Media & Entertainment Archive » December, 2019

Media & Entertainment - December, 2019

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• Hottest Legal Industry Guest Topics Of 2019
• Ex-Tinder Exec's Sexual Assault Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Bid For Arthrex To Cover All Appeals Fizzles At Full Fed. Circ.
• Gaming Co. Settles $151M Antitrust Suit Funding Dispute
• Feds Assert 5G, Rural Needs Over AGs' T-Mobile/Sprint Row
• Kanye Seeks Quick Win In 'Life Of Pablo' Prayer Sample Suit
• Roger Stone Sentencing Pushed Back By 2 Weeks
• Top PTAB Panel Sets Printed Publication Rules For IPRs
• Recent Cases Offer Clues To Successful Trade Secret Claims
• This Year's Robust M&A Activity Will Likely Continue In 2020
• Skadden, O'Melveny Guide $375M Miramax-Paramount Deal
• Weinstein Can't Escape Actress' Sex Trafficking Claim
• Law360's Tort Report: Live Nation Hit With $101M Injury Award
• The Biggest Privacy & Cybersecurity Developments Of 2019
• The Most Notable Personal Injury And Med Mal Cases Of 2019
• Top 10 Copyright Rulings Of 2019
• The Biggest Telecom Developments Of 2019
• Music Labels Defeat Cox To The Tune Of $1B In Pirating Suit
• 'Walking Dead' Stuntman's Parents Win $8.1M Over Fatal Fall
• UK Competition Watchdog Clears Live Nation, MCD Deal
• Cadwalader Guides JPMorgan's $200M Manhattan Tower Loan
• Michael Jackson Estate Ends IP Suit With Disney And ABC
• DOJ Says Live Nation Broke Past Merger Promises
• ViacomCBS Taps Ex-Bingham Partner As Compliance Head
• 2nd Circ. Says 'King Of Bullshit' Did Not Prove Otherwise
• Radio Group Blasts DOJ Intervention In Antitrust Row
• Disney, Miramax Were 'Enablers' Of Weinstein, Ex-Model Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Broadcom, Nvidia, Universal Music Group
• The 1st Amendment Prevailed In Arpaio Defamation Case
• Facebook Out $26.5M As Lithuanian Scammer Gets 5 Years
• 4 Lessons From 2019's Bumpy IPO Market
• 5 Trends That Rocked The Legal Industry In 2019
• The Biggest Massachusetts Cases Of 2019
• Top 10 Trademark Rulings Of 2019
• EU Court Adviser Calls Facebook Data Transfer Tools 'Valid'
• Judge Axes Mueller Doc Grant Ahead Of Stone Sentencing
• 7th Circ. Says Instagram Names Can't Establish Cert.
• Virginia Tribe Ditches Fed Casino Route For Commercial Plan
• Okla. Justices Reject Tax On Tribal Gaming Machines
• States Slam Dish At Merger Trial For Past Failings, Dealings
• UK Watchdog Calls For Tighter Facebook, Google Regulation
• Auburn Officials Must Face Professor's Retaliation Claim
• Fans Must Manage Expectations After 9th Circ. Pacquiao Case
• Ill. Cases May Instruct Insurance Suits Over Calif. Privacy Law
• 3 Firms Aid €200M Investment In Digital Advertising Co.
• Copyright Office Names Policy Director As Acting Head
• Key Trade Secrets Developments Of 2019: Part 1
• Ex-Sirius Host Accuses PGA Of Sabotaging Golf Radio Show
• Armani Importer Gets Duties Slashed At CIT Over CBP Error
• Litigious Copyright Atty Hit With $28K In Fees In Photo Suit
• Dish CEO Touts His Co.'s Sweet Deal At T-Mobile/Sprint Trial
• LA Times Wants Ex-Columnist's $15M Bias Award Slashed
• 'Walking Dead' Stuntman's Parents Seek $80M For His Death
• Freelance Journalists Challenge Calif. Gig Economy Law
• NY Property Owner Says It Was Shut Out Of Netflix Lease
• Fed. Circ. Upholds FanDuel, DraftKings' PTAB Win
• Ex-De Niro Aide Wants To Strike Claim She Binged 'Friends'
• AIG Unit Must Cover McGraw-Hill's Copyright Suit Costs
• Fed. Circ. Told Arthrex Should Apply To All Pending Appeals
• Court Finds Edward Snowden Violated NDA With New Memoir
• Spearmint Rhino Exotic Dancers Ink $3.7M Classification Deal
• '60 Minutes' Producer Alleges Gender Discrimination By CBS
• Judging A Book: Hinojosa Reviews 'Crimes And Punishments'
• Insurer Must Cover Rapper Fat Joe In Plagiarism Suit
• Users Blast Google's Bid To Dodge Voiceprint Collection Suit
• BuzzFeed Fights To Uncover Kavanaugh Background Info
• What Olympics Rule Change Means For Athlete Sponsors
• Fox Reporter Had Drug Pipe In Sprint/T-Mobile Trial Courtroom
• NSA Shakes Wikipedia's Challenge To Online Spying Program
• 'Walking Dead' Stuntman's Actions Led To Fatal Fall, Jury Told
• NTIA Should Stay Out Of Ligado Spectrum Issue, Groups Say
• Cyberstalker Ex-Reporter Again Gets 5 Years Despite Remand
• Another Top Trump Spectrum Policy Adviser Resigns
• Justices Won't Touch $61M TCPA Verdict Against Dish
• Loughlin Claims FBI Is Holding Back 'Varsity Blues' Evidence
• Ex-CBS Reporter Sues NY Mag For $25M Over 'Hit Piece'
• ABC Beats Claims Over Calif. Guard's Filming Site Injury
• MLB Gets Default Against Dominican Co. In $5.8M Award Row
• 6 Firms Guide $2.1B Cineplex-Cineworld Deal
• Burning Man Says It May Flame Out Over Permit Headaches
• Facebook Draws Support In Bid To Undo Privacy Class Action
• Judge Asks If T-Mobile Will Be 'Maverick' Or 'One Of The Boys'
• DC Circ. Urged To Rethink Precedent In Net Neutrality Case
• Insane Clown Posse Concertgoer Up For Bigger Injury Payout
• McGraw-Cengage Deal Hits Stumbling Block In Australia
• 'Walking Dead' Star Testifies Stuntman's Fatal Fall Haunts Him
• 2 Plead Guilty To Charges In Illegal Streaming Services Case
• Ellenoff Leads 2 Blank Check IPOs Raising $445M Combined
• UK Watchdog To Probe Viagogo's $4B StubHub Deal
• Feds Accuse Calif. Man Of Forging Athlete Signatures
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• France Asked To Probe Vanity Fair, Facebook Over Tracking
• FCC To Update Cable Operators' Carriage Dispute Disclosures
• Flashy T-Mobile CEO Touts 'Supercharged' Merger With Sprint
• Mass. Residents Tell 1st Circ. Land Trust Bid Rightly Blocked
• Real Estate Rumors: Atlas, Bowery Farming, Melo Group
• Quantcast Gets Sales Reps' OT Suit Booted To Arbitration
• FCC Advances Plan To Split Up Auto Safety Spectrum
• Australian Gov't To Beef Up Digital Platform Regulation
• Eventbrite Seeks Out Of Investors' Suit Over IPO
• 9th Circ. Undoes 'Problematic' $2M Strip Club Wage Deal
• Saul Ewing Announces New Sports Practice Group
• FTC Disclosure Guide Signals More Influencer Scrutiny
• 11th Circ. Affirms Insurer Not Liable In Nightclub Patron Death
• Feds Say 'Varsity Blues' Dad Isn't Being Denied Evidence
• NYSE Amends Plan To Allow Capital Raising In Direct Listings
• How Cos. Can Obtain TCPA-Compliant Text Message Consent
• Netflix Ordered To Stop Poaching Fox Executives
• DC Circ. May Toss Atty's Suit Seeking Trump Financial Info
• Sprint/T-Mobile Trial Judge Weighs Harm Claim Of $4B-$8B
• Senate Panel Advances Divisive Spectrum Bill On Party Lines
• Strategies To Maintain Privilege In Crisis Response Scenarios
• How To Mitigate Copyright Risks Of Video Game Streaming
• Weinstein Reaches Tentative $25M Deal With Accusers
• Oakland Slams 'Hobson's Choice' NFL Poses To Host Cities
• Fox News 'A Sanctuary For Sexual Harassers,' Host Says
• Telekom Execs Deny Less Competition Was Aim In Sprint Deal
• PTAB Skeptical Nintendo Didn't Clear Evidence Bar In IP Row
• Disney Workers Sue Over Anaheim Minimum Wage Violations
• Kim Kardashian Says 'Orgasm Doctor' Infringed Her Image
• Conn., Tribes Say They Can Seek End To MGM Casino Suit
• House Votes To Renew Part Of Satellite TV Law
• Congress Threatens Tech Cos. With Encryption Legislation
• AMC To Blame For 'Walking Dead' Stuntman's Death, Jury Told
• Reality Mirrors TV In Suit Against ICE Over Hotline Access
• Pandora, Sirius Look To Exit Suit Over Media-Sharing Patents
• DOJ Taps Ex-Facebook GC To Oversee T-Mobile-Sprint Deal
• French Gov't Can't Dodge Case Over France.com Domain
• T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Trial Kicks Off Without Openings
• Calif. AG Facing Pressure To Revise Consumer Privacy Regs
• Kozinski Returns To 9th Circ., On Other Side Of The Bench
• FCC's $9B Rural Broadband Plan Takes Heat From Activists
• California Mom Pleads Guilty To Latest 'Varsity Blues' Charges
• Equifax Consumer Class Attorneys Defend Data Breach Deal
• Motion Picture Assoc. Hires Copyright Office Head As Its GC
• Ligado Says Argument There's Enough 5G Spectrum 'Absurd'
• Sinclair Execs Must Face Suits Over Botched Tribune Deal
• How To Ward Off Nonclient Suits Over Lawyers' Speech
• Justices Won't Review Berkeley Cellphone Radiation Warning
• 'Fortnite' Studio Sues Over Dance Infringement Threats
• Woman Flung From 'Psycho Swing' Carnival Ride Wins $6.5M
• Spin Master Can Halt Rival's Toy Car Sales During Patent Fight
• Feds Say WikiLeaks' Harm Is Relevant In CIA Leak Case
• Insurer Says Rapper Fat Joe's Copyright Suit Isn't Covered
• Ex-Health Care Co. Exec Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud
• Soundgarden Singer's Widow Says Band Withheld Royalties
• Counterfeit Good Policing In 2019 Was Redefined By Tech
• 15 Minutes With Warner Bros Entertainment's General Counsel
• Billionaire Beats High Bail Bid As Judge Notes 'He's Here'
• Miami Sex Club Pushes To Overturn Models' $900K Verdict
• WGA Likely Can't Dodge Talent Agencies' Antitrust Suit
• DOJ Calls Out Radio Music Licensing Org In Antitrust Row
• SEC Rejects NYSE's Plan To Expand Direct Listings
• UK Watchdog Clears Acquisition Of Bicycle Cardmaker
• Jury Says Elon Musk Didn't Defame With 'Pedo Guy' Tweet
• Sanders Platform Calls For Breakup Of Cable Cos., ISPs
• Brand Battles: Pulp Fiction, Star Wars, Scotch Whisky
• TikTok Brokers $1M Deal To Settle Claims It Shared Kids' Data
• Facebook Wants Cambridge Analytica Developer Sanctioned
• 11 Firms To Steer IPOs Raising $2.7B, Led By Brazilian Fintech
• PTAB To Review Patent Texas Court Said Is Abstract
• NY Prosecutors Seek $4M Bail Hike For Harvey Weinstein
• 9th Circ. Deletes Big Parts Of Taylor Swift Copyright Ruling
• FTC Says Cambridge Analytica Deceived Facebook Users
• Elon Musk's 'Pedo' Tweet 'Devastated' Spelunker, Jury Told
• Facebook Asks High Court To Take Up Biometric Privacy Case
• Twitter Investor Files Stock-Drop Suit Over Ad Revenue Slump
• Twitter, Facebook, YouTube Shake Suit In Dallas Shooting
• Ex-Fox News Contributor Hit With Suit For Philly Text Flurry
• Disney Escapes Disability Claims Over Line Skipping
• Facebook Says Chinese Co. Infiltrated Users, Ran Fake Ads
• What To Watch As T-Mobile-Sprint Merger Fight Goes To Trial
• 'Varsity Blues' Dad Accuses Feds Of Holding Back Evidence
• IPic's Antitrust Suit Against AMC Gets Second Life
• Ex-Playboy Model Says Fox Slandered Her Over Trump Affair
• Real Estate Rumors: Orda, KeyBank, CitizenM
• Film Orgs Say Social Media Scrutiny For Visas Chills Speech
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive 'Back To The Future' Royalties Suit
• UK Competition Agency May Unwind Bauer's Radio Deals
• What Is A 'Reasonably Useful Form' For Production Of ESI?
• Big Data, Social Media Trigger More Life Science Mass Torts
• Calif. Appeals Court OKs Nixing Twitter Sex Bias Class
• CrossFit Wins $4M Sanctions In False Ad Suit Against Rival
• Elon Musk 'Pedo' Tweet 'A Life Sentence,' Cave Diver Testifies
• Jason Mraz Tells Coors Light 'I'm Yours' Is His
• Alki David Victim Seeks Absent Billionaire's Arrest, $5M Bail
• Guardswoman Wrongly Penalized For Writing Phone Sex Book
• Top 3 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Ad Regulator Issues Guidance On Consent For Data Sharing
• Lawmakers 'Deeply Concerned' About Copyright Restatement
• FCC May Scrap 4G Fund Over Exaggerated Carrier Data
• Ex-Fitzpatrick Cella IP Duo Joins Calhoun Bhella In NY
• Snapchat Takes Class Cert. Fight In IPO Suit To 9th Circ.
• High Court May Allow Georgia To Copyright Legal Annotations
• Elon Musk Tells Jury 'Pedo Guy' Tweet Wasn't Literal
• Major Studios Ink $50M Deal With Omniverse Over Pirating
• TikTok Illegally Collected, Shared Children's Data, Parents Say
• Redstone, Viacom Board Pushed 'Unfair' CBS Deal, Suit Says
• Charter TCPA Row Not Best Option For High Court, Feds Say
• Judge Throws Out $70M 'Columbo' Verdict, Orders New Trial
• Fed. Circ. Overstepped In Menu Patent Fight, Full Court Told
• FBI Calls FaceApp 'Potential Counterintelligence Threat'
• T-Mobile, Sprint Pare Down States' Evidence Ahead Of Trial
• DOJ Denied Cameo In Hollywood Writers Row
• Firms Vie To Lead Match Group Stock-Drop Suit
• Fed. Circ. Skeptical Ad Data Storage Patents Valid Under Alice
• Satellite TV Law Reauthorization Is Inevitable, Experts Say
• 'King Of Bullshit' Tells 2nd Circ. His News Isn't Always Fake
• Patent Decision Highlights Cross-Appeal Considerations
• Music Site Genius Says Google Is Stealing Song Lyrics
• Gamers Oppose Nintendo Bid To Arbitrate Joystick Claims
• Musk's Buzzfeed Email In 'Pedo' Suit Won't Go To Damages
• Riot Games Reaches $10M Deal In Workers' 'Bro Culture' Suit
• James Bond Fans Can't Undo Atty Fee Cut, 9th Circ. Says
• FCC Cements Tribal Filing Window, Outreach Plan For 2.5 GHz
• 3 Tech Startups Launch IPOs That Could Raise $768M Total
• Justices Weigh Copyright 'Pay Wall' For Legal Texts
• Tribe Says Showtime Can't Bail On 'Billions' Defamation Suit
• Do Calif. AG's New Regs Exceed Scope Of Privacy Law?
• Pai Asks Congress To Revoke Public Safety Spectrum Auction
• Billionaire Hit With $50M Punitive Damages For Sex Battery
• Post-Gazette Seeks To Stop Injunction Blocking Layoffs
• NY Defamation Suit Against Trump Taken Over By New Atty
• Dershowitz Defamation Spat Can't Go On Forever, Judge Says