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Media & Entertainment - December, 2024

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• Fugees Star Says He's Not Like Madoff As Sentencing Nears
• Blake Lively Accuses 'It Ends With Us' Star Of Sex Harassment
• 3rd Circ. Must Make Newspaper Rescind Changes, NLRB Says
• Google Counters DOJ's Proposed Chrome Sale
• Amazon Infringed Nokia's Video Tech IP, ITC Judge Says
• Israel's NSO Liable For Hacking WhatsApp, Judge Finds
• Another Texas Judge Exits X's Advertising Boycott Suit
• Girardi's Mental Health To Be Evaluated At NC Federal Prison
• Jussie Smollett Atty Scores Exit In Attackers' Defamation Suit
• Litigator On The Roof: The Acting, Singing Mass. Solicitor
• Cable Org. Warns Members About FCC Robocall Enforcement
• Buzbee Pans Jay-Z's 'Astonishing' Sanctions Bid In Diddy Suit
• A Look Back At 2024's Major Securities Litigation Moments
• TikTok Divestment Deadline Must Be Extended, Senators Say
• No, Microsoft Isn't Driving DOJ's Google Antitrust Suit: Judge
• NC Lawmaker Chosen To Lead House Communications Panel
• The Telecom Developments That Defined 2024
• Ex-NFL Stadium Manager Sues For Disability Discrimination
• Reviewing 2024's Crucial Patent Law Developments
• Off The Bench: Jordan's NASCAR Dunk, NIL Attys' Payday
• Ky. Man Drops Suit Against Virtual Casino Creators
• Trump Transfers $4B Equity Stake In Media Startup To Trust
• Top Privacy & Cybersecurity Developments Of 2024
• Biggest Illinois Decisions Of 2024
• The Justices' Securities Rulings, Dismissals That Defined '24
• TikTok Sales Reps Say OT Suit Deserves Collective Cert.
• Fixing Up Cars Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Top Pa. Cases Of 2024: Elon Musk, Johnny Doc, Uber Drivers
• Watershed NCAA, UFC Settlements Highlight 2024's 2nd Half
• Feds Urge No New Trial For 'Undead' NFT Maker
• American Airlines Settles Black Passengers' Race Bias Suit
• Music Publishers Will Likely See AI Copyright Case Cut Back
• Coppola Calls On 'Last Duel' Writer In Variety Libel Suit
• X Corp. Fails To Toss Data Breach Suit
• NLRB, Post-Gazette Trade Barbs Over Bad Faith Bargaining
• 'Hawk Tuah' Memecoin Promoters Sued Over Crypto Flop
• 5th Circ. Finds No 230 Immunity In Salesforce Trafficking Suit
• U.S. Sanctions Georgian Officials For Brutality Against Critics
• The Spiciest Quotes Heard In Mass. Courts In 2024
• DOJ Wants Time In Fubo-ESPN Streaming JV Arguments
• CMA Issues Guidance For New Digital Competition Rules
• EU Opens In-Depth Probe Of Liberty's $3.6B MotoGP Deal
• Ex-Knick Oakley Denies Scrapping Evidence In MSG Feud
• FCC Chief Floats Spectrum Revamp For Space Launches
• Sony Ups Stake In Japanese Video Game Maker's Parent Co.
• 2024's Most Notable FTC Actions Against Dark Patterns And AI
• Making The Pitch To Grow Your Company's Legal Team
• Chicken Soup Settles $3.1M Pet Food Feud Wth Alphia
• X Workers Say Entire Severance Suit Should Survive
• Data Privacy Landscape After Mass. Justices' Wiretap Ruling
• Tencent Removes 2 Epic Directors Following DOJ Scrutiny
• Year In Review: A Sports Betting Enforcement Snapshot
• Split 9th Circ. Backs 46-Month Prison Term For Stock Pumper
• NFL Union Rips DraftKings' Dismissal Try In Licensing Suit
• TikTok Told To Provide Source Code In Trade Secrets Case
• Funding Bill Takes In Broadband, Ticketing, Privacy
• Jay-Z, Quinn Emanuel Accused Of Paying Ex-Buzbee Clients
• FCC Asked To Place Conditions On Skydance-Paramount Deal
• Defunct Media Co. Staffers Nab Class Status In WARN Act Suit
• Conn. AG Can't Close Courtroom In Ghost Gun Hearing
• Justices Rightly Corrected Course In Nvidia And Facebook
• NC Lt. Gov. Wants Defamation Suit Kicked Back To State Court
• Congress Passes $3B Funding For FCC's 'Rip And Replace'
• Mobile Game Co. Can Arbitrate False Advertising Claims
• Del. Dispatch: The 2024 Corporate Cases You Need To Know
• The Biggest Trademark Decisions Of 2024
• Hagens Berman Says Apple, Amazon Doc Demand Is Off Base
• High Court To Review TikTok Sale-Or-Ban Law
• FTC Finalizes New Rule Cracking Down On 'Junk Fees'
• Tubi Says Keller Postman Kept Its Clients In The Dark
• Copyright Officials Say Rest Of AI Report To Come Next Year
• Judge Cuts Upper Deck's Disney Card Game Suit
• NTIA Puts $450M More Toward Wireless Supply Chain
• Kat Von D Defends Tattoo Copyright Win At 9th Circ.
• Miss America-Tied Ch. 11 Tossed Amid Ownership Spat
• Quinn Emanuel, Keller Postman Want To Lead Live Nation Suit
• Neiman Marcus Owes Model $1.25M Over Fallen Painting
• Google-Apple Collusion Plaintiff Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Suit
• The Biggest Copyright Decisions Of 2024
• FTC, Meta Fight Over Monopolization Trial Limits
• Mountain West Conference Hit With New Suit Over Exit Fees
• T-Mobile-UScellular Link Will Help Consumers, Think Tank Says
• AGs Can File Opposition To Clearview AI BIPA Deal
• Roblox, Epic Games Accused Of Addicting Minors
• Rival Says In-Flight Internet Provider Gogo Foils Competitors
• Plex Wrongly Refused To Arbitrate Privacy Claims, Suit Says
• US Seeks Foreclosure To Pay 'Survivor' Winner's $3.3M Taxes
• When US Privilege Law Applies To Docs Made Outside The US
• Senate Dem's Bill Would Mandate New FCC Outage Reports
• Apple Fights Epic's Atty Privilege Challenge Win Over Docs
• NYC Mayor Must Face Bribery Charge For Turkish Travel Perks
• Connecticut Gallery Wants To Erase Most Of 'Fake' Art Suit
• Notable 2024 Trademark Cases And What To Watch In 2025
• Circuit-By-Circuit Guide To 2024's Most Memorable Moments
• TikTok Brings Sale-Or-Ban Fight To High Court
• 'Farmville' Maker Settles With IBM After $45M Trial Loss
• NY Judge Denies Trump's 1st Immunity Dismissal Motion
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Suit Over Starz Strip Club Drama
• Rapper TI Sues Ex-Friend Over 'Baseless' Trafficking Claims
• House Clears Bills To Promote Broadband, Wireless
• Disney, Fox And Warner Bros. Can't Duck Fubo's Antitrust Suit
• Disney To Pay $233M To End Calif. Wage Theft Case
• Amazon Ordered To Pay Patent Biz For New Alexa Users Too
• Sony To Pay $7.8M To 4M PlayStation Gamers In Antitrust Fight
• Why Class Cert. Is Unlikely In Cases Like Mattel 'Wicked' Suit
• Jay-Z Flags 'Glaring Inconsistencies' In Buzbee Rape Claims
• NY Public Radio, Black Ex-Host End Race Bias Suit
• Lin Wood Must Pay $2M To Ga. Court After Defamation Verdict
• Ozy Media CEO Gets Almost 10 Years For Investor Fraud
• What's A Major Question? It's Untested, Telecom Attys Say
• Mass. Paper To Close, Pay $1.1M To Settle Defamation Case
• ABC News Agrees To Pay $16M To End Trump Defamation Suit
• OpenAI Slams Musk's 'Evidence-Free' Bid To Block For-Profit
• NCAA, Pac-12, USC Say Reggie Bush Filed NIL Suit Too Late
• Combs Gives Up Bail Fight Ahead Of Sex-Trafficking Trial
• Apple Can't Drag Out Privilege Claims Re-Review, Judge Says
• YSL Defendant Sues Sheriff Over Fulton Co. Jail Conditions
• IoT Trade Group Opposes Geolocation Plan At FCC
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• DC Circ. Declines To Disturb Law That Could Ban TikTok
• Cardi B Tries To Sink Ch. 11 Of YouTuber Who Owes Her $3.8M
• $15M Deal To End Hemisphere Media Merger Suit OK'd In Del.
• FCC Says It Won't Look At Telecom's SIM Card Beef Again
• Paula Abdul Settles 'American Idol' Sex Assault Lawsuit
• ByteDance Ex-Coder Perjured Himself In Suit, Judge Finds
• Off The Bench: PE Buys In On NFL, WWE Abuse Suit Back On
• Trump Rips DA's 'Dark Dream' To Legally Treat Him As Dead
• Lawmakers Press Tech Giants As TikTok D-Day Looms
• What 2024 Trends In Marketing, Comms Hiring Mean For 2025
• Fight Over $40M Discount For Boston Casino Headed To Trial
• Kirkland, Wachtell Guiding Warner Bros.' Strategic Split
• Diddy Hit With 3 New Sexual Assault Suits In NY
• WGA Urges Major Studios To Take Legal Action Over AI 'Theft'
• Sens. Say Bipartisan Efforts Possible For Telecom In 2025
• T-Mobile Says Split On TM Use Must Be Resolved By Justices
• 'Housewives' Figure Touts Social Media Posts In Leniency Bid
• Keller Postman Sues Jenner & Block In Escalating Tubi Fight
• Electric Co-Ops Oppose Proposed FCC Customer Service Regs
• Texas AG Targets Instagram, Reddit Over Youth Data Security
• Photobucket Accused Of Training AI On Photos Sans Consent
• Garth Brooks Can't Yet Move Rape Claims Out Of California
• Rumble Gets Green Light To Join Google Ad Tech MDL
• 2 Deny Joining Would-Be Trump Assassin To Target Journalist
• Mobile Trade Group's CEO To Leave Organization Next Year
• 'Love Is Blind' Cast Members Are Employees, NLRB GC Says
• Sony, Bungie Face $200M Defamation Suit Over Exec's Ouster
• How The Onion Could Still Buy InfoWars
• NTIA's Davidson Stepping Down Jan. 20
• Woody Allen Axed Private Chef Over Military Duties, Suit Says
• Advocacy Group Says NCAA's NIL Deal Not 'Illegal' After All
• Group Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Feds Fire Back At TikTok's Bid To Halt Sale-Or-Ban Law
• Google Likely Can't Nix Suit Over Collection Of Kids' Data
• MDL Judge Rejects Meta's Claim Discovery Is Burdensome
• SEC Must Revisit $23M Demand In Collectibles Fraud Case
• Dems, GOP Agree That China Cyberspying Is A Problem
• Seminole Tribe Can't Intervene In Gaming Ad Suit, Court Told
• Rock Singer Sues YouTuber For Amplifying Sex Assault Claims
• Trump Media Fights Stay Of Fla. Suit In Investor Dispute
• Ga. Judge Refuses To Reconsider Toss Of Patient Data Suit
• Ye's Cos. Default In Another Private School Worker Lawsuit
• SEC Sues Disbarred Calif. Atty And Son For Securities Fraud
• Anti-SLAPP Protections Passed By Michigan House
• Character.AI Encouraged Child To Kill His Parents, Suit Says
• Justices Asked To Reject Roku Petition Challenging ITC
• Movie Producer Asks 11th Circ. To Reverse YouTube's IP Win
• FCC Eases Some Credit Rules For Rural Broadband Funds
• WordPress Parent Must Restore WP Engine's Access
• Former ESPN Radio Host Gets Prison For $5M Ticket Scheme
• FCC Allows Full 6 GHz Band For Unlicensed Wireless Devices
• Ozy Media Ex-CEO's Atty Seeks More Time Or OK To Quit
• 6 Changes I Would Make If I Ran A Law School
• Texas Judge Says Infowars Sale Flawed, Rejects Onion Bid
• Robinhood Seeks Arb. For Remaining Meme Stock MDL Suits
• OneTaste Execs Want Sexually Explicit Evidence Out Of Trial
• Jay-Z Says PI Atty Buzbee Has History Of False Diddy Claims
• 2nd Circ. Revives Antitrust Suit Over Instagram Algorithm
• Great-Grandson Brings Nazi-Looted Art Case Back To Justices
• FCC Gives Church, Not University, Ill. Low Power FM Station
• Google Takes Aim At Ad Tech Antitrust Claims In States' Suit
• AGs Urge FCC To Remove 'Pain' From Customer Service Calls
• Movie Producer Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Defamation Claim
• Warner Bros., Comcast Settle 'Harry Potter' TV Show Fight
• ESPN, Fox Blast DOJ 'Formalistic Distinction' In Fubo Case
• Utah Man Gets 9 Mos. For $7M Fraud With 'Housewives' Star
• From Football To Pickleball, Sports Investing Evolved In 2024
• Using Data To Inform Corporate Disclosure Decisions
• NY DA Says Trump's 'President-Elect Immunity Does Not Exist'
• Keller Postman Seeks To DQ Jenner & Block In Tubi Fight
• Calif. Tribe Can't Vacate Card Check Award, Judge Says
• How White Collar Attys Can Use Mythic Archetypes At Trial
• Soft Landing For Pilot As Billionaire's Insider Case Wraps
• Ky. Rep. Guthrie To Chair House Energy And Commerce Panel
• Firms Still Have The Edge In Lateral Hiring, But Buyer Beware
• Reviewing 2024's State Consumer Privacy Law Enforcement
• Calif. Floats Requiring Social Media Warning Labels
• Pro Se Giuliani Says 4 Attys Turned Him Down, Blames Judge
• Trump Media Investors Urge Stay Denial In Del. Suit
• Jones Says Waiver Gave Onion Unfair Edge In Infowars Auction
• 9th Circ. Tosses Regal Cinemas' COVID Coverage Suit
• Live Nation Denied Rehearing In 9th Circ. Arbitration Fight
• Meet The Attys Arguing Over Trademark Liability At High Court
• Facebook Execs Deny Email Breach Harm In Del. Hearing
• NHL Dropped From Antitrust Suit By Junior League Players
• Judge Eyes Far Less Trial Time In Meta Case Than FTC Wants
• Amazon Says FTC Lacks Authority To Bring Antitrust Case
• Justices Pan Broadway Producer's Blacklist Suit Revival Bid
• 2nd Circ. Mulls If DirecTV Has Standing In Retransmission Fight
• Lights, Camera, Real Estate: Preparing For Film Facility M&A
• Congress Set To Let FCC Borrow $3B For 'Rip And Replace'
• Nintendo Suit May Have Major Impact On Video Game Patents
• Risk Disclosure Issue Remains After Justices Nix Meta Case
• Diddy Drama Pits Jay-Z, Quinn Emanuel Against Texas PI Firm
• TikTok Seeks Halt On Sale-Or-Ban Law For High Court Appeal
• Think Like A Lawyer: 1 Type Of Case Complexity Stands Out
• SEC Says Market Forecaster Ran Biotech Pump-And-Dump
• DC Circ. Ruling Far From Last Word On Looming TikTok Ban
• Diddy's Companies Tossed From One Of His Rape Suits
• Billionaires Show New Interest In Texas' Intermediate Courts
• Netflix's 'Our Father' Trial Ends With Modest Award
• US Ukrainian Group Wants FCC SpaceX Approvals Halted
• Google Must Face Trimmed BIPA Suit Over IBM Dataset
• Rugby League, Fox Sports Move To End Meta Tracking Row
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revisit Sheeran's 'Let's Get It On' Win
• ​​​​​​​Top Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Most Claims Dismissed in UMich Athlete's Defamation Case
• Nat'l Spectrum Strategy Advances With Move On 37 GHZ
• Netflix Dispute May Alter 'Source' In TM Fair-Use Analysis
• SAG-AFTRA Plan Left Data Exposed To Breach, Members Say
• Axon Gets FCC Waiver On Contentious Surveillance Devices
• 2 Accused Of Using Paper As Crime Front Get 2025 Trial Date
• OpenAI Unveils Plans To Ask JPML To Centralize IP Suits
• NC Lt. Gov. Fights Porn Store Clerk's Exit From Defamation Suit
• Senate OKs Bill To Ease SEC Reporting Regs On Rural Telcos
• Off The Bench: Kyrie Irving Sued, Golf's New Transgender Ban
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Fla. Jury Awards $310M To Family Of Teen Killed On Park Ride
• Conn. Panel Pares $150M From $1.44B Alex Jones Verdict
• DC Circ. Upholds TikTok Sale-Or-Ban Law
• Think Like A Lawyer: Note 3 Simple Types Of Legal Complexity
• 9th Circ. Open To Reviving Snap Stock Suit Over Privacy Tools
• Internet Archive Won't Take E-Book Fair Use To Justices
• IP Forecast: PTAB To Hear Pfizer Fight Over COVID-19 Patents
• Netflix Can't Get Midtrial Win In 'Our Father' Case
• Apple To Appeal Epic's Atty-Client Privilege Challenge Win
• Judge Recommends Axing Some Claims In X Severance Suit
• Gov't Efficiency Push Is A 'New Day,' House Speaker Says
• Amazon Says Section 230 Shields Against Casino App Suit
• Face-Swapping App Can't Ax Reality TV Star's Suit At 9th Circ.
• Tracking The Uncertainty Of The FTC's Negative Option Rule
• NCAA's NIL Settlement 'Illegal' In Many States, Lawmakers Say
• Charter Settles For $1.1M After FCC Emergency Alert Probe
• 9th Circ. Skeptical Starz Ripped Off Play For Strip Club Drama
• Audible's Expiring Membership Credits Illegal, Consumer Says
• Carriers Must Shield Networks From Attacks, FCC Chair Says
• Plugging Gov't Leaks Is Challenging, But Not A Pipe Dream
• Combs Demands Court Inquiry Into Copied Jail Notes
• Gardening Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Meta Genocide Defense Spurs 'Yeah Right' From 9th Circ.
• TV Judge Mathis Allegedly Pulled Gun On LA City Worker
• Live Nation Shields Legal Strategy Emails From DOJ Scrutiny
• 9th Circ. Won't Allow Bookseller Group In FTC's Amazon Suit
• Yelp Blasts Paxton's Anti-Abortion Center Suit As 'Bad Faith'
• Meta Persuades PTAB To Ax 2 Earphone Patents
• Frontier To Pay $288K FCC Fine Over Broadband Data
• Alex Jones Atty Needs 30-Day Suspension, Ethics Boss Says
• Columbia Univ., Publisher Face Suit Over Reading Program
• Fleetwood Mac Producer, Playwright Settle IP Dispute
• Outgoing FCC Chief Lacerates With A Grin At 'Telecom Prom'
• FTC Slams IntelliVision's Facial Recognition Bias Claims
• Fed. Circ. Backs NY Judge In Freeing Meta From Patent Suit
• Atty Can't Go After Music Industry Vet's Son In Estate Spat
• Timothy Hutton, Production Co. Settle Over Firing From Show
• Fulton County DA Must Produce Trump Election Probe Docs
• Litigation Inspiration: Reframing Document Review
• Apple Forced Exec Out For Flagging Unequal Pay, Court Told
• FTC Secures Location Data Sale Bans In Pair Of New Actions
• Mich. AG Deal, NIH 4th Circ. Win And X Corp Bid In HIPAA Row
• Antitrust Judge Rips Apple's 'Meritless' Doc Privilege Claims
• Former Officials Target DOJ, FTC Position In Epic V. Google
• Chamber Backs T-Mobile, Sprint's Challenge To FCC Fine
• Ex-Dish Marketing Leader Says She Suffered In A 'Boys' Club'
• Fla. High Court Takes Up Ex-Marvel Exec's Hate Mail Dispute
• Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action
• OpenAI Must Disclose Execs' Messages To News Orgs.
• Judge Denies News Orgs. Bid To Unseal FTX Customer Names
• Mattel's 'Wicked' Doll Boxes Linked To Porn Site, Mom Says
• Key Takeaways From FDA's Latest Social Media Warnings
• 2nd Circ. Says It's Too Late To Fight Over Funkadelic Songs
• Google Wants Ad Tech Claims In Texas Heard By Judge, Not Jury
• Lizzo Designer's Harassment, Unpaid OT Claims Clipped
• Gov't Floats Sharing Plan For Lower 37 GHz Airwaves
• Data Caps Harm Consumers, Rural Electric Co-Ops Tell FCC
• No Standing In 'Threadbare' Voice Assistant Suit, Google Says
• Trump Argues Immunity Extends To Local Prosecutions
• Harvey Weinstein Gets March Trial Date In LA Civil Rape Suit
• Tech Giants Seek Firm's Communications With Elusive Client
• Alex Jones Atty Seeks Leniency Over Sandy Hook 'Mistake'
• Film Financing Firm Gets OK For Ch. 11 Auction In January
• FCC Aims To Protect Weather Sensors With 24 GHz Rules
• OneTaste Execs Say Former Member's Journals Fabricated
• Girardi Won't Get New Fraud Trial Despite Memory Claims
• Google Can't Yet Appeal Ruling Preserving Kids Tracking Suit
• PTAB Presses Play On Playrix's Challenge To Video Game IP
• McDonalds Can't Nix $10B Bias Suit Despite 'Close Call'
• Meta Can't Dodge $25M Fine For Wash. Election Ads
• Influencer Hasn't Shown She's 'Special' In IP Row, Rival Says
• Filmmaker Says He Didn't Infringe IP With Beirut Documentary
• ByteDance Says Ex-Worker Can't Avoid Counterclaims
• DOJ, AGs Back Block Of ESPN Sport Streaming JV At 2nd Circ.
• Gov't Owned Broadband Often Fails, Report Says
• Ex-Soccer Boss Fears He'll Die While Fighting Conviction
• Musk Asks Court To Halt OpenAI's Conversion To For-Profit
• 'Pull The Plug': Broadband Program Wasteful, GOP Sen. Says
• FIFA Says Saudi Arabia A Promising World Cup Host
• California Supreme Court's Year In Review
• Canadian News Orgs. Hit OpenAI With IP Litigation
• FCC Chair Makes Last-Ditch Plea For 'Rip And Replace'
• Miss America CEO Files $500M Suit Alleging Bankruptcy Fraud