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November 05, 2024
On The Ground: How Attorneys Are Safeguarding The Election
Attorneys are working tirelessly Tuesday to support citizens and election workers on the final day of voting in what is expected to be one of history's closest and most contentious presidential contests.
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November 04, 2024
How The Election Results Could Shape Data Privacy Policy
The outcome of Tuesday's national elections will have a significant effect on the direction of efforts to regulate companies' collection and sale of consumer data, with the winners expected to dictate how aggressive an approach federal policymakers and regulators such as the Federal Trade Commission will take.
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November 04, 2024
Adams Loses Bid To Sanction Feds Over Alleged Leaks
A Manhattan federal judge Monday rejected New York City Mayor Eric Adams' bid to sanction the prosecutors handling his bribery and corruption case for allegedly leaking secret grand jury information to journalists, saying he hasn't shown the news articles contain protected information or that prosecutors were behind any leaks.
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November 04, 2024
NYT Says Discovery In OpenAI Suit Isn't Going 'Smoothly'
The newspapers suing OpenAI and Microsoft Corp. over allegedly using copyright-protected news stories to train ChatGPT say they now have a "fundamental disagreement" with the tech companies "about who is responsible" for identifying which of their news stories were allegedly used by the artificial intelligence software.
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November 04, 2024
Michael Jordan's NASCAR Team Asks To Keep Racing In 2025
Two racing teams fought Monday in a North Carolina federal courthouse for what they characterized as a "modest, targeted" injunction that would allow them to keep racing next season while pursuing antitrust claims against NASCAR, with celebrity owners Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin sitting courtside for the occasion.
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November 04, 2024
Google Looks To Toss Rumble's Search Antitrust Case
Google told a California federal court there's no need for a trial in Rumble's antitrust case accusing it of rigging its search results to favor YouTube over the rival video-sharing site, saying the tech giant applies its search algorithms consistently across all webpages.
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November 04, 2024
Apple Hid Audio Defects In 1st-Gen AirPods Pro, Users Say
Audio defects in the first generation of Apple's AirPods Pro did not stop the company from touting the wireless earbud's superior sound quality and noise-canceling features, consumers from Pennsylvania, Texas, and Ohio alleged in a proposed false advertising class action filed Friday in California federal court.
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November 04, 2024
Microsoft Wants To Weigh In On Google Play Store Challenge
Microsoft has asked the Ninth Circuit to allow it to file an amicus brief backing Epic Games in Google's challenge to an injunction requiring Google to open up its Play Store to competing app stores, arguing that the search giant's policies have prevented Microsoft from offering "mobile gaming experiences customers want."
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November 04, 2024
Amazon Says DC Antitrust Suit Full Of 'Mischaracterizations'
Amazon hit back Friday against the District of Columbia's amended antitrust complaint, arguing that the business practices the city claims are diminishing competition and inflating prices for consumers are actually doing the opposite — rewarding competition — and claiming that retail competition is "vigorous" both online and in person.
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November 04, 2024
FSU's Suit In Fla. Won't Be Paused For Related ACC Suit In NC
A Florida appellate panel on Monday denied the Atlantic Coast Conference's bid to halt Florida State University's grant-of-rights contractual lawsuit, saying a lower court didn't have to solely rely on the determination that the conference's action in North Carolina was anticipatory.
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November 04, 2024
Harris' 'SNL' Sketch Didn't Break Rules, FCC Spokesman Says
A Republican on the Federal Communications Commission is pushing NBC to follow equal airtime rules following Vice President Kamala Harris' appearance on "Saturday Night Live" just days before Election Day, but a spokesperson for the FCC chair says there is no foul play here.
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November 04, 2024
Nextdoor Inc. Investors Sue After De-SPAC Stock Drop
Investors in a special purpose acquisition company that took neighborhood network app Nextdoor Inc. public at a $4.3 billion valuation in July 2021 have sued the SPAC's sponsors and founding directors for damages in Delaware's Court of Chancery, accusing architects of the deal of overvaluing the business.
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November 04, 2024
Philly DA Can't Stop Elon Musk's $1M Giveaway To Voters
A Pennsylvania judge on Monday denied Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner's bid to halt Elon Musk's $1 million giveaway to registered voters leading up to the 2024 presidential election, issuing a one-page order ending the prosecutor's claims that the tech mogul was operating an illegal lottery.
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November 04, 2024
Vista Equity Sued In Del. Over Ad Tracking Co. Insider Trades
A stockholder of digital ad evaluator Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. has sued the company's private equity controller and five IAS directors in Delaware's Court of Chancery, seeking recovery of derivative damages for alleged insider trading moves that purportedly saved Vista nearly $270 million.
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November 04, 2024
Religious Groups Want 5th Circ. To Toss FCC Diversity Form
Religious broadcasters are asking the Fifth Circuit to step in and stop the Federal Communications Commission from making them turn in diversity data, a recently reinstated policy that they say tramples on their First Amendment rights and pressures them to "engage in race- and sex-conscious employment decisions."
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November 04, 2024
Pornhub Ignored Arbitration In Data Privacy Case, Judge Told
Pornhub's parent company forfeited the right to litigate data privacy claims outside of court when it ignored American Arbitration Association proceedings for six months, counsel for a putative class of adult entertainment viewers told a California federal judge Monday.
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November 04, 2024
Insurer Says Only Sublimit Available In Sex Misconduct Suits
A commercial general liability insurer for a Nashville-based gym told a Tennessee federal court that only a $100,000 "each abuse" sublimit in an abuse endorsement is available for four civil lawsuits stemming from a personal trainer's sexual misconduct.
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November 04, 2024
Colo. Urges Appeals Court To Toss Netflix Sales Tax Ruling
Netflix subscriptions in Colorado are tangible personal property subject to sales tax under long-standing state law, the state tax department told an appeals court, urging it to reverse a trial court ruling.
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November 04, 2024
Feds Slam Ozy Media CEO's 'Last-Ditch' Effort To DQ Judge
Prosecutors have pushed back against Ozy Media CEO Carlos Watson's "last-ditch effort" to get his fraud and identity theft convictions undone, insisting that investments owned by the New York federal judge overseeing his case are in hedge funds and not in Watson's victims, and are too small to matter.
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November 04, 2024
NFL Stakes Out Appeal Rights In Sunday Ticket Antitrust Fight
While the NFL was able to overturn a $4.7 billion antitrust jury verdict against its Sunday Ticket broadcasting package, the league is nevertheless staking out an appeal at the Ninth Circuit in case the fight is turned on its head again.
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November 04, 2024
Proskauer-Led Shamrock Capital Snags $1.6B Across 2 Funds
Proskauer Rose LLP-advised Shamrock Capital on Monday announced that it closed its two latest funds with a combined total of $1.6 billion in commitments, which will be used to invest across sectors such as sports, marketing, media and entertainment.
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November 04, 2024
Ex-Twitter Execs Can Proceed With Severance Claim
Elon Musk and X Corp. can't escape four former executives' claim that Musk fired them to prevent them from receiving severance benefits after he struck the deal to buy the company formerly known as Twitter, a California federal judge ruled while also lifting a stay on discovery.
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November 04, 2024
Justices Skip TM Challenge To BofA's Virtual Assistant 'Erica'
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a Tenth Circuit decision that found Bank of America Corp. did not infringe a movie website owner's trademark with its virtual financial assistant "Erica."
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November 03, 2024
Philly DA Gets Remand Of Suit Over Musk's $1M 'Lottery'
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner's suit over Elon Musk's $1 million giveaway to voters in swing states has been sent back to where it started, with a Pennsylvania federal judge ruling Friday that the case belongs in state court.
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November 01, 2024
Meet The Attys Arguing Meta's High Court Disclosure Suit
Both Meta Platforms and its investors are calling in the big guns as two U.S. Supreme Court veterans are set to go head-to-head Wednesday in a case that could limit the types of information corporations are required to disclose to shareholders.
Expert Analysis
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Striking A Balance Between AI Use And Attorney Well-Being
As the legal industry increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence tools to boost efficiency, leaders must note the hidden costs of increased productivity, and work to protect attorneys’ well-being while unlocking AI’s full potential, says Ed Sohn at Factor.
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Fleetwood Facts: Art Imitating Life, Or Infringing Copyright?
A new lawsuit in New York federal court over Broadway's "Stereophonic" play tests copyright's limits, as copyright law poses significant hurdles when it comes to real-life stories, and the line between fact and fiction isn't always clear-cut, says Aaron Moss at Greenberg Glusker.
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Empathy In Mediation Offers A Soft Landing For Disputes
Experiencing a crash-landing on a recent flight underscored to me how much difference empathy makes in times of crisis or stress, including during mediation, says Eydith Kaufman at Alternative Resolution Centers.
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Series
Being An Artist Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My work as an artist has highlighted how using creativity and precision together — qualities that are equally essential in both art and law — not only improves outcomes, but also leads to more innovative and thoughtful work, says Sarah La Pearl at Segal McCambridge.
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How Judiciary Can Minimize AI Risks In Secondary Sources
Because courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence and other safeguards do not address the risk of hallucinations in secondary source materials, the judiciary should consider enlisting legal publishers and database hosts to protect against AI-generated inaccuracies, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.
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3 Steps For Companies To Combat Task Scams
On the rise in the U.S., the task scam — when scammers offer a victim a fake work-from-home job — hurts impersonated businesses by tarnishing their name and brand, but companies have a few ways to fight back against these cons, says Chris Wlach at Huge.
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Perspectives
Protecting Survivor Privacy In High-Profile Sex Assault Cases
Multiple civil lawsuits filed against Sean "Diddy" Combs, with claims ranging from sexual assault and trafficking to violent physical beatings, provide important lessons for attorneys to take proactive measures to protect the survivor's anonymity and privacy, says Andrea Lewis at Searcy Denney.
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How Attorneys Can Break Free From Career Enmeshment
Ambitious attorneys can sometimes experience career enmeshment — when your sense of self-worth becomes unhealthily tangled up in your legal vocation — but taking the time to discover and realign with your core personal values can help you recover your identity, says Janna Koretz at Azimuth Psychological.
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Lawyers With Disabilities Are Seeking Equity, Not Pity
Attorneys living with disabilities face extra challenges — including the need for special accommodations, the fear of stigmatization and the risk of being tokenized — but if given equitable opportunities, they can still rise to the top of their field, says Kate Reder Sheikh, a former attorney and legal recruiter at Major Lindsey & Africa.
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Opinion
Judicial Committee Best Venue For Litigation Funding Rules
The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules' recent decision to consider developing a rule for litigation funding disclosure is a welcome development, ensuring that the result will be the product of a thorough, inclusive and deliberative process that appropriately balances all interests, says Stewart Ackerly at Statera Capital.
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The Strategic Advantages Of Appointing A Law Firm CEO
The impact on law firms of the recent CrowdStrike outage underscores that the business of law is no longer merely about providing supplemental support for legal practice — and helps explain why some law firms are appointing dedicated, full-time CEOs to navigate the challenges of the modern legal landscape, says Jennifer Johnson at Calibrate Strategies.
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Fed. Circ. Ruling May Signal Software Patent Landscape Shift
The Federal Circuit's recent ruling in Broadband iTV, despite similarities to past decisions, chose to rely on prior cases finding patent-ineligible claims directed to receiving and displaying information, which may undermine one of the few areas of perceived predictability in the patent eligibility landscape, say attorneys at King & Wood.
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Series
Beekeeping Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The practice of patent law and beekeeping are not typically associated, but taking care of honeybees has enriched my legal practice by highlighting the importance of hands-on experience, continuous learning, mentorship and more, says David Longo at Oblon McClelland.
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Election Unlikely To Overhaul Antitrust Enforcers' Labor Focus
Although the outcome of the presidential election may alter the course of antitrust enforcement in certain areas of the economy, scrutiny of labor markets by the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice is likely to remain largely unaffected — with one notable exception, say Jared Nagley and Joy Siu at Sheppard Mullin.
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Challenges Of Insuring An NIL Collective
Sarah Abrams at Baleen Specialty examines the emergence of name, image and likeness collectives for student-athletes, the current litigation landscape that has created a favorable environment for these organizations, and considerations for director and officer insurers looking to underwrite NIL collectives.