Daniels Defiant As Trump Atty Attacks Hush Money Account

By Stewart Bishop, Rachel Scharf, and Frank Runyeon

Adult film star Stormy Daniels was defiant on Thursday in the face of a grueling cross-examination by counsel for Donald Trump in the Manhattan hush money trial, who sought to discredit her account of a 2006 sexual encounter with him at a celebrity golf tournament.

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Coverage Recap: Day 10 Of Trump's NY Hush Money Trial

By Frank G. Runyeon

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 to porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election. Here's a recap from day 10.

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Analysis

High Court Leaves Discovery Rule Question For Another Day

By Ivan Moreno

The U.S. Supreme Court's majority opinion Thursday that plaintiffs in copyright ownership disputes can recover damages past the three-year statute of limitations could lead to an increase in claims for infringing acts that occurred decades before, while leaving uncertainty about whether the so-called discovery rule that widened the time window for claims even exists, according to attorneys.

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Justices Say Copyright Damages Can Go Beyond 3 Years

By Ivan Moreno

The U.S. Supreme Court concluded Thursday that plaintiffs in copyright ownership disputes can recover damages beyond the three-year statute of limitations for bringing a claim, rejecting Warner Chappell Music's argument that the only time that could happen is in cases involving fraud.

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Trump SPAC Investor Convicted Of Insider Trading

By Cara Salvatore

A Manhattan federal jury on Thursday convicted a Florida investment pro of securities fraud and conspiracy for allegedly exploiting confidential plans to take Donald Trump's media company Truth Social public in a $23 million insider trading case.

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'Love Is Blind' Producer Can't Evade Imprisonment Suit

By Spencer Brewer

A Texas appellate court found Thursday that the producers of the Netflix reality show "Love is Blind" can't fully escape an assault and negligence suit brought by a Season 5 contestant, saying the contestant could keep her claims of imprisonment and negligence in the Lone Star State.

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Conn. Atty Denies Blame For News Story About Willkie Partner

By Aaron Keller

A solo practitioner in Greenwich, Connecticut, denied blame on Thursday for having "concocted" an unflattering New York Post article that said a Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP partner and his wife were squatting in a Connecticut mansion during a heated legal battle with their landlord.

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3rd Circ. Tears Up Pa. Town's 'Crazy Quilt Of A Sign Ordinance'

By Ryan Harroff

The Third Circuit backed a lower court's decision Thursday holding that a Pennsylvania town's sign ordinance violated the First Amendment by restricting what "personal expression signs" can be posted based on their content — a precedential victory for local Republicans who challenged the rule.

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Music Industry Vet's Son Fights Atty's Suit In Estate Spat

By Emily Johnson

The son of music industry figure Solomon "Kal" Rudman has asked a New Jersey federal judge to toss a claim that he filed baseless counterclaims in state court against a South Florida attorney, arguing that the attorney's removal as an executor of Rudman's estate was not due to the son's counterclaims.

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Calif. Atty Wins Ruling To Pursue YouTube Defamation Suit

By James Mills

A California state appeals court has revived an Orange County attorney's defamation suit over comments made in a YouTube video regarding her father's affiliation with the Vietnamese Communist party.

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Concord Won't Increase 'Final' $1.5B Bid For Rival Hipgnosis

By Tom Fish

Concord Chorus Ltd. said Thursday that it has ruled out raising its "final" all-cash offer of $1.25 per share for rival music rights company Hipgnosis Songs, which leaves only an improved bid by private equity firm Blackstone in the running to buy it.

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Deals Rumor Mill: Paramount, Peloton, International Paper

By Al Barbarino

Sony and Apollo plan to break up Paramount if their $26 billion bid prevails, private equity firms are eyeing a Peloton buyout, and International Paper gets a $15 billion bid from Brazil's Suzano. Here, Law360 breaks down the notable deal rumors from the past week.

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Texas Judge Slashes Nike Atty Fee Request In Trademark Suit

By Elaine Briseño

A Texas federal judge was not convinced Nike's attorneys and staff spent more than 750 hours to defend a trademark infringement suit brought by a digital creator, awarding them $25,000 instead of the $570,000 in attorney fees the company requested.

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Nintendo Gets Switch Suit Stay Pending Patent Review

By Rachel Riley

A Seattle federal judge agreed Thursday that Nintendo could pause an intellectual property suit against it while it seeks to challenge the validity of the patents at issue, saying the plaintiff could not now complain about delays since it waited six years to file its complaint.

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Maryland Enacts Data Privacy, Kids' Digital Safety Laws

By Allison Grande

Maryland's governor on Thursday signed data privacy legislation that strictly limits the personal information that companies can collect from consumers and a separate bill to boost online safeguards for children that's modeled after a California bill that's currently embroiled in a constitutional challenge. 

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Amazon Shakes Wash. Suit Premised On Calif. Wiretap Claims

By Allison Grande

A Washington federal judge has tossed a putative class action accusing Amazon.com Inc. of unlawfully recording chat conversations with consumers, finding that the plaintiff couldn't sustain a suit containing only California claims because the e-commerce giant's usage agreement makes clear that Washington law governs such disputes. 

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Northwestern Sees 3 More Ex-Footballers File Hazing Suits

By Lauraann Wood

Three more former Northwestern football players have slapped the university with lawsuits over hazing they allegedly experienced while playing on the university's team.

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Musk Fights Latest Subpoena Over $44B Twitter Purchase

By Bonnie Eslinger

Elon Musk's counsel urged a California federal judge on Thursday to undo a magistrate judge's decision requiring the businessman to testify again before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission about his $44 billion purchase of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, calling the subpoena overbroad and unconstitutional.

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Chinese Tycoon In $500M Debt To Investors To Be Released

By Alyssa Aquino

A Chinese cinema magnate who owes his investors more than $500 million will no longer be detained on immigration and campaign donor fraud charges, a New York federal court ruled Thursday.

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Ex-Exec Should Get 78 Months For $5M Theft, Gov't Says

By Kelcey Caulder

Prosecutors on Wednesday asked that a Georgia federal judge sentence a former Facebook and Nike diversity executive who stole more than $5 million from the companies to 78 months in prison and order her to pay $5.1 million in restitution.

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Fla. Justices Say Widow Is Surviving Spouse Under The Law

By Carolina Bolado

The Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the widow of a mesothelioma victim who married her spouse after his injury can be considered a surviving spouse under the state's Wrongful Death Act.

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Judge Mulls Twitter's Rent Intent In Colo. Eviction Fight

By Thy Vo

A Colorado state judge asked a Boulder landlord Thursday why Twitter's intent mattered when it stopped paying rent after being acquired by Elon Musk, as the landlord fights for access to records to rebut the social media company's wrongful eviction claims.

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Sam Ash Music Hits Ch. 11, Plans To End 100-Year Retail Run

By Alex Wittenberg

Sam Ash Music, a 100-year-old music instrument retailer, filed for Chapter 11 protection in New Jersey bankruptcy court with up to $500 million in debt and plans to close its 42 stores in the U.S., citing weakened sales as customers shifted to online shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Bally Sports Parent Seeks OK For Renewed DirecTV Deal

By Rick Archer

The parent company of sports network operator Bally Sports has asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to approve renewed multiyear contracts with DirecTV, saying the revenue from the deal is a "critical component" of its post-Chapter 11 business plan.

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Keeping Up With Class Actions: A New Era Of Higher Stakes

Corporate defendants saw unprecedented settlement numbers across all areas of class action litigation in 2022 and 2023, and this year has kept pace so far, with three settlements that stand out for the nature of the claims and for their high dollar amounts, says Gerald Maatman at Duane Morris.

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Coverage Recap: Day 11 Of Trump's NY Hush Money Trial

By Stewart Bishop

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 Friday, day 11 of the trial.

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The Week In Trump: All Eyes On NY As Other Cases Lag

By Phillip Bantz

Donald Trump's Manhattan hush money trial took center stage with dramatic testimony from adult film actress Stormy Daniels, while the former president's criminal cases in Georgia and Florida ran into delays that could last through Election Day.

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Now Hiring: Michigan AG Seeks Attys For Climate Change Suits

By Madeline Lyskawa

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is looking for attorneys and law firms to serve as assistant attorneys general to pursue litigation related to climate change on behalf of the state of Michigan.

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Feds Seek 20 Mos. For Ex-Baltimore State's Atty

By Elliot Weld

Prosecutors asked a Maryland federal court to sentence former state's attorney Marilyn Mosby to 20 months in prison after she was convicted of lying to obtain money from a retirement fund and conning a lender to obtain a vacation home, saying she "could not be trusted to tell the truth" despite her position of public trust.

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