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Media & Entertainment - December, 2018

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• 5 Most-Read Legal Industry Guests Of 2018
• Top 5 International Tax Cases Of 2018
• 5 Top Federal Tax Decisions Of 2018
• Winner's Playbook
• Venable Adds Veteran Trial Atty As Partner In LA Office
• EU Sets Feb. 28 Deadline For US To Fill Privacy Shield Job
• WTO Will Probe Qatar's Piracy Claims Against Saudi Arabia
• Sports Wagering Bill Is A Big Bet On Federal Oversight
• Soccer Org Denied $1.8M Restitution In FIFA Bribery Case
• ProPublica, Texas Newspaper Can't Skirt Surgeon's Libel Suit
• Gretchen Carlson Staged Miss America Takeover, Suit Says
• Trump Fraud Accusers Can Stay Anonymous, Judge Says
• Condé Nast Wants Insurer To Cover $13.8M Settlement Costs
• Sen. Aide Sentenced To 2 Months In Prison For Lying To FBI
• Deals Rumor Mill: Enel, Pinterest, BMPS
• Ex-Tinder Worker Must Arbitrate Sex Harassment Claims
• Film Studios Offer To End Anti-Competitive Movie Deals In EU
• Broadway Theater Wants ADA Suit Over Outside Food Tossed
• Spotify Settles $1.6B IP Suit Brought By Tom Petty's Publisher
• Bill O'Reilly's $10M Suit Against Ex-Wife's Atty Dismissed
• The Biggest Privacy & Cybersecurity Stories Of 2018
• Merrill Lynch To Pay $6M Over Improper IPO Share Sales
• NY Trial Judge Won't Toss Weinstein Sex-Assault Indictment
• Harvard, Law Review Move To Toss White-Male Bias Suit
• Museums Beat 'Art Bastard's $100M Antitrust Suit, For Now
• Sens. Hatch, Schumer Lob Bipartisan Sports Betting Bill
• DC Sues Facebook Over Cambridge Analytica Data Harvesting
• Open Road Settles Contract Issues To Get OK On Ch. 11 Sale
• The Biggest Telecom Policy Developments Of 2018
• The Top Antitrust Cases Of 2018
• T-Mobile, Others Share Hurricane Michael Lessons With FCC
• Claims That UBS Misused Bloomberg's Data To Proceed In NY
• Reading Patrons' Phones No Invasion Of Privacy, Casino Says
• BuzzFeed Beats Back Defamation Suit Over Trump Dossier
• Advocates Call Lifeline Program Changes Too Burdensome
• Entwistle & Cappucci To Lead Tribune Stock-Drop Suit
• Facebook Row Fair Game For Ill. Privacy Law, 9th Circ. Told
• BuzzFeed Can't Use Public Figure Defense In Dossier Suit
• NBA Makes FanDuel New Sports-Betting Partner
• Weinstein Accusers Say Ch. 11 Emails Need To Be Reviewed
• Investors Say Digital Video Co. Sale Squeezed Them Out
• 2nd Circ. 'Troubled' By Gov't DQ'ing Al Jazeera-Watching Juror
• DC Council Gives Final Approval To Sports Wagering
• Chamber, Legal Group Back Comcast In Antitrust Ad Row
• Weinstein Co. Successor's $2.2M 'Peaky Blinders' Deal OK'd
• FCC Should Review Sinclair Renewals Early, Cable Org Says
• Bridgepoint-Led Group Lobs $1B Bid For Swedish Gaming Co.
• NY Judge Tosses Casino Arrest Suit Against Oneida Cops
• Jay-Z Seeks Paris Hilton, Jessica Simpson Scent Deals' Info
• Alice Can't Help Bumble Dump Tinder's Swiping Patents
• Harvard Prof Wants Boston Pentagon Paper Records Released
• Film Scammer Ducks More Prison As Judge Cites Cooperation
• Rapper Sues NBA 2K Game Makers Over Dance Moves
• Senate Goes All In On Bill To Stop False Emergency Alerts
• The Moments That Mattered Most For Legal Ethics In 2018
• Charter To Pay $174M Settlement In NY AG's Net Speed Suit
• The Year #MeToo Rocked In-House Law Departments
• Astros, Rockets Urge Start Of Comcast Deal Valuation
• 'Fresh Prince' Actor Sues Game Makers Over 'Carlton' Dance
• Facebook Data Suit Paused To Allow Chancery Records Trial
• T-Mobile Slams 'Baseless' Claims It Fudged 4G Map Data
• NYC Art Museums Antitrust Suit Lacks Specifics, Judge Says
• CMS Gets Backlash For Drug Prices In TV Ads Proposal
• Gwen Stefani Can't Escape Concert Stampede Injury Suit
• Wash. Tribe, County Look To Topple DOI's Casino Approval
• Movie Studios Want VidAngel's Fair Use Defense Knocked Out
• Don't Blame DOJ For Concentration: Antitrust Enforcer
• CBS Kills Moonves Exit Pay After Covington, Debevoise Probe
• Real Estate Rumors: AVR, Phillips, Exeter
• Dems Tell FCC To 'Put Children First' In Kid Vid Rules Review
• Ex-NWA Rep's 'Straight Outta Compton' IP Suit Nears Toss
• The Verdicts That Left A Mark In 2018
• Free Market Think Tank Urges FCC To Limit Cable Fees
• DOJ Asks For Info On Quad/Graphics' $1.4B Deal For LSC
• Faxes Requesting Top Doctors' Details Aren't Ads, FCC Told
• 2 Years For Bookkeeper Whose $3.4M Theft Sank Lit Agency
• Scientific Games To Pay Shuffle Tech $151M In Post-Trial Deal
• A Series Of 1st-Time Crypto Actions For The SEC
• Judging A Book: Mills Reviews 'Mississippi's Federal Courts'
• Companies Must Beware Street Artists' IP Suits
• Atty Says Firm Stole Client Involved In 'Gears Of War' IP Suit
• US Trustee Fights Gibson's Bid To End Ch. 11 Cases
• SF Chronicle Illegally Limited Union Access: NLRB Judge
• Tech Cos. Should Heed Same Privacy Rules As Attys: Sens.
• CNN Can't Escape Libelous Hospital Stats Suit: 11th Circ.
• Comcast Wants 7th Circ. To Pull Plug On Ad Sales Appeal
• Jay-Z Adds Star Power To Diversity Concerns In Arbitration
• Facebook Says Bug Exposed 6.8M Users' Private Photos
• Gray, Raycom Must Divest TV Stations Before $3B Merger
• Cable Cos. Continue Push For Conservative C-Band Clearing
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• The Biggest Telecom Cases Of 2018
• 10th Circ. Rejects Comanche Bid To Block Chickasaw Casino
• Jury Sides With Ill. Lawyer Over Sham-Investment Claims
• Nexstar Settles With DOJ Over Broadcaster's Info Sharing
• Farm Bill Expansion Will Speed Rural Broadband, Redl Says
• Brand Battles: ExxonMobil, 'Star Trek,' Nike
• The 6 Biggest Law Firm Mergers Of 2018
• In A Landlord Bankruptcy Sale, What Happens To The Lease?
• Top 10 Copyright Rulings Of 2018
• How The GDPR Changed Data Privacy In 2018
• FCC GC Sees Transparency As Best Rulemaking Defense
• Ex-Sacramento Kings Exec. Admits To $13.4M Fraud Scheme
• The Subtle Art Of Fred Fielding
• Open Road Films' Ch. 11 Sale Delayed By Assumption Issue
• 6 Things That Rocked The Legal Industry In 2018
• Paramount Beats 'Wolf Of Wall Street' Defamation Suit
• NWA IP Suit Straight Outta Court As Dre, Capitol Records Exit
• Dem Puts New Block On FCC Pick Over Rural Broadband
• 2 More Pa. Casinos Open Doors To Sports Betting
• Davis Wright Nabs Entertainment Litigator In LA
• CVS-Only HIV, AIDS Drugs Aren't Discriminatory, Judge Says
• Dr. Seuss-'Star Trek' Mashup Maker Seeks End To IP Row
• Public Access TV Not A State Actor, Cato Tells High Court
• DOJ Enforcer Denies Politics Played Into AT&T, Warner Case
• CBS News, 3 Female Staffers End Dispute Over Charlie Rose
• Music Sampling May Be Infringement, EU Court Advised
• Greenberg Traurig Launches Video Game, Esports Group
• 9th Circ. Urged To Dredge 'Shape Of Water' Copyright Row
• AMC To Face Ex-'Walking Dead' Exec's $300M Royalties Suit
• GOP Sen. Says He May Allow FCC Nominee Vote Soon
• NY Pirate Radio Operator Arrested After FCC Tip
• FanDuel's Hidden Arbitration Pact Preserves MDL, Users Say
• FCC OKs Media Ownership Review, Marketplace Assessment
• 'Blurred Lines' Copyright Suit Ends In $5M Judgment
• Industry Groups Hail Move For Reassigned Numbers Database
• Deals Rumor Mill: Uber, Warburg Pincus, Luckin Coffee
• 2nd Circ. Rules Digital Music Resales Are Illegal
• National Enquirer Co. Admits Covering Up Trump Affair Story
• Law Firm Leaders: Frankfurt Kurnit's Jeffrey Greenbaum
• Fla. Justices Won't Rehear Judge's Facebook Friend Recusal
• 10 Tips For Law Firms To Drive Revenue Via Sports Tickets
• Inside Key ABA Guidance On Attorneys' Cybersecurity Duties
• How Int'l Arbitration Attys Deal With The Media
• ZeniMax, Oculus End Appeals Of $304M IP Judgment
• Tencent Music's IPO Raises Nearly $1.1B Led By Davis Polk
• High Court Pushed To Block Calif. Tribal Casino
• Stormy Daniels Owes Trump Attys $300K In Fees, Sanctions
• FanDuel, DraftKings Get Gaming Patent Claims Nixed At PTAB
• Ex-Bloomberg, Turner Execs Charged In $15M Bribery Case
• Judge Knocks Cambridge Analytica Exec's Ch. 7 Escape Bid
• Club Owner Asks 11th Circ. To Reverse Strippers' FLSA Win
• 'Guy With IPhone' Beats Hearst In Trump Pic Copyright Suit
• EU Probing Vodafone's €18B Deal For Liberty Global Units
• Media Errors Hurt Political Chances, Ex-Sheriff Arpaio Says
• Google CEO Defends Practices Amid Tracking, Bias Concerns
• Drone Injury At Wedding Not Covered, Judge Rules
• Opening Comments: A Key Strategic Decision In Mediation
• Chancery OKs $92.5M Deal To End $4.4B Starz Merger Suit
• Jay-Z Claims Movement In Arbitrator Diversity Request
• Sonos Snags GC From Tribune A Week After Nexstar Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Vivendi, Ferrero, Sailing Capital
• Ebony Sues Univision Over 'FU, Pay Your Writers!' Column
• FCC Queries Wireless Industry On Disaster Response
• Mass. Can't Ban Secret Recording Of Officials, Police
• Australian Watchdog Calls For Digital Platform Regulation
• Stradling Nabs Ex-Sheppard Mullin M&A Partner
• Investor Seeks Records In Case Against Chinese Music Giant
• After Impasse, Weinstein Renews Bid To Quote Ch. 11 Docs
• Facebook Health Site Tracking Legal, 9th Circ. Says
• Advertisers Can't Tear Down NYC Billboard Ban At 2nd Circ.
• Tara Reid Wants $100M Bite Out Of 'Sharknado' Merchandise
• Alleged Cult Leader Denied Bail In Sex Trafficking Suit
• Brand Battles: Harry Potter And The 'Wizarding' Trademark
• Take Merger Fight To The Links, FCC's Pai Says At Roast
• Deals Rumor Mill: Uber, ByteDance, WuXi
• FCC Halts $4.5B Subsidy Project To Probe Carrier Data
• 8 Firms To Guide 5 IPOs Led by Tencent Music's $1.1B Deal
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Cahill, DLA, Brown
• Data-Driven Lawyer: Morgan Lewis' J. Kyle Poe
• MVP: Munger Tolles' Kelly M. Klaus
• Twitter Seeks Classified Declaration In Free Speech Suit
• Ill. Woman Gets 4 Years For $5M Ticket Fraud Scheme
• Dallas Paper Asks State Justices To Toss Defamation Claim
• Tribal Casino Tax Row Judgment Must Be Stayed, SD Says
• FCC Appoints New In-House Judge To Fill Retirement Vacancy
• Chicago 'Bean' Artist Ends Copyright Fight Over NRA Video
• FTC Fines NY Sports Owner For Failing To Report Stock Adds
• DOJ's AT&T Appeal Needs Numbers, Not Theory: DC Circ.
• Pueblo Tribe Slams Texas' Bid To End Bingo Operations
• Lawmakers Tout Industry Support Of Spectrum Pricing Bill
• Ex-FIFA Official Free To Leave US After 3 Years In Hiding
• Developer Can't Escape Destroyed Murals Suit, Artist Says
• Appeals Court Backs Texas Tech U In Doc Row With Journalist
• Data-Driven Lawyer: Ogletree's Evan Moses
• MVP: Kirkland's Dale Cendali
• Orrick, Clifford Chance Guide $87.3M Financial News Deal
• 'Milly Rock' Rapper Says 'Fortnite' Video Game Swiped Dance
• Facebook Cherry-Picked Special Access To Data, Docs Show
• Don't Water Down Calif. Privacy Law, Lawmakers Told
• Cambridge Analytica Exec's Bid To Avoid Ch. 7 Slammed
• 'Housewives' Star Must Pay Vineyard Vines $610K In TM Row
• Woman Takes France Terror Attack Claims To 9th Circ.
• Nike 'Jumpman' Copyright Case Taken To Supreme Court
• Relaunched XFL Names 8 Cities, Venues For Inaugural Season
• 2nd Circ. Backs Cowan Liebowitz In Ticket Inventor Appeal
• Chancery Says Charter Can Use Services Amid Contract Fight
• Soccer Body Wants 2nd Go At FIFA Corruption Restitution
• Data-Driven Lawyer: Kilpatrick Townsend's Kate Gaudry
• MVP: Jenner & Block's Andrew H. Bart
• Jewish Family Seeking Art Stolen By Nazis Gets Day In Court
• Amazon Can't Duck Bias Claims Over Job Ads, Judge Hears
• NLRB Memo OKs Withholding Tax Break Info From Union
• Microsoft Says Gov't Funds Needed For 'White Space' Tech
• In AT&T Round 2, Attys Say DOJ Swinging At Air
• Insights From 2017-2018 High Court Term And What's Ahead
• Charter Asks Full 9th Circ. To Nix Bias Suit, Cites Constitution
• Nexstar's $6.4B Tribune Buy Means Blackouts, ACA Says
• Canadian Watchdog Deepens Probe Of Newspaper Deal
• Met Opera Wants Out Of ADA Suit Over Outside-Food Rules
• Data-Driven Lawyer: Littler's Scott Forman
• MVP: Davis Wright's Elizabeth McNamara
• APA Lessons From CNN Press Pass Case
• FBI Raids Home Of Embattled Atlantic City, NJ, Mayor
• Trump Nears Attys' Fees For Beating Stormy Daniels Suit
• 9th Circ. Gives EBay, Sotheby's Attys' Fees In Royalties Row
• Attys Score $20M From $61M Dish TCPA Verdict
• Trade Group Slams Mass. Defense Of Cable Rate Regs
• FCC Blocks Release Of Net Neutrality Comment Log Info
• AT&T Can't Block Scholars From DOJ's Merger Appeal
• Real Estate Rumors: Dave & Buster's, Fla. Land Deal, Midtown
• Supreme Court Won't Hear IP Appeals By TVEyes, DHL
• Chinese Streaming Giant Tencent Music Primes $1.1B IPO
• Ga. Revenue Dept. Says Super Bowl Tickets Exempt From Tax
• Judging A Book: Ginsburg Reviews 'The Curse Of Bigness'
• FCC Watchdog Clears Sinclair-Tribune White House Call
• Pantera Founder, Others Win Guitar Infringement Suit
• 5 Things You Should Know About New Rule 23 Amendments
• Data-Driven Lawyer: DLA Piper's Eric Falkenberry
• Producer In IP Suit With Drake Strikes Deal To Duck Trial
• DLA Piper Snags Entertainment Atty From Greenberg Traurig
• 4 Firms Steer $6.4B Nexstar, Tribune Deal
• The Data-Driven Lawyers Of 2018