Yankees Slugger Wins TM Battle Over 'Judge' Slogans

By Alex Lawson

The Federal Circuit has blocked a Long Island man from registering trademarks for judicial-themed slogans that had already been used by New York Yankees star Aaron Judge, upholding a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board decision in the slugger's favor.

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Comscore Ducks Antitrust But Not Unfairness Claims, For Now

By Bryan Koenig

Comscore won a partial reprieve from claims that it undermined a would-be box office data rival, with a California federal judge dismissing federal antitrust claims while preserving accusations of unfair competition, false advertising and business interference.

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MLB.tv Gets Fans' Facebook Data-Sharing Suits Thrown Out

By David Steele

Subscribers to Major League Baseball's video streaming service could not support their claim that their personal data was knowingly and illegally shared with Meta, a New York federal judge has ruled, dismissing a trio of proposed class actions.

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Jury Can Hear Claim Over Swimming League's Damages

By David Steele

The jury in the upcoming trial for a professional swimming league's antitrust suit against World Aquatics can hear evidence that the league's own suit contributed to the damages it claims, a California federal judge ruled Thursday.

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Production Co. Drops Malpractice Suit Against Vegas Atty

By Emily Sawicki

A Nevada production company has dropped a Georgia state court malpractice suit against a Las Vegas attorney over a botched deal to build a basketball facility in Atlanta, after the two sides reportedly attended alternative dispute resolution.

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Series

Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Muay Thai kickboxing has taught me that in order to win, one must stick to one's game plan and adapt under pressure, just as when facing challenges by opposing counsel or judges, says Mark Schork at Feldman Shepherd.

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Goldberg Segalla Fights Ex-IP Co-Chair's $4M Arbitration Bid

By Theresa Schliep

An arbitration fight Goldberg Segalla LLP initiated against a former co-chair of its intellectual property group over proceeds from transferred cases spilled into New York state court, where the firm is seeking relief from his counterclaims that it shorted him nearly $4 million in compensation.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Laura Stewart Liberty

This past week in London has seen a collapsed investment firm revive a $15 million dispute with a hedge fund, major Hollywood studios bring an IP claim against the U.K.'s largest internet providers over illegal streaming, and the Department of Health and Social Care sue the law firm and barrister representing it in a pharma competition damages case.

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Jones Day To Help Restore David Bowie's Old London Home

By Jamie Lennox

Jones Day's charitable foundation will help to restore the childhood home of musical icon David Bowie before it opens to the public in late 2027, the historical trust leading the project said Friday.

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Law Firms Closed 2025 With Continued 'Appetite For Hiring'

By Tracey Read

The legal sector continued to defy hiring expectations in spite of uncertainty in the U.S. economy as 2025 drew to a close.

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Bruce Fein Unauthorized To Represent Maduro, Atty Says

By Rachel Rippetoe

When constitutional lawyer Bruce Fein entered an appearance as counsel for former Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro on Tuesday, it was without having ever spoken to the client, according to a Thursday filing by Maduro's attorney Barry Pollack seeking to remove Fein from the case.

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Calif. Wage Suit Settles Months After Atty Admits To AI Mishap

By Emily Sawicki

A proposed wage and hour class action that drew the legal world's attention in November after the plaintiff's counsel admitted to using a half-dozen artificial intelligence tools to prepare a botched motion has now ended, with a Northern California federal judge granting a joint dismissal following a settlement agreement.

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NJ Justices Nix Atty Registration Fee Hike After Bar Pushback

By Rose Krebs

The New Jersey Supreme Court has rejected a request to raise the annual registration fee for attorneys after the state's bar association complained that a proposed $27 hike for certain attorneys, following prior year increases, was too much at a time when they and their firms face "significantly increasing operational costs."

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New Trade Group Joins Litigation Finance Lobbying Fight

By Ryan Boysen

A new trade group for litigation funders has launched with the aim of enlisting personal injury and mass tort attorneys in a fight against proposed federal laws that it says could threaten the $16 billion litigation finance industry.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

In technology, the increasing use of artificial intelligence by legal departments will be a major concern for general counsel seeking to control costs in the New Year. And in labor matters, the National Labor Relations Board has a new general counsel along with a quorum and is ready to start deciding cases again.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Ninth Circuit panel affirmed a ruling in which Apple beat claims it illegally blocked third-party access to Apple Watch medical data so it could create rival software.

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Biz Owner's RICO Suit Says 5 Calif. Attys Helped Loot IT Co.

By Daniel Connolly

A business owner has filed a lawsuit this week accusing five attorneys from five different small California law firms of conspiring with his ex-business partner to steal assets from a company the two had jointly owned.

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Ramey Ducks BlackBerry's Sanctions Bid Over 'Frivolous' Suit

By Elliot Weld

Patent attorney Bill Ramey has avoided sanctions requested by BlackBerry Corp. for what the smartphone company called the "frivolous and unreasonable" way he litigated a case brought on behalf of Silent Communications LLC.

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