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April 26, 2024
Confusion Over Law Led To Doc Fight, Astroworld Judge Says
A special master appointed to the civil litigation stemming from the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival told attorneys Friday that a "good faith misunderstanding" of criminal statutes has likely led to several discovery disputes, encouraging the parties to try to come to an agreement about what portion of the Houston Police Department's investigative file on the tragedy is discoverable.
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April 26, 2024
Sen. Panel Set To Vote On Dems' Spectrum Auction Bill
A Senate panel plans to vote on a bill that would renew the Federal Communications Commission's spectrum auction powers and address a shortfall in the agency's national security program.
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April 26, 2024
Google Urges Va. Court To End DOJ's Ad Tech Case
Google urged a Virginia federal court on Friday to toss the U.S. Department of Justice case accusing it of monopolizing key digital advertising technology ahead of trial, saying the government cannot use antitrust law to force a company to help its competitors.
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April 26, 2024
Ye Fired Worker For Refusing To Shave Dreads, Suit Says
Ye, his companies and Donda Academy were hit with another discrimination suit in California state court Friday by a former employee who says the rapper treated Black employees far worse than white employees, and terminated him last year when he refused to give into Ye's demands to shave his dreadlocks.
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April 26, 2024
Soccer Star Says Binance Is Target Of $1B Fla. Suit, Not Him
Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has urged a Florida federal judge to dismiss a $1 billion proposed class action lawsuit against him over promoting Binance.US, saying the embattled cryptocurrency exchange is listed as the target of the suit — in an "apparent Freudian slip" — instead of him.
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April 26, 2024
TikTok GC To Step Down, Work On Overturning US Law
The global general counsel for TikTok and parent company ByteDance will be stepping down from his role in June to take on a different job within the social media giant, the company announced Friday: fighting a new federal law requiring ByteDance to divest in TikTok or face a ban in the U.S.
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April 26, 2024
R. Kelly Can't Unwind Chicago Child Porn Conviction
The Seventh Circuit refused on Friday to disturb R. Kelly's Chicago conviction and 20-year prison sentence on child pornography and inducement charges targeting decades-old misconduct, rejecting his argument that the statute of limitations had run out on the U.S. government's case.
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April 26, 2024
Willkie Attys Turned An SEC 'Twist' Into A Win For A Client
Attorneys from Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP knew they were up against the clock after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission launched an investigation into their client Rumble Inc. last year. What they didn't expect, however, was the "big shocking twist" that would send their race against time into overdrive.
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April 26, 2024
Apple Keeps Win Over Fortnite Player In Calif. Antitrust Suit
A California state appeals court on Thursday refused to revive a putative class action brought by Fortnite players alleging that Apple's App Store policies violate the state's antitrust and unfair competition laws, saying because the tech giant's conduct is immune from antitrust liability it can't be held to be "unfair."
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April 26, 2024
Prince Heirs Push Del. Court To Reject 'Unfettered' Control
Four family members of the late musician Prince who claim to have taken over for two music industry veterans they once entrusted to run his estate urged a Delaware Chancery Court judge on Friday to throw out the managers' lawsuit against them, calling it "unconscionable and unreasonable."
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April 26, 2024
50 Cent's GC Beats Wiretap Claim In Liquor Feud, For Now
A Manhattan judge on Friday threw out a claim that the general counsel for rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson illegally recorded a former Beam Suntory Inc. sales contractor during an embezzlement investigation, but allowed the consultant to revise his pleading.
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April 26, 2024
Cox Says Insurers Must Pay For Settled DMCA Suit
Cox Enterprises Inc. sued two of its insurers this week over allegations they failed to cover the company's more than $15 million in expenses in defending, and ultimately settling, a novel lawsuit that aimed to hold the internet service provider liable for users' illegal downloads.
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April 26, 2024
9th Circ. Sends Warner Bros. False Ad Suit To Arbitration
Warner Bros. can arbitrate a proposed false advertising class action over its Game of Thrones: Conquest mobile app game, the Ninth Circuit said Friday, finding the customers had "reasonably conspicuous notice" of the app's terms of service that contained an arbitration provision via a sign-in wrap agreement.
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April 26, 2024
Off The Bench: Nassar Victims, Bush V. NCAA, New ACC Suit
In this week's Off The Bench, the U.S. Department of Justice cuts a nine-figure deal for botching its sexual abuse investigation of disgraced USA Gymnastics physician Larry Nassar, college football legend Reggie Bush plows ahead with an NCAA defamation suit despite reclaiming his Heisman trophy, and Florida sues the ACC to detail its lucrative media rights contracts.
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April 26, 2024
Coverage Recap: Day 4 Of Trump's NY Hush Money Trial
Law360 reporters are providing live updates from the Manhattan criminal courthouse as Donald Trump goes on trial for allegedly falsifying business records related to hush money payments ahead of the 2016 election. Here's a recap from day four.
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April 26, 2024
FTC Claims Amazon Execs Destroyed Antitrust Evidence
The Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general urged a Washington federal judge to force Amazon to produce documents detailing its preservation efforts in their high-stakes antitrust fight, arguing that discovery has revealed that ex-CEO Jeff Bezos and other executives used the encrypted app Signal to destroy relevant antitrust evidence.
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April 26, 2024
Ex-NYC Mayoral Candidate's Defamation Suit Revived
A New York appeals court has revived a defamation suit brought by former New York City comptroller and 2021 mayoral candidate Scott Stringer against a woman who accused him of past sexual misconduct and, in his words, "derailed" his campaign.
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April 26, 2024
NJ Judicial Info Law Dodges Free Speech Challenge, For Now
A New Jersey law intended to protect the personal information of judges, prosecutors and police officers could be headed to the state Supreme Court after an appellate panel ruled Friday that it does not unconstitutionally violate the free speech rights of a local journalist.
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April 26, 2024
As Leagues Enforce Betting Rules, A Potential Catch-22 Brews
Nearly 10 years ago, momentum for legal sports gambling began to accelerate with help from an unlikely advocate: NBA commissioner Adam Silver, who penned a New York Times op-ed signaling that major sports leagues' opposition to the practice was misplaced and a new strategy was needed. Today, he and other pro sports leaders are contending with fallout from the rapid rise of sports betting.
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April 26, 2024
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen budget airline Ryanair file a claim against NATS PLC after the air traffic controller's system collapsed, Mastercard and Visa Europe face group claims from Christian Dior and dozens of other beauty retailers, an intellectual property clash between the publisher of The Sun and ITV, and ISC Europe sue a former director for alleged money laundering. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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April 25, 2024
AI-Created Rant Tied To Principal Leads To Ex-Staffer's Arrest
Baltimore County police on Thursday arrested a former high school athletic director who is accused of using artificial intelligence to generate a racist and antisemitic audio recording falsely attributed to the school's principal, allegedly in retaliation for an investigation into the potential mishandling of school funds.
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April 25, 2024
Legal Battles Set To Begin On Broadband 'Neutrality' Regs
Now that the Federal Communications Commission's Democratic leadership brushed past GOP members' opposition to net neutrality rules, it faces what could be a higher hurdle — growing resistance in the courts to expansive views of agency powers.
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April 25, 2024
Outlets Ask Fla. Court To Toss Trump's $1.5B Truth Social Suit
Several news outlets that were sued by Donald Trump's social media company over reports that it lost $73 million following a merger have urged a Florida state court to dismiss the lawsuit, saying defamation wasn't sufficiently alleged and the articles were substantially true.
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April 25, 2024
Ex-Tabloid CEO Says Trump Was Furious When Affair News Hit
Former American Media Inc. CEO and National Enquirer publisher David Pecker told a New York jury on Thursday that he paid off Playboy model Karen McDougal to keep her from going public about an affair with Donald Trump, who became enraged when news of the affair surfaced just days before the 2016 election.
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April 25, 2024
Microsoft, Nintendo And Others Sued Over Addictive Games
A gamer sued Microsoft Corp., Nintendo of America Inc., Rockstar Games Inc. and other video game developers Wednesday in Georgia federal court over allegations that they are intentionally getting users addicted to boost profits, saying he's suffering from depression and anxiety because of his addiction.
Expert Analysis
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Series
ESG Around The World: European Union
As the EU makes ESG regulation a priority, companies — both those based in the EU and others just doing business there — need to keep abreast of myriad new legislation that has either already taken effect or will in the near future, as noncompliance could result in fines, damages and director liability, say attorneys at Steptoe & Johnson.
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Twitter Sanction Highlights Privacy Law's Complexity
The D.C. Circuit's recent decision to uphold a sanction against X Corp., formerly known as Twitter, for failing to produce account records in response to a subpoena highlights the importance of understanding the Stored Communications Act, particularly when deciding to produce or not produce data, says Cary Aronovitz at Holland & Knight.
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Avoiding The Ethical Pitfalls Of Crowdfunded Legal Fees
The crowdfunding of legal fees has become increasingly common, providing a new way for people to afford legal services, but attorneys who accept crowdsourced funds must remember several key ethical obligations to mitigate their risks, say Hilary Gerzhoy and Julienne Pasichow at HWG.
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Fed. Circ. In September: The Scope Of Analogous Prior Art
The Federal Circuit's recent decision in Netflix v. DivX turned on the often-overlooked requirement that any prior art must be analogous art, explaining that the art available to a person of ordinary skill in the art is limited to only the artisan's field of endeavor at the time the invention was made, says Jeremiah Helm at Knobbe Martens.
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What SEC Actions Against NFTs May Mean For Issuers
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent charges against two non-fungible token issuers, Impact Theory and Stoner Cats, suggests that there could be additional SEC scrutiny of NFTs down the line, and that issuers should consider whether their assets might create an investment contract regulated under federal securities laws, say attorneys at Wilson Sonsini.
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A Breakdown Of The New Florida Digital Privacy Law
The recently signed Florida Digital Bill of Rights has higher jurisdictional thresholds than other state data privacy laws, and incorporates unique provisions that expand opt-out rights, protect children online and prohibit government officials from moderating content, say attorneys at White & Case.
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What Large Language Models Mean For Document Review
Courts often subject parties using technology assisted review to greater scrutiny than parties conducting linear, manual document review, so parties using large language models for document review should expect even more attention, along with a corresponding need for quality control and validation, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Tossed FIFA Bribery Convictions May Spur New DOJ Offense
After a New York federal court vacated the bribery convictions of two defendants in the U.S. Department of Justice’s sprawling FIFA probe, prosecutors may continue to pursue foreign commercial corruption through other means, albeit with some limitations, say attorneys at Cleary.
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Tips For Camp Lejeune Attorneys To Mitigate TCPA Suit Risks
To retain and assist Camp Lejeune clients, it is vital to understand best practices to avoid violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, which has been at the center of recent lawsuits against attorneys seeking to reach veterans and their families affected by the toxic water exposure at the Marine Corps base, says Libby Vish at SimplyConvert.
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Participating In Living History Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My role as a baron in a living history group, and my work as volunteer corporate counsel for a book series fan association, has provided me several opportunities to practice in unexpected areas of law — opening doors to experiences that have nurtured invaluable personal and professional skills, says Matthew Parker at the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.
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Opinion
Private Equity Owners Can Remedy Law Firms' Agency Issues
Nonlawyer, private-equity ownership of law firms can benefit shareholders and others vulnerable to governance issues such as disparate interests, and can in turn help resolve agency problems, says Michael Di Gennaro at The Law Practice Exchange.
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What Cos. Must Know About New Ore. Consumer Privacy Law
Oregon was recently the 12th state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy law, but its one-year effective date delay is only applicable to certain nonprofits — so entities in the state should review their data inventory, collection and sharing practices to comply by July 1, 2024, say Neeka Hodaie and Lisa Schaures at Seyfarth.
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New FCC Broadband Label Rules Should Be Read Carefully
A recent order from the Federal Communications Commission clarifies standardized broadband label requirements that are pending final approval — and while compliance should be manageable, the rules impose new risk, particularly with regard to speed and latency disclosures, say Craig Gilley and Laura Stefani at Venable.
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Cases, Issues That May Shape The Intersection Of AI And IP
Courts dealing with the current, and likely growing, onslaught of intellectual property litigation concerning artificial intelligence will determine whether certain common forms of AI training constitute IP violations, while the government works to determine whether AI-generated output is itself protectable under the law, say Robert Hill and Kathryn Keating at Holland & Knight and Meghan Ryan at Southern Methodist University.
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How To Protect Atty-Client Privilege While Using Generative AI
When using generative artificial intelligence tools, attorneys should consider several safeguards to avoid breaches or complications in attorney-client privilege, say Antonious Sadek and Christopher Campbell at DLA Piper.