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TOP NEWS
Snap Must Face YouTube Creators' DMCA AI Scraping Suit
By Elliot Weld
A California federal judge has denied a bid from the company that owns video-messaging app Snapchat to escape allegations from a group of YouTube creators that their content was illegally ingested to train artificial intelligence, saying the YouTubers had sufficiently laid out how users encounter measures meant to protect videos.
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DEALS
Deals Rumor Mill
KKR Lobs $9B Takeover Offer At UGI, Plus More Rumors
By Jade Martinez-Pogue
Private equity behemoth KKR offered to acquire natural gas distributor UGI Corp. for $9 billion, fast-fashion company Shein is eyeing a $25 billion valuation ahead of its anticipated Hong Kong initial public offering, and e-commerce giant Alibaba sold its game developer business to Trustar Capital in a $2 billion deal. Here, Law360 breaks down the notable deal rumors from the past week.
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PRIVACY & CONSUMER PROTECTION
Zumba Video Buyers Nab Class Cert. In Data Sharing Row
By Allison Grande
A Florida federal judge has granted certification to a main class and three subclasses in litigation accusing Zumba Fitness LLC of violating the federal Video Privacy Protection Act by divulging information about those who purchased on-demand training videos to Meta Platforms Inc. and others, finding that such disputes are "tailor made" for certification.
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COMPETITION
EMPLOYMENT
SECURITIES & WHITE COLLAR
IMMIGRATION
REAL ESTATE
PERSONAL INJURY & MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
J&J Talc Unit Loses Libel Suit Over Flawed Cancer Study
By Dorothy Atkins
A Virginia federal judge handed three doctors a win Wednesday in a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary's libel lawsuit over a 2020 study linking cosmetic talc exposure to mesothelioma, finding the subsidiary's evidence didn't show the trio knowingly or recklessly published falsehoods and instead merely revealed the doctors' "fear of litigation."
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EXPERT ANALYSIS
Series
Being In A Band Made Me A Better Lawyer
Playing shows in storied New York City venues and rehearsing with my bandmates in poorly ventilated rooms helped develop the professional qualities I rely on as a litigator, including an ability to collaborate with strong-minded equals and the determination to treat each client with singular focus, says Eliad Shapiro at Herrick Feinstein.
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