales Tax
• MGM Touts $675M Casino Proposal To Conn. Lawmakers
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Patent Win, Fees For Yahoo, Twitter, HSBC
• 9th Circ. Mulls 'Moral Right' In 'Big Pimpin'' Suit
• Boston Herald Files For Ch. 11 With Planned Sale In Place
• Biotech Denali Therapeutics Tops 3 IPOs Totaling $506M
• Fla. Justices Stay Case To Mull Judge's Facebook Friendship
• Harrah's Can't Use Tribe's Immunity, Ex-Casino Worker Says
• Prince's Estate Sues YouTuber Who Posted Songs
• Boldly Going With Dr. Seuss May Not Be Fair Use, Judge Says
• Hearst Interns Not Employees, 2nd Circ. Rules
• DOJ, AT&T Get March Trial Date For $85B Merger Fight
• Mayors Urge FCC To Keep Net Neutrality Rules
• 40 Years Of FCPA: The Untold Story Of The Resource Guide
• NIGC Relaxes Gaming Oversight For Calif. Tribe
• Manafort Denies Defying Gag Order With Op-Ed Work
• IRS Agent Says Offshore Cos. Ferried Soccer Bribes
• 'Bada Bing' Gets Bada Busted In NJ Liquor License Fight
• K&L Gates Rips Claim It Aided Alleged Weinstein Cover-Up
• Fed. Court Has Jurisdiction In NYT Severance Row With Union
• Ex-Tribe Chairman Gets 5 Years' Probation For Casino Theft
• Rep. Says Ex-IRS Staff Records In Bias Row Should Be Public
• 40 Years Of FCPA: A Journey From Conviction To Dismissal
• Writer Says 'Gone Girl' Infringes Her Screenplay
• 9th Circ. Revives Cinemark Workers' Wage Suit
• Irell Partner To Star As CEO Of Legendary Entertainment
• Sinclair-Tribune Merger Could Boost Minority Biz, FCC Hears
• Cartoon Network Ducks $50M 'Black Jesus' Copyright Suit
• Net Neutrality: How We Got Here
• A Decisive Battle For Net Neutrality Looms Ahead
• The Biggest Native American Law Rulings Of 2017
• Soccer Boss' Computer Hidden After Arrest, Worker Testifies
• 'Jersey Shore' Star Aims To Delay Trial Over Tax Claims
• Nonprofits Blast FCC For Reinstating UHF Broadcast Discount
• Tribes Seek Seat At Table In Bridgeport Casino Talks
• Leaders Say Net Neutrality Rollback Contradicts FCC's Role
• Hopi Tribe Inks Gaming Compact With State Of Arizona
• French Regulator Warns Toymaker To Address Privacy Risks
• Campus Assault Book Is Protected Opinion: HarperCollins
• Bjarke Ingels Bringing First Pro Sports Stadium To Austin
• Animal Groups Ask 11th Circ. For Redo In Captive Orca Suit
• Manafort Asked Why Ghostwriting Didn't Flout Gag Order
• 7th Circ. Wary Of Reviving Barnes & Noble Breach Action
• Deals Rumor Mill: Xiaomi, Disney, Rogers Communications
• DOJ Says AT&T Misled Court In Bid For February Trial Date
• Brands Are Turning Trademark Cease-And-Desists Into Ads
• Internet Association Asks FCC To Delay Net Neutrality Vote
• New Bill Would Carve Sex Harassment From Arbitration Pacts
• Tribes Want Burial Grounds Suit Paused For Deal Talks
• 40 Years Of FCPA: The Siemens Lesson — Tillerson Is Right
• Terry Crews Sues Agent For Sexual Harassment
• EU Regulators Demand Action On 'Privacy Shield' Issues
• FBI Nat'l Security Letters Grounded In Constitution: DOJ
• Trump Can't Cite Duties To Slip Defamation Suit: Accuser
• Fed. Circ. Says PTAB Wrongly Upheld Patent In Netflix Case
• Ex-Brazil Soccer Boss Asked About Bribe Money, Jury Hears
• AT&T Rips DOJ's Proposed Start Date For Time Warner Trial
• Broadway Producers Accuse Casting Cos. Of Cartel
• Wis. Tribe Seeks Quick Win In Gambling Compact Spat
• Does Your Rule 12 Motion Based On Fair Use Have A Chance?
• Top 4 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• 40 Years Of FCPA: The Rise In International Enforcement
• BuzzFeed Wants To See FBI Declaration In Trump Dossier Tiff
• Leave The Never-Was-Neutral Net Alone
• Why Stock Prices Of Insolvent Firms Can Still Be Positive
• Twitter, Facebook, Google Slip Suit Over Texas Shooting
• Deals Rumor Mill: Techem, Alloheim, 21st Century Fox
• Bribes For Soccer Bosses 'Part Of Business,' Exec Says
• Aussie Watchdog To Eye Facebook, Google In Sector Review
• O'Reilly, Fox Sued For Improperly Disparaging Accuser
• Boston Officials Deny Tweaked Charges Ahead Of Trial
• Ex-Norwegian Cruise CEO Wants $95M From Co., Successor
• Democratic Senators Ask FCC To Delay Net Neutrality Vote
• Mueller Cites Gag Order Plot In Manafort House Arrest Fight
• High Court's Cert Denials Include Same-Sex Benefits Case
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Fees To Atty In Pa. Gaming Inquiry Row
• Private Eye Not Defamed By Retracted Story, Fox Says
• Justices Cast Doubts On Federal Sports Betting Ban
• Hollywood Trades Barbs With FCC's Pai Over Net Neutrality
• Dems Slam FCC Handling Of Net Neutrality Comment Fraud
• ESPN Ruling Further Narrows Video Privacy Law's Reach
• High Court Won't Hear Perfect 10 Copyright Case
• Katy Perry, Catholic Church Win $10M In Convent Sale Trial
• Accused Film Scammer Says No Atty Conflict Over Trump Ally
• 40 Years Of FCPA: Highlights From The 1st Corporate Trial
• Jesse Ventura, 'American Sniper' Estate End Defamation Row
• Justices Eyeing State-Federal Power In Sports Betting Case
• Sprint Accuses Charter Of Infringing Internet Call IP
• PTAB Won't Review Blackbird Data Storage Patent
• Media Co. Hit With Suit Over Scanning Workers' Fingerprints
• New Mexico Withdraws Gaming Revenue Suit Against Tribes
• Ford Sues Wrestler John Cena For Alleged Ford GT Resale
• Brand Battles: 'Call Of Duty' Takes Aim At 'Call Of Booty'
• Record Co. Urges Full 9th Circ. To Redo 'Empire' TM Ruling
• Up Next At High Court: Gay Rights, Sports Bets And Tax Law
• Ogletree Botched Analyst's Green Card Case, Suit Claims
• 40 Years Of FCPA: The Strange Case That Started It All
• Taxation With Representation: Debevoise, Clifford, Sullivan
• 4 Tips For Defending Against Tribal RICO Claims
• The Derivative Risks Of Sexual Misconduct Allegations