Media & Entertainment

  • July 18, 2025

    Simon & Schuster, Bob Woodward Defeat Trump Suit, For Now

    A New York federal judge Friday threw out President Donald Trump's suit against Simon & Schuster and Bob Woodward over the investigative reporter's "The Trump Tapes," refusing to find that Trump is a joint author of the audiobook but giving him the opportunity to take another stab at his complaint.

  • July 18, 2025

    Shannon Sharpe, Rape Accuser Settle $50M Suit

    Pro Football Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe and a woman who accused him of raping and threatening to choke her during a rocky relationship have agreed to settle her lawsuit, the woman's attorney announced Friday on social media, citing "protracted and respectful negotiations."

  • July 18, 2025

    Trump Files $10B Defamation Suit Over WSJ Epstein Story

    President Donald Trump filed a $10 billion defamation suit Friday against The Wall Street Journal over its July 17 article reporting that he was among friends who sent a "bawdy" letter to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday, calling the article "false, defamatory and malignant."

  • July 18, 2025

    FCC Seeks To Change How It Handles Broadband Report

    The Federal Communications Commission got the ball rolling Friday on its annual inquiry into how available advanced telecommunications are to everyone in the country, only a few weeks before it will vote to change the way it evaluates how well broadband is being deployed.

  • July 18, 2025

    Stewart Issues Discretion Decisions For 56 More Petitions

    Acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Coke Morgan Stewart issued 25 more orders on requests for discretionary denial, deciding a total of 56 cases, while the results of earlier proceedings she let move forward have started to roll out.

  • July 18, 2025

    Chancery Tosses Twitter Investor's $1.9M Stock Drop Suit

    A Washington state computer software engineer who sued Elon Musk and affiliated entities in Delaware's Court of Chancery hoping to recoup a $1.88 million loss on Twitter shares he sold when Musk briefly backed out of a deal for the social media company lost on all counts on Friday.

  • July 18, 2025

    Ohio State, NCAA, Big Ten Beat Ex-QB's NIL Suit

    Ohio State University, the NCAA, the Big Ten Conference Inc. and a media rights licensing company have dodged an antitrust suit from former Buckeye star quarterback Terrelle Pryor alleging they monopolized profits on athletes' names, images and likenesses while denying them compensation.

  • July 18, 2025

    Social Media MDL Judge Could Bifurcate Bellwether Trials

    A California federal judge presiding over multidistrict litigation by school districts and personal injury plaintiffs claiming social media is addictive said Friday she'll likely bifurcate bellwether trials into two phases, with the judge presiding over the second phase, if plaintiffs seek any relief "that may be injunctive in nature."

  • July 18, 2025

    Chancery Fast-Tracks Game Co. Suit Over $250M Earnout

    A shareholder representative for a popular video game franchise won a Delaware Chancery Court partial fast-track Friday in a suit accusing the company's South Korean buyer of scheming to sabotage the acquired company's most promising game sequel to avoid paying a $250 million deal earnout bonus.

  • July 18, 2025

    EU Says Vivendi Controlled Lagardère During Deal Review

    European enforcers have accused French media conglomerate Vivendi of exercising control over Lagardère's editorial operations and personnel decisions before and during a review of its acquisition.

  • July 18, 2025

    Off The Bench: Latest NASCAR Win, Trans Athlete Fights Ban

    In this week's Off The Bench, Michael Jordan's racing team fails to bounce back right away from a tough defeat in its battle with NASCAR, a transgender woman fights a last-minute expulsion from a college women's track and field event, and a football player sees his window to playing an extra college season slammed shut by the NCAA and the Seventh Circuit.

  • July 18, 2025

    Mattel Says Overseas Counterfeiters Ripping Off Uno Game

    Barbie and Hot Wheels maker Mattel Inc. has filed counterfeiting claims in Illinois federal court against foreign retailers that the company says are selling knockoff versions of its popular Uno card game.

  • July 18, 2025

    Tread Carefully On Truth-In-Billing Rules, FCC Told

    The Federal Communications Commission says its slamming and truth-in-billing rules are outdated and has targeted them for cuts, but consumer and civil rights groups are urging the agency to be cautious in order to "ensure these changes do not come at the expense of core consumer protections."

  • July 18, 2025

    Sony Judge Finds 'Glaring' Issues In PlayStation Deal, Motion

    A California federal judge found "glaring shortcomings" in a $7.85 million deal Sony Interactive Entertainment struck to resolve antitrust claims over downloadable game card prices, saying that settlement credits are "generally disfavored," and the preliminary approval motion lacked information on what might have been won at trial.

  • July 17, 2025

    Facebook Whistleblower Calls Meta Discovery A Smear Job

    Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen on Thursday urged a California federal magistrate judge to limit Meta's discovery in multidistrict litigation over claims that social media is addictive and harmful to children's mental health, saying many of their requests are irrelevant and merely seek to smear her name.

  • July 17, 2025

    Google Gets AGs' Ad Tech Trial Delayed In Texas

    A Texas federal judge Thursday delayed an upcoming jury trial in antitrust litigation brought by a Texas-led coalition of attorneys general targeting Google's advertising placement technology business until there's a final judgment in a similar case led by the U.S. Department of Justice in Virginia.

  • July 17, 2025

    FCC Claims Broadcaster Owes 7 Times Judge's Fine

    The Federal Communications Commission says it isn't pleased with the $188,000 in fines an administrative law judge slapped a former licensee with for paying "utterly no attention" to the agency's rules, telling the judge the fine should be seven times higher.

  • July 17, 2025

    'Yellowjackets' Makers Get $108K In Fees In Copyright Suit

    Showtime, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. and the makers of the TV show "Yellowjackets" won $108,000 in attorney fees after earlier this year defeating a copyright suit alleging the program ripped off the 2015 film "Eden."

  • July 17, 2025

    Public Advocates Voice Concern At FCC Regulation Cut Plan

    Nearly two dozen public interest groups told the Federal Communications Commission's leader Thursday they are worried about an FCC plan to cut rules from its books using staff authority as a way to get around public notice and comment.

  • July 17, 2025

    Public, Tribal Stations Face Shutdown As Senate Cuts Funds

    America's Public Television Stations says it is "devastated" by the U.S. Senate's decision to pass a bill that would claw back $9 billion in congressionally appropriated funds, including all the money allocated for local public television stations.

  • July 17, 2025

    Musk, SEC Seek More Time For Response In Twitter Case

    Elon Musk and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday jointly asked a D.C. federal court to allow the billionaire more time to respond to the agency's complaint that he failed to timely report his Twitter purchases before buying the platform and renaming it X.

  • July 17, 2025

    6 Cases For Patent Attys To Watch In The Second Half Of 2025

    The Federal Circuit is considering major questions about when delays in prosecuting patents become bad faith and whether the acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director is legally allowed to apply new rules retroactively. Here's what you need to know about these cases and others that attorneys are keeping an eye on for the rest of the year.

  • July 17, 2025

    Senate Moves Closer To Confirming Trump's NTIA Chief Nom

    The U.S. Senate stepped closer Thursday to confirming President Donald Trump's choice to lead the government agency that manages federal use of spectrum.

  • July 17, 2025

    Judge At 'Loss For Words' Over Tour Co. Exec Ignoring Orders

    An Illinois federal judge on Thursday told an event production company's president that she would hold him in civil contempt if he doesn't answer citations about his assets and sit for a deposition after he "willfully disregarded" multiple court orders, including a failure to make a required payment on a $300,000 judgment.

  • July 17, 2025

    FCC Approves Alaska Telecom's Performance Revisions

    With improved backhaul access in hand, GCI Communication Group is committing to deliver 10/1 megabits per second 4G LTE service to an additional 7,500 Alaskans, according to an Alaska Plan individual performance revision approved by the Federal Communications Commission.

Expert Analysis

  • 'Loss' Policy Definition Is Key For Noncash Settlements

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    A recent Delaware decision in AMC Entertainment v. XL Specialty Insurance, holding that the definition of loss includes noncash settlement payments, is important to note for policyholders considering other settlement options — like two other class actions that recently settled for vouchers, say attorneys at Reed Smith.

  • Series

    Playing Mah-Jongg Makes Me A Better Mediator

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    Mah-jongg rewards patience, pattern recognition, adaptability and keen observation, all skills that are invaluable to my role as a mediator, and to all mediating parties, says Marina Corodemus.

  • Tips For Business Users After 2 Key AI Copyright Decisions

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    Because two recent artificial intelligence copyright decisions from the Northern District of California — Bartz v. Anthropic and Kadrey v. Meta — came out mostly in favor of the developers using the plaintiffs' works to train large language models, business users should proceed with care, says Chris Wlach at Acxiom.

  • Lively-Baldoni Saga Highlights Insurance Coverage Gaps

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    The ongoing legal dispute involving "It Ends With Us" co-stars Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively raises coverage questions across various insurance lines, showing that effective coordination between policies and a clear understanding of potential gaps are essential to minimizing unexpected exposures, says Katie Pope at Liberty Co.

  • FTC Staff Cuts Unlikely To Curb Antitrust Enforcement Agenda

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    While Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson's recent commitment to reducing agency staff may seem at odds with the Trump administration's commitment to antitrust enforcement, a closer analysis shows that such reductions have little chance of derailing the president's efforts, say attorneys at Squire Patton.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Navigating Client Trauma

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    Law schools don't train students to handle repeated exposure to clients' traumatic experiences, but for litigators practicing in areas like civil rights and personal injury, success depends on the ability to view cases clinically and to recognize when you may need to seek help, says Katie Bennett at Robins Kaplan.

  • Copyright Takeaways From 2 Calif. GenAI Rulings

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    Two California federal court decisions suggest that the fair use defense may protect generative artificial intelligence output, but given the ongoing war between copyright holders and AI platforms, developers should still consider taking steps to reduce legal risk, says Lincoln Essig at Knobbe Martens.

  • Challenging A Class Representative's Adequacy And Typicality

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    Recent cases highlight that a named plaintiff cannot certify a putative class action unless they can meet all the applicable requirements of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, so defendants should consider challenging a plaintiff's ability to meet typicality and adequacy requirements early and often, say attorneys at Womble Bond.

  • Opinion

    4 Former Justices Would Likely Frown On Litigation Funding

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    As courts increasingly confront cases involving hidden litigation finance contracts, the jurisprudence of four former U.S. Supreme Court justices establishes a constitutional framework that risks erosion by undisclosed financial interests, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.

  • Tips For Managing Social Media And International Travel Risks

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    Employers should familiarize themselves with the legal framework governing border searches and adopt specific risk management practices that address increasing scrutiny of employees’ social media activities by immigration enforcement, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.

  • Brand Protection Takeaways From OpenAI Trademark Case

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    The ongoing battle between IYO and OpenAI offers critical lessons on diligent trademark enforcement and proactive risk management for startups and established players alike navigating branding in the rapidly evolving artificial intelligence sector, say attorneys at Dykema.

  • How Attys Can Use AI To Surface Narratives In E-Discovery

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    E-discovery has reached a turning point where document review is no longer just about procedural tasks like identifying relevance and redacting privilege — rather, generative artificial intelligence tools now allow attorneys to draw connections, extract meaning and tell a coherent story, says Rose Jones at Hilgers Graben.

  • A Look At Florida's New Protected Series LLC Legislation

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    A new law in Florida enhances the flexibility of using limited liability companies as the entities of choice for most privately held businesses, moving Florida into a small group of states with reliable uniform protected series legislation for series LLCs, says Louis Conti at Holland & Knight.

  • Gauging The Risky Business Of Business Risk Disclosures

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    With the recent rise of securities fraud actions based on external events — like a data breach or environmental disaster — that drive down stock prices, risk disclosures have become more of a sword for the plaintiffs bar than a shield for public companies, now the subject of a growing circuit split, say attorneys at A&O Shearman.

  • Series

    Playing The Violin Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Playing violin in a string quartet reminds me that flexibility, ambition, strong listening skills, thoughtful leadership and intentional collaboration are all keys to a successful legal practice, says Julie Park at MoFo.

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