Media & Entertainment

  • September 29, 2025

    Billboard Co. Says Pot Ad Ban Violates 1st Amendment

    A billboard advertising company is suing a California city in federal court, saying newly enacted ordinances banning cannabis dispensaries from off-site advertising violate the First Amendment.

  • September 29, 2025

    TikTok Can't Use Section 230 To End NJ AG's Harm Suit

    A New Jersey state court judge has rejected TikTok's bid to use an internet safety law carveout that shields publishers of third-party information to end Attorney General Matthew Platkin's lawsuit over the exploitation of children, reasoning that the alleged harm stems from the social media app's design rather than what users view.

  • September 29, 2025

    Atty Behind Bogus Cites 'Tremendously Wrong,' Judge Says

    A Georgia federal judge ruled Monday that an attorney for four women suing comedian Katt Williams violated a federal civil procedure rule by filing briefs including erroneous citations suspected to be generated by artificial intelligence, even as the lawyer claimed it was "the first time I've ever heard of" said rule.

  • September 29, 2025

    FTC Tightens Fixes For $13B Omnicom-Interpublic Deal

    The Federal Trade Commission is requiring a monitor to oversee Omnicom's compliance with the conditions put on its $13.5 billion deal for Interpublic preventing the marketing giant from working with others to steer advertising away from publishers based on their political viewpoints.

  • September 29, 2025

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    A Delaware vice chancellor expressed disappointment and concern over what she says is a "breakdown" in "civility and respect" that has emerged in recent Delaware corporate litigation. A $30 million settlement was approved in the five-year running Match.com reverse spinoff suit, and the top brass of Estée Lauder were hit with a derivative suit for allegedly covering up the company's reliance on prohibited, duty-free "gray market" sales of its products in China.

  • September 29, 2025

    Trump Again Pushes 100% Tariff To Help US Film Industry

    President Donald Trump revived his call for a 100% tariff on imported films Monday on Truth Social, claiming the measure is necessary to reverse trends of offshoring production.

  • September 29, 2025

    6 Firms Advise On EA's $55B Deal With Investor Group

    Electronic Arts Inc. said Monday it has agreed to be acquired by the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners at an enterprise value of approximately $55 billion, with six firms steering the transaction. 

  • September 26, 2025

    Meta Set To Appeal Flo Privacy Verdict As Users Seek Billions

    Meta is gearing up to appeal a California federal jury verdict that found it liable for using a data analytics tool to illegally retrieve sensitive health data from users of the popular menstrual tracking app Flo, the company disclosed in a posttrial filing in which the plaintiffs separately asked the court to award statutory damages that could reach the billions.

  • September 26, 2025

    Ad Tech Judge Told Google Shouldn't Control Auctions

    The head of an industry consortium that could have an important role in breaking up Google's advertising placement technology business told a Virginia federal judge Friday that the Justice Department should be able to take away Google's control over the processes that pick where ads are placed.

  • September 26, 2025

    Wu-Tang Album May Be Trade Secret In Shkreli Suit, Judge Says

    A New York federal judge has found that a one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album could be considered a trade secret in a novel decision that made significant trims to a cryptocurrency project's lawsuit against the album's former owner Martin Shkreli, but the judge kept in play claims that he misappropriated the project's trade secrets.

  • September 26, 2025

    Swizz Beatz Can't Avoid $7.3M 1MDB Fraud Case

    A New York federal judge on Friday denied hip-hop artist Swizz Beatz's bid to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges he received millions of dollars in the infamous 1Malaysia Development Berhad fraud scandal, saying liquidators for two alleged shell companies sufficiently alleged fraudulent transfers of funds among other claims.

  • September 26, 2025

    Google Asks High Court To Pause Epic Play Store Order

    Google has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to pause parts of the order won by Epic Games in its antitrust case targeting the tech giant's app store policies, saying the sweeping injunction threatens to create security and privacy concerns for millions of users.

  • September 26, 2025

    Fla. Urges 11th Circ. To Remand Snap Inc. Suit To State Court

    The Florida Office of the Attorney General urged the Eleventh Circuit to undo an order blocking enforcement of a law that requires Snap Inc. to limit teens' access to the platform, arguing the case belongs in state court. 

  • September 26, 2025

    Oldies.com Class Claims Over Video-Buying Info Kept Alive

    A Pennsylvania federal judge has ruled that online video seller oldies.com must face a customer's proposed class action claiming it unlawfully disclosed his personal viewing information, finding he adequately showed the website violated the Video Privacy Protection Act.

  • September 26, 2025

    Jury Says Samsung Owes $78.5M In Media Use Patent Case

    Samsung owes $78.5 million to a patent owner, a federal jury in Texas found Friday, for infringing claims in a pair of patents covering automatic content recognition technology for commercial advertising.

  • September 26, 2025

    Kalshi, Robinhood Fight Tribes' Bid To Block Sports Contracts

    Trading platforms Kalshi and Robinhood urged a California federal judge to reject an injunction bid lodged by Native American tribes in California that would prevent the companies from offering sports betting contracts on tribal lands, arguing their federally authorized event contract businesses would suffer "substantial and irreparable harm."

  • September 26, 2025

    9th Circ. Halts Vegas Newspaper Ruling For High Court Appeal

    The Ninth Circuit has stayed its ruling that a long-standing arrangement between the Las Vegas Sun and the Las Vegas Review-Journal is unlawful while the Sun appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court to preserve the pact.

  • September 26, 2025

    Metal Singer Wants Ex-Bassist's 'Break-Up Case' Trimmed

    The vocalist for the Grammy-nominated metal band Hatebreed and the group's business arm have asked a Connecticut state court to strike several claims that the band's founding bassist filed after his sudden termination, including breach of contract and negligent infliction of emotional distress, arguing that they are not adequately supported by facts.

  • September 26, 2025

    Trump Media Seeks End To Merger Fee Fight After Arbitration

    In the wake of a favorable arbitration award, counsel for Donald Trump's social media company told a New York state judge Friday that it would seek to bar further litigation in a fee dispute with a company that helped launch Truth Social in an $875 million merger.

  • September 26, 2025

    Williams & Connolly, Presidents Remember 'DC Legend'

    Longtime Williams & Connolly LLP partner Robert B. Barnett, known for advising presidential candidates, guiding world leaders in publishing deals and representing global companies like McDonald's and Walmart, has died, the firm announced Friday.

  • September 26, 2025

    TikTok, Chinese Co. Resolve $845M IP Fight Before Trial

    TikTok and a Chinese company that accuses it of stealing trade secrets for a video-editing tool and infringing copyrights related to the tool informed a California federal judge Friday that they've reached a settlement in principle, avoiding a jury trial that was set to begin next month.

  • September 26, 2025

    Advertisers, Publishers Can Expand Google Ad MDL Markets

    A New York federal judge on Thursday allowed publishers and advertisers in multidistrict litigation over Google's advertising placement technology to expand their claims to cover a worldwide scope, like the U.S. Department of Justice's successful similar case, finding it would not prejudice the tech giant.

  • September 26, 2025

    Miss America Dispute Turns On Dueling Fraud Claims

    A real estate developer and his attorney have hit back at claims they should be sanctioned for allegedly submitting fake contracts as evidence they own the company that runs the Miss America pageant, asserting in a Florida federal court filing that their litigation opponents are the ones "engaging in fraud."

  • September 26, 2025

    Operator Of NBA's Suns Says Doc Suit Is For Buyout Leverage

    Phoenix Suns franchise operator Suns Legacy Holdings LLC has pushed back in Delaware Chancery Court against two minority owners seeking access to company records, responding that the demands are aimed at pressuring a higher-priced buyout from the NBA team's majority owner, Mat Ishbia.

  • September 26, 2025

    Scholastic Gets $19.5M In Legal Fee Insurance Fight

    A New York federal court has awarded Scholastic Inc. $19.5 million as a money judgment with interest against a unit of Travelers Insurance, following years of litigation over whether the insurer had to cover Scholastic's expenses in a separate trademark and copyright infringement case.

Expert Analysis

  • 3 Steps For In-House Counsel To Assess Litigation Claims

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    Before a potential economic downturn, in-house attorneys should investigate whether their company is sitting on hidden litigation claims that could unlock large recoveries to help the business withstand tough times, says Will Burgess at Hilgers Graben.

  • Series

    Teaching College Students Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Serving as an adjunct college professor has taught me the importance of building rapport, communicating effectively, and persuading individuals to critically analyze the difference between what they think and what they know — principles that have helped to improve my practice of law, says Sheria Clarke at Nelson Mullins.

  • Series

    Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Enviro To Mid-Law

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    Practitioners leaving a longtime government role for private practice — as when I departed the U.S. Department of Justice’s environmental enforcement division — should prioritize finding a firm that shares their principles, values their experience and will invest in their transition, says John Cruden at Beveridge & Diamond.

  • Legal Ethics Considerations For Law Firm Pro Bono Deals

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    If a law firm enters into a pro bono deal with the Trump administration in exchange for avoiding or removing an executive order, it has an ethical obligation to create a written settlement agreement with specific terms, which would mitigate some potential conflict of interest problems, says Andrew Altschul at Buchanan Angeli.

  • Series

    Playing Football Made Me A Better Lawyer

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    While my football career ended over 15 years ago, the lessons the sport taught me about grit, accountability and resilience have stayed with me and will continue to help me succeed as an attorney, says Bert McBride at Trenam.

  • Opinion

    It's Time To Reform Mass Arbitration

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    A number of recent lawsuits demonstrate how problematic practices in mass arbitration can undermine its ability to function as a tool for fair and efficient dispute resolution — so reforms including early case filtering, stronger verification requirements and new fee structures are needed to restore the arbitration system's integrity, says Kennen Hagen at FedArb.

  • 10 Arbitrations And A 5th Circ. Ruling Flag Arb. Clause Risks

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    The ongoing arbitral saga of Sullivan v. Feldman, which has engendered proceedings before 10 different arbitrators in Texas and Louisiana along with last month's Fifth Circuit opinion, showcases both the risks and limitations of arbitration clauses in retainer agreements for resolving attorney-client disputes, says Christopher Blazejewski at Sherin and Lodgen.

  • AI Use Of Hollywood Works: The Case For Statutory Licensing

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    Amid entertainment industry concerns about how generative artificial intelligence uses its copyrighted content, a statutory licensing framework may offer a more viable path than litigation and petitions — one that aligns legal doctrine, economic incentives and technological progress, says Rob Rosenberg at Telluride Legal.

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    Power To The Paralegals: The Value Of Unified State Licensing

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    Texas' proposal to become the latest state to license paraprofessional providers of limited legal services could help firms expand their reach and improve access to justice, but consumers, attorneys and allied legal professionals would benefit even more if similar programs across the country become more uniform, says Michael Houlberg at the University of Denver.

  • Key Digital Asset Issues Require Antitrust Vigilance

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    As the digital assets industry continues to mature and consolidate during Trump 2.0, it will inevitably bump up against the antitrust laws in a new way, with potential pitfalls related to merger reviews, conspiratorial or monopolistic conduct, and interlocking directorates, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

  • AI Use In Class Actions Comes With Risks And Rewards

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    The use of artificial intelligence in class actions holds promise for helping to analyze complex evidence, but attorneys and experts must understand how to use it correctly, and how to explain it clearly, say Simone Jones and Eric Mattson at Sidley and Anna Shakotko at Cornerstone Research.

  • 10 Soft Skills Every GC Should Master

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    As businesses face shifting regulatory and technological uncertainty, general counsel will need to strengthen certain soft skills to succeed, from admitting when they make a mistake to maintaining a healthy dose of dispassion, says Douglas Brown at Manatt.

  • An Unrestrained, Bright-Eyed View Of Legal AI's Future

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    Todd Itami at Covington offers a bright-eyed, laughing-all-the-way, skydive look at what the legal industry could look like after an artificial intelligence revolution, which he believes may happen much sooner and more dramatically than we expect.

  • Tracking The Evolution In Litigation Finance

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    Despite continued innovation, litigation finance remains an immature market with borrowers recieving significantly different terms as lenders learn to value cases, which firms need a strong handle on to ensure lending terms do not overwhelm collateral value, says Robert Wilkins at Lightfoot Franklin.

  • Series

    Volunteer Firefighting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While practicing corporate law and firefighting may appear incongruous, the latter benefits my legal career by reminding me of the importance of humility, perspective and education, says Nicholas Passaro at Ford.

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