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  • May 16, 2025

    Live Nation Denies Colluding Over Pandemic Response

    Live Nation denied any wrongdoing while appearing to acknowledge a U.S. Department of Justice criminal probe into potential collusion with fellow ticketing and entertainment company Anschutz Entertainment Group Inc. in their response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • May 16, 2025

    Accused Fox Video Hacker's Attys Slammed For Fake Citations

    A Florida federal judge has ordered an alleged Fox News video hacker's dismissal motion stricken from the record after finding it was full of fake legal citations and demanded an explanation from defense attorneys for the "unprofessional misrepresentations."

  • May 16, 2025

    9th Circ. Says Lil Nas X Didn't Steal Model's Instagram Poses

    The Ninth Circuit upheld the dismissal of a model's lawsuit accusing Lil Nas X of copying his Instagram photos, ruling Friday that the model didn't plausibly allege the musician had "access" to the pictures, as defined by court doctrine.

  • May 16, 2025

    Korean-Language News Co. Cuts $4.3M Deal In Tax Case

    A Korean-language news publication reached a settlement with the U.S. government that will let it pay $4.3 million to resolve an agreed-upon tax judgment of $9.1 million plus interest, according to a stipulated order entered in California federal court.

  • May 16, 2025

    Sheeran Fights Supreme Court Review Of Copyright Ruling

    Ed Sheeran urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject an appeal to a decision concluding that his hit song "Thinking Out Loud" did not copy Marvin Gaye's classic "Let's Get it On," arguing the plaintiff wrongly contends that the Second Circuit improperly relied on the U.S. Copyright Office's administrative guidance after justices overturned the Chevron deference.

  • May 16, 2025

    Seton Hall Asks NJ Judge To Toss Hoopsters' Injury Claims

    The head athletic trainers at Seton Hall University did not misdiagnose, mistreat or mishandle injuries sustained by two basketball players now suing them for gross negligence, the university told a New Jersey federal judge in its attempt to dismiss the case.

  • May 16, 2025

    Lin Wood's Ex-Partners Awarded $11M Over Firm Split

    Ex-attorney L. Lin Wood must pay his former law partners more than $11 million in a long-running fee dispute stemming from the breakup of their firm, an Atlanta jury has said, less than a year after Wood was ordered to pay his former partners聽$4.5 million in a related federal defamation trial.

  • May 16, 2025

    Trump Says Pa. 麻豆传媒 Gives Him Immunity In Central Park 5 Suit

    Donald Trump renewed a push Thursday to dismiss the defamation case the Central Park Five brought over comments he made while campaigning, arguing that his remarks that they "pled guilty" were immune from liability under Pennsylvania's Uniform Public Expression Protection Act.

  • May 16, 2025

    1st Circ. Rejects Appeals By Trio Of 'Varsity Blues' Parents

    The First Circuit has upheld the guilty pleas of three parents in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scheme, finding that a past ruling in the long-running case undercut their bids to unwind the convictions.

  • May 16, 2025

    Taxation With Representation: Blakes, Davies, Goodmans

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, Charter Communications Inc. merges with Cox Communications, Hub International Ltd. boosts its valuation after securing an investment, Pan American Silver Corp. acquires Mag Silver Corp. and Robinhood buys WonderFi.

  • May 16, 2025

    Susan Sarandon, Contractor End Dispute Over Vt. Home

    Hollywood actress Susan Sarandon has resolved a dispute with a contractor that oversaw construction and maintenance for her $2 million sustainable Vermont retreat, which featured a geothermal heating system she claimed was less efficient due to missing insulation, according to a filing in Massachusetts federal court.

  • May 16, 2025

    DC Circ. Orders Closer Look At FTC's $5B Meta Privacy Deal

    A D.C. Circuit panel ordered a lower court on Friday to take another look at the Federal Trade Commission's bid to modify a $5 billion privacy deal with Meta after the court found it lacked jurisdiction to review the changes the first time around.

  • May 16, 2025

    Wachtell, Latham Steer $34.5B Charter, Cox Cable Mega Deal

    Charter Communications Inc. said Friday it has agreed to acquire Cox Communications in a $34.5 billion deal that would create a dominant force in U.S. broadband, mobile and video services聽 鈥 and will test the Trump administration's role in reshaping telecom competition.

  • May 15, 2025

    $666M Pipeline Verdict 'Poster Child' For Reduction, Judge Told

    麻豆传媒yers for Greenpeace urged a North Dakota state judge Thursday to significantly reduce a $666 million verdict over claims that it falsely disparaged the Dakota Access pipeline amid environmental protests, with the jury having awarded ten times more on certain claims than even the pipeline's builder wanted.

  • May 15, 2025

    Taylor Swift Fans Get Final Shot At Ticketmaster Antitrust Suit

    A California federal judge said Thursday he will give hundreds of Taylor Swift fans one more opportunity to amend a complaint against Ticketmaster alleging antitrust violations related to ticket sales for the pop superstar's Eras tour, but stressed it will be the last amendment he will allow.

  • May 15, 2025

    Zuckerberg Can't Avoid Deposition In Meta Health Privacy Suit

    A California federal judge on Wednesday refused to rethink her earlier order forcing Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to give a limited deposition in privacy litigation over a Facebook tool's alleged collection of patient health information, rejecting Meta's arguments that other executives are better suited to testify.

  • May 15, 2025

    Trump Media Pushes Presidential Immunity In Del. Hearing

    President Donald Trump's social media company on Thursday continued to urge the Delaware Chancery Court聽to, at a minimum, pause a lawsuit brought by investors alleging that the platform going public cheated them out of their shares, arguing that "the power to sue the president, is the power to destroy the presidency."

  • May 15, 2025

    TikTok's Friends Features 'Set Off Alarm Bells' At Facebook

    The head of Facebook echoed the testimony of other Meta Platforms Inc. executives who've described TikTok as their chief competitor on Thursday, pushing back against Federal Trade Commission monopolization claims by arguing in D.C. federal court that both social media giants have responded to competition from the other.

  • May 15, 2025

    'It Ends With Us' Producers Must Hand Over Net Worth Docs

    Justin Baldoni and other producers of "It Ends With Us" must turn over to Blake Lively financial records showing their net worth in the legal battle between the film's stars, a New York federal judge has ruled, saying the information is fair game since Baldoni's side claims to have lost $400 million due to Lively's alleged smear campaign.

  • May 15, 2025

    'Our Father' Fertility Doc Must Face Bio Daughter's Suit

    An Indiana appellate panel on Thursday revived a suit accusing the rogue fertility doctor featured in the "Our Father" Netflix documentary of causing his biological daughter's emotional distress, saying a dispute over whether the suit was filed too late is for a jury to decide.

  • May 15, 2025

    Anthropic's Atty Says Client's Own AI Created Error In Filing

    A Latham & Watkins LLP associate representing Anthropic in the artificial intelligence company's copyright fight with music publishers said Thursday that she used Anthropic's own Claude.ai tool to help draft an expert's declaration that included an erroneous citation, but she argued the error was "an honest citation mistake and not a fabrication of authority."

  • May 15, 2025

    DC's Amazon Antitrust Trial To Be Bumped Deeper Into 2027

    The District of Columbia's antitrust suit accusing Amazon of not allowing sellers to offer their products for less on other platforms will probably not make it to trial until closer to mid-2027, after the parties told a D.C. judge Thursday that the original January 2027 trial date would have to be moved back.

  • May 15, 2025

    Live Nation's Atty Fails To 'Move The Needle' In Discovery Bid

    A California federal judge appeared likely Thursday to stick with his tentative ruling that Live Nation's ticketing rivals can protect documents they say could facilitate the very conduct at issue in an antitrust case, telling an attorney for the company his arguments did not "move the needle."

  • May 15, 2025

    Broadcasters, Wireless Biz Square Off Over 6 GHz Changes

    Big Tech is defending the Federal Communications Commission's move to open the 6 gigahertz band to unlicensed wireless devices, calling attacks from broadcasters "meritless" and saying they've been "debunked" numerous times already.

  • May 15, 2025

    Apple Accused Of False IPhone AI Promises In 50-State Suit

    Apple pulled a bait-and-switch on phone buyers when it promised that new artificial intelligence features would be available on the iPhone 16, despite knowing it hadn't yet developed those features, according to a sprawling proposed class action that brings claims under consumer protection laws in all 50 states.

Expert Analysis

  • Opinion

    AI May Limit Key Learning Opportunities For Young Attorneys

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    The thing that鈥檚 so powerful about artificial intelligence is also what鈥檚 most scary about it 鈥 its ability to detect patterns may curtail young attorneys鈥 chance to practice the lower-level work of managing cases, preventing them from ever honing the pattern recognition skills that undergird creative lawyering, says Sarah Murray at Trialcraft.

  • Antitrust Issues To Watch Amid Google Ad Tech Trial

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    Regardless of the outcome of the U.S. Department of Justice's advertising technology antitrust suit against Google in Virginia federal court, matters ranging from market definition to unified pricing will likely have far-reaching implications for the digital advertising industry, competition and innovation, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

  • What To Know About Latest Calif. Auto-Renewal 麻豆传媒 Update

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    While businesses have about nine months to prepare before the recently passed amendment to California's automatic renewal law takes effect, it鈥檚 not too early to begin working on compliance efforts, including sign-up flow reviews, record retention updates and marketing language revisions, say Gonzalo Mon and Beth Chun at Kelley Drye.

  • Taking Stock Of FCC's New Spectrum Rule For Drones

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    While an order recently adopted by the Federal Communications Commission is intended to provide drones with rapid access to a limited amount of spectrum in the 5030-5091 megahertz band, the commission envisions an incremental approach to full usage that will play out over the course of the coming months and years, say attorneys at Wiley.

  • 3 Coverage Tips As 2nd Circ. 'Swipes Left' On Tinder Claim

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    The Second Circuit's recent opinion in Match Group v. Beazley Underwriting, overturning Tinder's victory on its insurer's motion to dismiss a coverage action, reinforces three best practices policyholders purchasing claims-made coverage should adhere to in order to avoid late-notice defenses, say Lynda Bennett and Alexander Corson at Lowenstein Sandler.

  • Proposed Legislation May Crack Down On Online Drug Ads

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    A bill recently proposed in Congress could serve as a sea change in how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulates drug-related speech, with significant trickle-down effects on various corners of not only the drug industry but also on consumers and providers themselves, say Dominick DiSabatino and Arushi Pandya at Sheppard Mullin.

  • How Loper Bright Is Affecting Pending FCC Litigation

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    Pending challenges against Federal Communications Commission orders at the Sixth and Eleventh Circuits following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Loper Bright highlight that counsel must be familiar with the statutes, regulations and precedent relevant to the FCC to best navigate the rapidly changing compliance landscape, say attorneys at Davis Wright.

  • Series

    Round-Canopy Parachuting Makes Me A Better 麻豆传媒yer

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    Similar to the practice of law, jumping from an in-flight airplane with nothing but training and a few yards of parachute silk is a demanding and stressful endeavor, and the experience has bolstered my legal practice by enhancing my focus, teamwork skills and sense of perspective, says Thomas Salerno at Stinson.

  • Why Now Is The Time For 麻豆传媒 Firms To Hire Lateral Partners

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    Partner and associate mobility data from the second quarter of this year suggest that there's never been a better time in recent years for law firms to hire lateral candidates, particularly experienced partners 鈥 though this necessitates an understanding of potential red flags, say Julie Henson and Greg Hamman at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.

  • Google And The Next Frontier Of Divestiture Antitrust Remedy

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    The possibility of a large-scale divestiture in the Google search case comes on the heels of recent requests of business breakups as remedies for anticompetitive conduct, and companies should prepare for the likelihood that courts may impose divestiture remedies in the event of a liability finding, say Lauren Weinstein and Nathaniel Rubin at MoloLamken.

  • Considering Possible PR Risks Of Certain Legal Tactics

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    Disney and American Airlines recently abandoned certain litigation tactics in two lawsuits after fierce public backlash, illustrating why corporate counsel should consider the reputational implications of any legal strategy and partner with their communications teams to preempt public relations concerns, says Chris Gidez at G7 Reputation Advisory.

  • Defamation 麻豆传媒 Changes May Be Brewing At Supreme Court

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's significant rightward shift has produced dramatic changes in many areas of the law, and the long-standing "actual malice" standard protecting speech about public figures could be the next precedent to fall, say attorneys at Paul Hastings.

  • It's No Longer Enough For Firms To Be Trusted Advisers

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    Amid fierce competition for business, the transactional 鈥渢rusted adviser鈥 paradigm from which most firms operate is no longer sufficient 鈥 they should instead aim to become trusted partners with their most valuable clients, says Stuart Maister at Strategic Narrative.

  • Calif. Bill, NTIA Report Illustrate Open-Model AI Safety Debate

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    The National Telecommunications and Information Administration鈥檚 balanced recommendations for preventing misuse of open artificial intelligence models, contrasted with a more aggressive California bill, demonstrate an evolving regulatory debate about balancing democratic access to this powerful new technology against potential risks to the public, say Stuart Meyer and Fredrick Tsang at Fenwick.

  • Behind 3rd Circ. Ruling On College Athletes' FLSA Eligibility

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    The Third Circuit's decision that college athletes are not precluded from bringing a claim under the Fair Labor Standards Act raises key questions about the practical consequences of treating collegiate athletes as employees, such as Title IX equal pay claims and potential eligibility for all employment benefits, say attorneys at Debevoise.

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