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July 31, 2024
DC Attorney General Sues StubHub Over 'Junk Fees'
D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb on Wednesday sued StubHub, accusing the ticket resale and exchange website of duping consumers with low ticket prices before tacking on "junk fees" at the end of an artificially urgent purchasing process.
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July 30, 2024
Guess, Macy's Settle IP Suit Over Artists' Graffiti Work
Guess Inc. and Macy's have settled a copyright action lodged by three prominent graffiti artists who accused the companies of exploiting their names and donning their work across T-shirts without permission, the parties told a California federal judge Tuesday.
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July 30, 2024
Texas' Meta Deal Signals Future Data Privacy Actions
While the announcement of an "astronomical" $1.4 billion settlement between Texas and Meta Platforms Inc. on Tuesday won't lead to a flood of consumer suits, it's "absolutely" a signal of future enforcement actions by the Lone Star State in the data privacy sphere, experts told Law360.
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July 30, 2024
Atty Teams Wrestle In Chancery Over WWE Merger Suit Pick
Two legal tag teams have pitched competing bids to lead a Delaware Court of Chancery suit aimed at World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. and its $21.4 million merger with Ultimate Fighting Championship, with one stressing the depth of its complaint and the other, in part, stressing depth of experience in pressing sexual misconduct claims.
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July 30, 2024
Meta, TikTok Challenge 'Subway Surfing' Death Claims
TikTok and Meta Platforms have asked a New York court to separate claims against them in a suit over the death of a teen who allegedly took part in a "subway surfing" social media challenge, saying the claims against them are totally different from claims against a state transportation agency.
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July 30, 2024
SEC Ruling Calls For FCC Revamp, Ex-Agency Lawyer Says
Although the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling that civil defendants must be allowed jury trials to contest government fines was focused on securities law, the ruling will also upend the Federal Communications Commission's in-house enforcement and require new legislation, warns an appellate lawyer and former FCC attorney.
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July 30, 2024
Young Thug's 3rd Judge Denies Mistrial For Bench Swaps
A Georgia judge who recently became the third presider in rapper Young Thug's sprawling racketeering trial ruled Tuesday there will be no mistrial on grounds of judge substitution, but said rulings on other mistrial motions are still to come.
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August 06, 2024
Daily Mail Publisher Taps Slaughter And May Pro As Deals GC
Daily Mail and General Trust PLC's consumer media arm said Monday it has hired a Slaughter and May associate as its new head of legal for commercial matters.
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July 30, 2024
Sens. Look To Break Down Federal Barriers To Broadband
Three senators think they have the solution for speeding up the broadband permitting process in the form of a bill that they say will cut red tape and ensure applications are dealt with within the nine-month window the federal government has to do so.
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July 30, 2024
Senate Sends Kids' Online Safety, Privacy Bills To House
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday easily approved a pair of bipartisan bills claiming to put more responsibility on social media platforms to ensure children's safety online and enhance data privacy protections for teens, although one of the proposals continues to face First Amendment opposition from consumer advocates as the measures move to the House.
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July 30, 2024
Sidney Powell Settles Dominion Exec's Election Lies Suit
Sidney Powell, a former attorney to Donald Trump, has settled a defamation lawsuit brought by a former executive for Dominion Voting Systems accused of taking part in unfounded 2020 election conspiracy theories.
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July 30, 2024
DC Circ. Finds NIH's Comment Restrictions Unconstitutional
The National Institutes of Health violated the First Amendment when the agency used keyword filters to hide comments from animal rights activists on its official Facebook and Instagram pages, a D.C. Circuit panel ruled Tuesday.
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July 30, 2024
OnlyFans Dupes Users With Chatty Impersonators, Suit Says
OnlyFans knowingly allows professional "chatters" to impersonate content creators on the subscription platform, duping users into thinking they're having a direct conversation with an individual they paid to connect with and resulting in personal information being shared with that stranger, according to a proposed class action filed in California federal court.
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July 30, 2024
AI Co. Says Actors Can't Prove Voices Are Theirs In IP Suit
A startup that makes software to create voice-over narrations slammed a complaint in New York federal court from two voice actors who allege the company has used their voices without permission, saying they have not plausibly claimed that the voices they have heard on YouTube and other places are actually theirs and not a computer-generated synthetic voice.
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July 30, 2024
Low-Power TV Stations Seek More Latitude From FCC
Low-power television stations believe it's time for the Federal Communications Commission to allow them to start operating at higher levels of power as long as they remain in their service contours.
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July 30, 2024
Netflix Wants $170M 'Baby Reindeer' Defamation Suit Axed
Netflix urged a California federal judge Monday to toss a Scottish lawyer's $170 million lawsuit alleging the streaming giant's popular stalker miniseries "Baby Reindeer" defamed her, with the show's creator stating in a declaration it is an "emotionally true" fictionalized work he wrote after being stalked by the lawyer for years.
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July 30, 2024
Boston's Ex-Top Cop Says Abuse Claims Lack Corroboration
A terminated Boston Police commissioner argued to a federal judge Tuesday that he was unconstitutionally denied a public forum to clear his name after the city released a report citing decades-old domestic abuse claims made by his ex-wife.
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July 30, 2024
CAA Beats 'Empire' Actor's Fraud Suit, But He Gets Take 3
A Los Angeles judge on Tuesday granted Creative Artists Agency's motion to toss "Empire" star Terrence Howard's claims alleging the talent agency's conflicting interests led him to accept a salary below industry standards, but gave him another chance to amend the claims to address issues over the statute of limitations.
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July 30, 2024
Tech IP Co. Drops Patent Row With Ford Over 3D Glasses
The holder of patents for 3D movie glasses has dropped a Michigan federal court lawsuit claiming Ford Motor Co. incorporated its patented image-viewing technology into backup cameras.
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July 30, 2024
Texas, Meta Reach Historic $1.4B Deal In Biometric Data Suit
The state of Texas has reached a historic $1.4 billion settlement with Meta Platforms Inc. in a lawsuit accusing the social media giant of illegally collecting Facebook users' biometric data through its now-discontinued facial recognition feature, attorneys for the state announced Tuesday.
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July 29, 2024
Live Nation Judge Tightens In-House Counsel's Access To Docs
A New York federal judge imposed new restrictions Monday on Live Nation in-house counsel's access to documents and testimony from witnesses from its rivals in the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust lawsuit, tightening a days-old two-tiered system after hearing concerns from those competitors.
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July 29, 2024
Truth Social SPAC, Sponsors Battle In Chancery Over Payout
Attorneys for a founding investor in the special purpose acquisition company that took former President Donald Trump's social media site public told a Delaware vice chancellor Monday the SPAC ignored its charter and withheld information about the deal in order to avoid paying tens of millions in anti-dilution protection.
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July 29, 2024
Fla. Judge Trims Metal Trader's Suit Against Guatemalan Atty
A Florida state court judge has trimmed a defamation-related lawsuit brought by a metal trader, allowing the company's complaint to proceed under a single cause of action alleging that a Guatemalan attorney triggered sanctions against the company by lying to U.S. officials.
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July 29, 2024
Rapper 6ix9ine Should Pay $73K For 'Stoopid' IP, Judge Says
Tekashi 6ix9ine should pay a Miami rapper more than $73,000 in copyright infringement damages plus attorney fees, a New York federal judge has recommended, finding that default judgment is appropriate because 6ix9ine has willfully failed to litigate the suit.
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July 29, 2024
Comcast Reaches Deal To Bring Bally Sports Back To Xfinity
Comcast has reached an agreement with the bankrupt owner of Bally Sports to again distribute its regional sports networks to Xfinity TV customers, according to an announcement made Monday.
Expert Analysis
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Disney Copyright Expiration Spurs Trademark Questions
While the recent expiration of Disney’s Steamboat Willie copyright is not likely to have an immediate impact, it could provide clarity on the extent to which trademark rights in character names and appearance affect what others can do with characters from works whose copyright has expired, says Bryan Wheelock at Harness IP.
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Think Like A Lawyer: Forget Everything You Know About IRAC
The mode of legal reasoning most students learn in law school, often called “Issue, Rule, Application, Conclusion,” or IRAC, erroneously frames analysis as a separate, discrete step, resulting in disorganized briefs and untold obfuscation — but the fix is pretty simple, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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Valeant Ruling May Pave Way For Patent-Based FCA Suits
The Ninth Circuit’s recent ruling in Silbersher v. Valeant marks a significant development in False Claims Act jurisprudence, opens new avenues for litigation and potentially raises the stakes for patent applicants who intend to do business with the government, say Joshua Robbins and Rick Taché at Buchalter.
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How Firms Can Ensure Associate Gender Parity Lasts
Among associates, women now outnumber men for the first time, but progress toward gender equality at the top of the legal profession remains glacially slow, and firms must implement time-tested solutions to ensure associates’ gender parity lasts throughout their careers, say Kelly Culhane and Nicole Joseph at Culhane Meadows.
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7 Common Myths About Lateral Partner Moves
As lateral recruiting remains a key factor for law firm growth, partners considering a lateral move should be aware of a few commonly held myths — some of which contain a kernel of truth, and some of which are flat out wrong, says Dave Maurer at Major Lindsey.
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No AI FRAUD Act Is A Significant Step For Right Of Publicity
The No Artificial Intelligence Fake Replicas and Unauthorized Duplications Act's proposed federal right of publicity protection, including post-mortem rights, represents a significant step toward harmonizing the landscape of right of publicity law, Rachel Hofstatter and Aaron Rosenthal at Honigman.
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Cheering In The NFL Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Balancing my time between a BigLaw career and my role as an NFL cheerleader has taught me that pursuing your passions outside of work is not a distraction, but rather an opportunity to harness important skills that can positively affect how you approach work and view success in your career, says Rachel Schuster at Sheppard Mullin.
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After TikTok, Tiptoeing Toward Patent Transfer Alignment
Following the Fifth Circuit's TikTok decision, which aimed to standardize transfer analysis in patent cases, the Federal Circuit and Texas federal courts facing transfer requests have taken small steps to consider the practical realities of patent litigation, reinforcing the intensely factual focus of the analysis, says Charles Fowler at McKool Smith.
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ESG Around The World: Gulf Cooperation Council
The Gulf Cooperation Council is in the early stages of ESG policy implementation, but recent commitments by both states and corporations — including increases in sustainable finance transactions, environmental commitments, female representation on boards and human rights enforcement — show continuing progress toward broader ESG goals, say attorneys at Cleary.
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Bank Secrecy Act Lessons For Casinos After DOJ Settlements
The U.S. Department of Justice's recent settlements with the MGM Grand and Cosmopolitan casinos, resolving an investigation into alleged violations of the Bank Secrecy Act, signal a shift in the DOJ's enforcement focus and provide insight into potential pitfalls in anti-money laundering compliance programs, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.
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Using Arbitration And Class Waivers As Privacy Suit Tools
Amid a surge in data breach class actions over the last few years, several federal court decisions indicate that arbitration clauses and class action waiver provisions can be possible alternatives to public court battles and potentially reduce the costs of privacy litigation, say Mark Olthoff and Courtney Klaus at Polsinelli.
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6 Pointers For Attys To Build Trust, Credibility On Social Media
In an era of information overload, attorneys can use social media strategically — from making infographics to leveraging targeted advertising — to cut through the noise and establish a reputation among current and potential clients, says Marly Broudie at SocialEyes Communications.
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A Post-Mortem Analysis Of Stroock's Demise
After the dissolution of 147-year-old firm Stroock late last year shook up the legal world, a post-mortem analysis of the data reveals a long list of warning signs preceding the firm’s collapse — and provides some insight into how other firms might avoid the same disastrous fate, says Craig Savitzky at Leopard Solutions.
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Retailers Must Be Mindful Of Sale Ads As Class Actions Rise
A recent uptick in class actions filed against retailers over a breadth of allegedly deceptive pricing practices — including misleading reference prices for sales and discounts offered on a perpetual basis — show no sign of slowing down, indicating that class counsel are laser-focused on challenging advertising strategies, say Louis DiLorenzo and Paavana Kumar at Davis+Gilbert.
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Legislative And Litigation Trends In Environmental Advertising
Companies that tout their products' environmental benefits can significantly reduce the risk that they will face allegations of greenwashing by staying up to date on related Federal Trade Commission guidance, state requirements and litigation trends, say Raqiyyah Pippins and Kelsie Sicinski at Arnold & Porter.