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Ex-NBA Player Sues Chicago Sky Over WNBA Game Ejection
By Celeste Bott
Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom has sued the Chicago Sky, the city of Chicago and the owner of Wintrust Arena in Illinois federal court, alleging they violated his free speech rights by ejecting him from an August WNBA game and indefinitely banning him from the arena because of his views on transgender participation in women's sports.
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
PRIVACY & CONSUMER PROTECTION
COMPETITION
EMPLOYMENT
Analysis
ERISA Recap: 5 Appellate Rulings To Know From August
By Kellie Mejdrich
The Seventh Circuit kept an Arkansas pharmacy benefit manager rule in place as not preempted by federal benefits law, the Fourth Circuit revived an Altria ex-worker's dispute over benefit plan documents, and the Eleventh Circuit reversed a pretrial win for Royal Caribbean in cruise workers' suit challenging 401(k) funds. Here, Law360 looks at those and two other major appellate decisions from August involving ERISA that benefits attorneys may want to know.
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SECURITIES & WHITE COLLAR
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Top Groups Lobbying The FCC
By Christopher Cole
Lobbying activity at the Federal Communications Commission dropped off in August, but dozens of groups still sought to affect agency policies in areas such as media ownership caps, satellite spectrum sharing, network modernization and more.
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EXPERT ANALYSIS
LEGAL INDUSTRY
Ex-DLA Piper Partner Must Face Claim He Raped Associate
By Lynn LaRowe
A Massachusetts state court has ruled it has jurisdiction over an assault and battery claim alleging a former DLA Piper partner raped a former Boston-based associate in Delaware, finding that purported incident was part of "a larger course of conduct encompassing multiple torts across several states, all circling around plaintiff's residence and work in Massachusetts."
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5th Circ. Backs Ax Of $125M Judgment Over Judge Friendship
By Mike Curley
A split Fifth Circuit panel Tuesday affirmed the vacatur of a trial by a magistrate judge that resulted in a $125 million judgment against Port of Lake Charles, finding the district court correctly found that the magistrate judge didn't fully disclose her 40-year, "close, multifaceted, and personal friendship" with IFG Port Holdings LLC's attorney.
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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
By Jarek Rutz
The Delaware Chancery Court this past week saw disputes involving a former NFL star and a $2.5 million solar venture, Morgan Stanley's role in Fox Corp.'s planned $22 billion acquisition of Roku Inc., and JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s effort to pause more than $20 million in legal-fee payments to former Frank executives.
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