BBC Gets Trump Defamation Suit Trimmed But Not Tossed

By Hailey Konnath

A Florida federal judge on Tuesday refused to throw out the bulk of Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation suit against the BBC over its documentary on the 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, ruling that the president has plausibly alleged it caused reputational harm, at least for now.

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Judge Halts Discovery In Patel's Case Against Atlantic

By Jared Foretek

A D.C. federal judge paused all discovery in FBI Director Kash Patel's defamation suit against The Atlantic magazine on Tuesday until he rules on its motion to dismiss, only allowing the sides' "Touhy" requests for formal government information to proceed in the meantime.

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Google Falls Short In Renewed SerpApi Scraping Suit

By Elliot Weld

A California federal judge has again found that Google's copyright infringement suit against internet scraping service SerpApi was deficient, saying the suit did not allege enough for the court to infer that the content at issue met the level of creativity for protection, but the judge allowed Google another chance to amend its case.

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Dua Lipa Settles Remix IP Suit After 2 'Levitating' Wins

By Bonnie Eslinger

Grammy Award-winning singer Dua Lipa has settled a copyright lawsuit filed by producer Bosko Kante over remixes made to her 2020 hit "Levitating," according to a stipulation filed Monday in California federal court.

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Ex-NBA Player, Longtime Atty Settle Legal Malpractice Suit

By Rae Ann Varona

Former NBA player Chris "Birdman" Andersen and an attorney whom he claimed failed to protect his intellectual property in a documentary film deal about his life and ruined his in-laws' crepe business have settled the legal malpractice lawsuit, a joint notice filed Tuesday in Colorado state court shows.

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John Morgan On Why Luck Matters More Than Most Admit

By Y. Peter Kang

John Morgan, founder of personal injury giant Morgan & Morgan PA, built the largest personal injury firm in the U.S., with 1,110 attorneys in 140 locations. In his new memoir, "Life Is Luck," the attorney who Forbes estimates has a net worth of $1.5 billion argues that success is about more than talent, intelligence or determination. It is also about recognizing opportunities, taking risks and capitalizing on fortunate breaks when they appear.

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Netflix Unable To Get Video IP Suit Thrown Out Under Alice

By Ryan Davis

A federal judge sitting in Delaware has rejected Netflix's attempt to escape a suit alleging that it infringed three video patents owned by an Irish licensing company, finding that the streaming giant hadn't shown that the claimed inventions are ineligible for patenting.

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Huawei's Iran Dealings Were No Secret To Banks, Jury Hears

By Stewart Bishop

Counsel for Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. on Tuesday displayed a trove of documentary evidence as the company seeks to refute charges that it violated sanctions and defrauded banks, including HSBC Group and Standard Chartered PLC, suggesting that lenders were well aware of its business dealings in Iran.

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Full Fed. Circ. Won't Hear ClearPlay's Axed $469M IP Verdict

By Elliot Weld

The full Federal Circuit has refused to review ClearPlay's argument that it should reinstate a $469 million jury award for patent infringement against Dish Network LLC, which a district judge later wiped out.

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Parking Lot Operators Stuck With Fla. Suit Over DMV Records

By David Minsky

A Florida federal judge ruled that parking lot operators must face a proposed class action brought by motorists who claimed the companies used license plate readers to obtain personal information and charge them fees, saying that violations of the Driver's Privacy Protection Act were sufficiently alleged.

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Dems Vow More FCC Oversight, Want Their Seats Filled

By Christopher Cole

Democrats promised Tuesday to bring top Federal Communications Commission officials to Capitol Hill for aggressive oversight next year, as they took issue with President Donald Trump's nomination of a third Republican to the regulatory body while he left a Democratic seat open.

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NY, T-Mobile Reach Deal To End Affordable Internet Data Caps

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

T-Mobile has agreed to improve and expand access to its affordable home internet services, according to an agreement unveiled by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

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FCC Urged To Dedicate More Airwaves For Satellite Use

By Nadia Dreid

The Federal Communications Commission's plan to open more than 200 megahertz of unlicensed spectrum up to satellite services such as direct-to-device technology is all well and good, said one industry organization, but the agency also needs to make some space for "dedicated satellite spectrum."

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House Dem Tells Agencies, Cos. To Preserve Trump Records

By Lauren Berg

A Democratic representative warned federal agencies and private companies, including The Boeing Co., Chevron Corp. and TikTok, that they must preserve all documents related to the House Committee on Natural Resources' investigations of the Trump administration, following whistleblower reports that materials have already been illegally destroyed.

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Clifford Chance Taps Sidley Partner To Co-Lead Sports Team

By Kevin Penton

Clifford Chance LLP has hired a private equity attorney previously with Sidley Austin LLP as co-chair of its global entertainment and sports sector team, the firm announced Tuesday.

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Planning Personal Phone Collections Before Discovery Begins

For counsel planning a personal phone collection as part of the litigation discovery process, it's important to take early steps to ensure that necessary information will be obtained without exposing unrelated information or running into access issues, says Jeremy Horowitz at MARA Forensics.

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How A Child Of Immigrants Defends Abrego Garcia

By Corey Rothauser

Hecker Fink attorney Jeffrey Then grew up translating English-language letters for customers at his Dominican immigrant family’s Bronx business. Decades later, he drew on that experience while defending Kilmar Abrego Garcia from federal human smuggling charges, becoming a lifeline for Abrego Garcia during his detention.

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Wachtell To Probe Nvidia CEO's Affair With Alleged China Spy

By Anna Scott Farrell and Sue Reisinger

Nvidia has hired Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz to lead an investigation into allegations that its founder and CEO had an affair with a business executive who U.S. intelligence believes is a Chinese spy, the artificial intelligence chipmaker said Tuesday.

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Grassley Defends Rush To Confirm Trump Judicial Picks

By Courtney Bublé

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Tuesday defended how quickly the committee is moving to confirm President Donald Trump's judicial picks before Democrats control the Senate.

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Trump Swaps Out Blocked 8th Circ. Nominee With Ark. Justice

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump on Tuesday withdrew his pick for the Eighth Circuit and replaced him with a different nominee amid apparent opposition from Arkansas' senators. 

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Girardi Estate's $54M Claim Put Behind Other Creditors

By Craig Clough

The trustees overseeing Tom Girardi's and his former law firm's bankruptcies struck a deal to put their claims against each other behind other approved general unsecured claims, according to a California bankruptcy court filing, with the firm's trustee saying neither estate is expected to collect on those claims.

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