Media & Entertainment

  • June 09, 2025

    Meta Exploited Android Defect To Gather Users' Info, Suit Says

    Meta and Alphabet were hit with a proposed class action in California federal court Friday alleging Android vulnerabilities allowed the Facebook operator to de-anonymize users' web browsing history, following a similar suit filed against Meta last week.

  • June 09, 2025

    Judge Cites Golf Films In Axing Tiger Woods' League TM Suit

    A Delaware federal judge on Monday dismissed a trademark suit filed by a company started by golfers Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy against LA Golf Partners LLC, all while citing golf films "Caddyshack," "Tin Cup" and "Happy Gilmore."

  • June 09, 2025

    Doc Says WWE Accuser's Firm Ignored Defamation Suit

    A celebrity doctor and his practice are seeking a default win in Connecticut federal court Monday against an allegedly nonresponsive law firm over comments a partner made amid a discovery dispute connected to the sexual abuse case a former World Wrestling Entertainment legal staffer is pursuing against the company and its co-founder.

  • June 09, 2025

    Warner Bros To Split Up Streaming, Networks Businesses

    Television and film giant Warner Bros. Discovery, advised by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, on Monday unveiled plans to split into two separately traded public companies, allowing its Streaming & Studios and Global Networks companies to take advantage of their specific strengths and financial profiles.

  • June 09, 2025

    Micron Spread 'Xenophobic Lies,' Rival's False Ad Suit Says

    Chinese chipmaker Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp. has slapped Micron Technology and lobbying firm DCI Group AZ LLC with a false advertising lawsuit in D.C. federal court claiming the U.S. rival and DCI Group spread "xenophobic lies" that its chips can be used to spy on Americans at the Chinese government's behest.

  • June 09, 2025

    Disney Settles Antitrust Suit Over ESPN Streaming Fees

    Disney has settled a sprawling antitrust lawsuit with consumers over the fees in its ESPN livestreaming carriage agreements.

  • June 09, 2025

    OneTaste Leaders Convicted Of Forced Labor Conspiracy

    A federal jury in Brooklyn on Monday convicted the co-founder of sexual wellness company OneTaste and her former deputy of forced labor charges in a case alleging they used psychological and sexual abuse to coerce workers into providing labor and services.

  • June 09, 2025

    KKR Leads $500M In Debt Financing For HarbourView

    Entertainment and sports alternative asset management company HarbourView Equity Partners has closed on $500 million in debt financing from investors managed by KKR and backed by private securitization, according to a Monday statement.

  • June 09, 2025

    Feds Flag 'Varsity Blues' Ringleader's College Adviser Job

    Boston federal prosecutors on Monday argued that the mastermind of the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal should look for work outside the college counseling business that served as the springboard for the yearslong, high-profile legal battle.

  • June 09, 2025

    AMC 'Dark Winds' Worker Says Crew Member Harassed Her

    An entertainment company behind the AMC thriller series "Dark Winds" paid a female worker less than her male counterparts and then fired her after she complained that a male crew member had harassed her, she told a California state court.

  • June 08, 2025

    Judge Approves NCAA's $2.8B Athlete Revenue Settlement

    The NCAA's $2.78 billion class action settlement that will for the first time provide for revenue sharing with college athletes was given final approval late Friday by a California federal judge.

  • June 06, 2025

    FTC Scoffs At Meta's Accusation Of 'Biased' Econ Expert

    The FTC on Friday urged a Washington, D.C., federal judge to reject Meta's bid to strike testimony the agency's lead economics expert gave during the antitrust trial over Meta's purchase of Instagram and WhatsApp, scoffing at the allegation the New York University School of Law professor is biased.

  • June 06, 2025

    Trump Cuts To Federal Library Agency Can Resume, For Now

    Employees of the federal agency that provides grants and resources to public libraries cannot immediately get blocked President Donald Trump's executive order dismantling the agency, a Washington, D.C., federal judge ruled Friday, saying there is a likelihood the case belongs in the Court of Federal Claims.

  • June 06, 2025

    Judge Signs Off On SEC Dismissal Of Crypto Promoter Suit

    A Texas federal judge signed off on the end of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's case against crypto promoter Ian Balina, resolving the dispute over Balina's promotion of so-called SPRK tokens amid the agency's policy pivot on digital assets.

  • June 06, 2025

    Split DC Circ. Reinstates AP's White House Press Pool Ban

    A split D.C. Circuit panel reinstated the White House's decision to ban the Associated Press from the press pool covering the Oval Office, Air Force One and Mar-a-Lago on Friday, while a dissenting judge criticized her colleagues' rationale as being nonsensical and upending longstanding First Amendment precedent and generations of tradition.

  • June 06, 2025

    Trump Champions Radio Spectrum Deal In Budget Bill

    President Donald Trump on Friday applauded the electromagnetic spectrum deal brokered among Senate Republicans that is included in one of the chamber's budget reconciliation bills.

  • June 06, 2025

    T.I., Tiny Urge Judge To Prevent 4th Trial In $71M Doll Row

    Clifford "T.I." Harris and Tameka "Tiny" Harris have urged a California federal judge to reject MGA Entertainment's motion to reverse a jury's $71.4 million verdict finding the company infringed the trade dress and publicity rights of the OMG Girlz pop group, saying the rehashed arguments fall flat.

  • June 06, 2025

    WaPo Can't Exit Trump Media's Defamation Suit, Judge Says

    The Washington Post must face Trump Media & Technology Group's suit over an article accusing it of committing securities fraud over a purported finder's fee paid to Entoro Securities to secure a loan, a Florida federal judge said Friday, ruling Trump Media's latest pleading "squarely alleges" no fee agreement existed. 

  • June 06, 2025

    Chancery Pauses Meta Privacy Suit For EU, Ireland Actions

    A Delaware court on Friday paused a pension fund stockholder suit seeking documents on data privacy violations made by Meta Platforms Inc. that led to a €1.2 billion ($1.4 billion) fine from European authorities.

  • June 06, 2025

    Fox Stockholders Press For Election Suit Docs In Chancery

    Attorneys for Fox Corp. shareholders are accusing the company of unjustifiably withholding documents sought in Delaware's Court of Chancery related to a derivative suit over the alleged defamation of vote tabulation companies in the midst of the 2020 election.

  • June 06, 2025

    OpenAI, Microsoft Say Musk Hasn't Fixed RICO Claims

    OpenAI and Microsoft have urged a California federal judge to again trim Elon Musk's lawsuit challenging OpenAI's now-abandoned transition to a for-profit enterprise, arguing the billionaire and his own artificial intelligence company, xAI, have not made any changes to their previously nixed claims for contract breach and fraudulent enterprise.

  • June 06, 2025

    Commerce Dept. Creates Tech-Neutral Plan For BEAD Funding

    Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday unveiled a technology-neutral approach for broadband deployment subsidies under the $42.5 billion program created during the Biden administration, which he argues will speed up the federal effort.

  • June 06, 2025

    Willkie Atty's Ex-Landlord Says NY Post Leak Wasn't His Idea

    A Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP partner's onetime landlord asked for a pretrial victory in a federal feud with his former tenants, telling a Connecticut court Friday he did not participate in his ex-attorney's leak of unflattering allegations about A. Mark Getachew and his wife to the New York Post.

  • June 06, 2025

    Ga. Judge Signals '2,000 Mules' Slander Suit May Go On

    A Georgia federal judge signaled Friday that he may leave it up to a jury to decide whether a Peach State voter was defamed by his portrayal as an election fraud operative in the conspiracy movie "2,000 Mules," doubting whether he had enough evidence to prove the film's producers deliberately tried to slander him.

  • June 06, 2025

    NY AG Shuts Down 26 Online Sweepstakes Casinos

    New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Friday that her office has shuttered the in-state operations of 26 online sweepstakes casinos, saying they are prohibited by state law because they involve risking something of value.

Expert Analysis

  • Netflix Dispute May Alter 'Source' In TM Fair-Use Analysis

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    ​The Ninth Circuit’s upcoming decision in Hara v. Netflix​, about what it means to be source-identifying​, could change how the Rogers defense protects expressive works that utilize trademarks in a creative fashion, says Sara Gold at Gold IP.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: Note 3 Simple Types Of Legal Complexity

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    Cases can appear complex for several reasons — due to the number of issues, the volume of factual and evidentiary sources, and the sophistication of those sources — but the same basic technique can help lawyers tame their arguments into a simple and persuasive message, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • Tracking The Uncertainty Of The FTC's Negative Option Rule

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    The fate of the Federal Trade Commission's final rule requiring businesses that utilize negative options to provide consumers with a simple cancellation method remains in limbo as it faces multiple legal challenges and the threat of possible congressional action looms, say attorneys at Manatt.

  • Plugging Gov't Leaks Is Challenging, But Not A Pipe Dream

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    As shown by ongoing legal battles involving New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Sean “Diddy” Combs, it’s challenging for defendants to obtain relief when they believe the government leaked sensitive information to the media, but defense counsel can take certain steps to mitigate the harm, says Kenneth Notter at MoloLamken.

  • Series

    Gardening Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Beyond its practical and therapeutic benefits, gardening has bolstered important attributes that also apply to my litigation practice, including persistence, patience, grit and authenticity, says Christopher Viceconte at Gibbons.

  • Litigation Inspiration: Reframing Document Review

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    For attorneys — new ones especially — there is much fulfillment to find in document review by reflecting on how important, interesting and pleasant it can be, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.

  • Key Takeaways From FDA's Latest Social Media Warnings

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    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's latest untitled letter concerning a drug company's social media promotion provides lessons for how companies should navigate risk presentation, FDA labeling requirements and superiority claims, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.

  • California Supreme Court's Year In Review

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    Attorneys at Horvitz & Levy highlight notable decisions on major questions from the California Supreme Court's last term, including voter initiatives, hostile work environment and the economic loss rule.

  • Service Providers Must Mitigate 'Secondary Target' Risks

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    A lawsuit recently filed in an Illinois federal court against marketing agency Publicis over its work for opioid manufacturers highlights an uptick in litigation against professional service providers hired by clients that engaged in alleged misconduct — so potential targets of such suits should be sure to conduct proper risk analysis and mitigation, say attorneys at Dechert.

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    Flying Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Achieving my childhood dream of flying airplanes made me a better lawyer — and a better person — because it taught me I can conquer difficult goals when I leave my comfort zone, focus on the demands of the moment and commit to honing my skills, says Ivy Cadle at Baker Donelson.

  • Best Practices For Influencer Trademark Protection

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    Though the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board recently decided that an influencer couldn't qualify for a retail services trademark registration for posting affiliate links to a third-party website, there are other trademark protections that influencers can pursue for their branding and marketing services, say attorneys at Nixon Peabody.

  • Mitigating Defamation Liability Risks Of AI-Generated Content

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    Until Congress and the courts provide clear guidance about defamation liability stemming from generative artificial intelligence tools, companies should begin building controls to prevent the creation of defamatory content, says Michael Gerrity at Accenture.

  • What Trump's Next Term May Mean For Biz Immigration

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    Leonard D'Arrigo at Harris Beach discusses the employment-based immigration policies businesses can potentially expect during President-elect Donald Trump’s second term, based on policies enacted during his first administration, statements made during his campaign and proposals in Project 2025.

  • Compliance Considerations Of DOJ Data Security Rule

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    Under the U.S. Department of Justice's proposed rule aiming to prevent certain countries' access to bulk U.S. sensitive personal data, companies must ensure their vendor, employment and investment agreements meet strict new data security requirements — or determine whether such contracts are worth the cost of compliance, say attorneys at Eversheds Sutherland.

  • Series

    Circus Arts Make Me A Better Lawyer

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    Performing circus arts has strengthened my ability to be more thoughtful, confident and grounded, all of which has enhanced my legal practice and allowed me to serve clients in a more meaningful way, says Bailey McGowan at Stinson.

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