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  • June 29, 2026

    Davis Polk Steers Comcast's NBCUniversal Spinoff Plans

    Comcast Corp. announced Monday it will spin off NBCUniversal into a separate, publicly traded company focused solely on television and other media content, including the streaming and broadcast of NFL, NBA and MLB sporting events, while Comcast will offer broadband, cable and wireless services.

  • June 29, 2026

    Wizards, Capitals Owner Facing Multiple Data Breach Suits

    The plaintiffs in a proposed class action accusing the owner of the Washington Wizards and Capitals of exposing their personal information in a data breach have asked a federal judge to relate their suit to a pair of consolidated suits over the same breach.

  • June 29, 2026

    Ex-NFL Linebacker's THC Suit Sent Back To Colo. Court

    A Colorado federal judge remanded a former linebacker's discrimination suit alleging that the NFL and the Denver Broncos punished him for requesting a therapeutic-use exemption for synthetic THC, finding that both failed to show the claims were preempted by the league's collective bargaining agreement.

  • June 29, 2026

    2 Prediction Market Cases Will Test Insider Trading Theory

    Prosecutors in two recent Southern District of New York cases have filed separate charges against two defendants who used confidential information gathered from each employer to place prediction market bets, but each prosecution must overcome different legal hurdles established by the U.S. Supreme Court and the Second Circuit, says John Siffert at Lankler Siffert.

  • June 29, 2026

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    The Delaware Chancery Court this past week handled disputes involving controlling stockholders, executive compensation, take-private transactions, books and records demands and board governance, while the Delaware Supreme Court issued decisions in two corporate records cases previously decided in the Chancery.

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