2nd Circ. Won't Be Savior For 'Made In Heaven' Koons IP Case

By Theresa Schliep

The Second Circuit on Tuesday declined to save a prop and set designer's suit accusing artist Jeff Koons of copyright infringement with his "Made in Heaven" series from the late 20th century, saying the prominence of the works should have gotten the designer's attention sooner.

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7th Circ. Affirms NYT, Getty Photogs Not Targeted By Cops

By Craig Clough

A Seventh Circuit panel Tuesday affirmed a lower court's ruling that photojournalists for The New York Times and Getty who say they were struck by foam baton rounds while documenting civil unrest at the Kenosha County courthouse in 2020 were not intentionally targeted or singled out by officers.

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Google's Copyright Claims Over Scraping Tossed, For Now

By Ivan Moreno

A California federal judge has dismissed Google's complaint accusing data-scraping company SerpApi of bypassing technological safeguards to copy and resell the tech giant's search results, ruling that Google did not plausibly allege its anti-scraping system operated with the authority of copyright owners whose content appeared in those results.

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Warner Bros., HBO Win $105K Atty Fees For 'FBoy' IP Defense

By Craig Clough

A New York federal judge Monday awarded HBO and others more than $105,000 in attorney fees and costs after finding the reality TV show "FBoy Island" and documentary "Fake Famous" are not substantially similar to a reality show idea shopped around by a producer.

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Feds Notch Another Plea In NBA Poker Case, More On The Way

By Stewart Bishop

Brooklyn federal prosecutors' illicit gambling case accusing NBA players and more than two dozen others of taking part in a Mafia-backed gambling ring that cheated unsuspecting poker players out of millions of dollars continued to narrow Tuesday, as a purported Gambino family associate copped a plea.

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Sony Lobs Another Copyright Suit Against AI Music Generator

By Lauren Berg

Sony Music Entertainment is pursuing a second copyright infringement action in New York federal court alleging an artificial intelligence company has copied thousands of protected sound recordings to train its AI-powered music generator, after its request to expand the original suit was denied.

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Canon Notches Another Fed. Circ. Win In Inkjet Patent Fight

By Adam Lidgett

The Federal Circuit on Tuesday declined to reboot claims in a Slingshot Printing patent covering a printhead for an inkjet printer challenged by Canon at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, less than a week after the appeals court backed decisions invalidating claims in three similar patents.

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Novo's False Ad Suit Against Eli Lilly Ramps Up GLP-1 Rivalry

By Bonnie Eslinger

Pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk Inc. slapped rival Eli Lilly & Co. with a false advertising suit in New Jersey federal court Tuesday, calling a marketing campaign for the rival's weight loss drugs "deceptive" for "withholding critical scientific evidence" about newer GLP-1 formulations.

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Sen. Warner Unveils 4-Part AI Guardrail Package

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., proposed legislation Tuesday that would create guardrails on artificial intelligence and impose disclosure requirements on data centers' demands on power and water infrastructure and effects on the environment.

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Claims Tossed That Fund Backed Child Sexual Abuse Material

By Bonnie Eslinger

A hedge fund and its affiliates have escaped claims over financing and advice they provided Pornhub's parent company, as a California federal judge found the suit didn't show they had a direct connection to traffickers who uploaded child sexual abuse material or that they knew the platform was "rampant" with the content.

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Trump Must Produce Trust Records In BBC Defamation Suit

By David Minsky

A Florida federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust to produce financial records relating to $10 billion of damages allegedly caused by BBC's documentary about the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, saying that Trump's properties and businesses are now issues in the case.

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Nintendo Seeks Game Over For Tariff Refund Class Suit

By Jack McLoone

A proposed class action looking to force Nintendo to reimburse customers for increased costs that were explicitly tied to President Donald Trump's now struck-down tariff regime should be handled in arbitration or tossed entirely, the company told a Seattle federal court.

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Defaults Didn't Deny Users Ad-Free Search, Google Says

By Bryan Koenig

Google again is pushing a California federal judge to toss consumer antitrust claims accusing it of shutting out rival search engines that offer better privacy safeguards and no ads, arguing they still haven't shown harm, and thus standing to sue, from the contracts making it the default search engine.

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Resume Builder Defends Antitrust Case Against Rival

By Matthew Perlman

Rocket Resume Inc. is defending its antitrust case in California federal court accusing Bold Ltd., the owner of Monster and CareerBuilder, of monopolizing the U.S. market for online resume-building platforms.

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Nike Ad Crew Member Sues Over Wages, Missed Breaks

By MJ Koo

A production assistant who worked on a Nike Inc. commercial has sued the sportswear giant, its advertising agency and a production company, alleging the companies failed to pay overtime wages, denied meal and rest breaks and delayed wage payments to film crew members, according to a complaint filed in California federal court.

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Accuser In Abuse Suit Will Arbitrate With WWE, McMahon

By David Steele

An ex-legal staffer for World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. has agreed to arbitration to resolve allegations of sexual abuse and trafficking against WWE and its founder Vince McMahon, and will soon drop her suit filed in federal court 2.5 years ago.

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FCC Launches 1st Foreign Drone Enforcement Action

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday that it has launched the first action to revoke authorizations from a company for allegedly trying to get around a blanket ban on foreign-made drones.

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DC Circ. Sides With FCC In Spectrum Revamp Row

By Jared Foretek

The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday rejected challenges to the Federal Communications Commission's overhaul of the 4.9 gigahertz public safety band, ruling that the Spectrum Act gave AT&T partner FirstNet broad authority to build its network without confining it to just one band.

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Parents Sue Urban Air Over Child's Go-Kart Death At Fla. Park

By Y. Peter Kang

A 6-year-old girl who was allowed to ride in a go-kart at an Urban Air entertainment center in Florida would not have died in a crash had staff followed age and height restrictions and other safety protocols, according to a suit filed in state court.

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Arbitration Valid In Tax Privacy Suit, H&R Block Tells 9th Circ.

By Zak Kostro

A California federal judge wrongly denied H&R Block's bid to make two filers arbitrate allegations that it unlawfully shared private data with Meta and Google, the tax preparation company told the Ninth Circuit, disputing the district court's finding that an underlying arbitration agreement is too unfair.

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How Competitive Is Your Pay? Last Call To Take Our Survey

Is your compensation keeping pace with the rate of inflation? Do you know what your colleagues made last year? Help Law360 Pulse answer these questions and more in this year's Law Firm Compensation Survey.

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Simpson Thacher Caused 'Chaos' With Deal, Jury Hears

By Cara Salvatore

The former chief financial officer of Patriot National Inc. testified to a Florida jury on Tuesday that "chaos" broke loose as funds that Simpson Thacher helped steward for the insurance services company hit public markets and executives found out that its terms differed from their understanding of them.

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Dems Press Skadden On Trump Pro Bono Pact, Intel Deal Work

By Lauren Berg

A group of Democrats demanded Tuesday that Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP disclose details of its pro bono arrangement with the Trump administration in light of allegations the firm advised both Intel Corp. and the U.S. Department of Commerce when the administration received a 10% company stake.

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Blanche Denies Conflict With Family's Firearms Company

By Courtney Bublé

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has close ties through his wife's family to a gun manufacturer that does federal contracting, but he told senators in questions following his confirmation hearing there is no conflict of interest, despite his service on a Justice Department task force aimed at rolling back gun control initiatives around the country.

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Trump, DOJ Sued For Firing Court-Appointed Seattle US Atty

By Bonnie Eslinger

Roger Rogoff, a former Washington state judge who was sworn in as Seattle's new U.S. attorney last week and then swiftly fired by the Trump administration, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against President Donald Trump and the U.S. Department of Justice, saying their "attempt to fire him cannot stand."

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Reagan-Appointed NC Federal Judge To Take Senior Status

By Courtney Bublé

U.S. District Judge Terrence William Boyle of the Eastern District of North Carolina plans to take senior status — a form of semi-retirement that gives federal judges a reduced caseload — at a date yet to be determined, according to a recent update from the federal judiciary.

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Senate Confirms Trade Court Pick Despite Past GOP Posts

By Courtney Bublé

The U.S. Senate voted 50-48 Tuesday evening to confirm Kara Westercamp, associate counsel to the president, to the U.S. Court of International Trade, who said during her confirmation in March she regretted her past social media posts critical of Republicans, including Sens. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Susan Collins, R-Maine, and the late Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.

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Bronx Public Defenders Set Strike Deadline

By Emily Sawicki

More than 300 unionized workers at legal aid organization The Bronx Defenders are set to walk out on July 27 if they cannot agree on a contract with the legal nonprofit's management, according to a Tuesday announcement.

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