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'Absolute Victory': Judge Tosses $4.7 Billion Verdict Against NFL in 'Sunday Ticket' Trial

Fri, 2024-08-02 17:38

Federal antitrust laws could have tripled the damages to more than $14 billion if the verdict, which held that the NFL violated the Sherman Act by conspiring to inflate the price of its "Sunday Ticket" streaming service, had been sustained.

       

Judge Declines to Dismiss Chicago Firm's Malpractice Suit Involving Underlying Dispute Over $4.3M Loan

Fri, 2024-08-02 16:20

Judge Seeger concluded that the plaintiffs' complaint adequately alleged that the agreement functioned as a "new promise to pay," as it revealed an intention by Riegel and ISLA to repay the debt.

       

TikTok Slapped With DOJ Lawsuit for Violating Children's Privacy

Fri, 2024-08-02 16:18

"This action is necessary to prevent the defendants, who are repeat offenders and operate on a massive scale, from collecting and using young children's private information without any parental consent or control," Brian Boynton, head of the Justice Department's Civil Division, said in a statement Friday.

       

Texas Judge Enters Setback for SEC in Crypto-Securities Action

Fri, 2024-08-02 14:39

U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman previously expressed apprehension over entering a ruling and setting a "moving target precedent."

       

'When Does It End?,' Chancellor Asks Defense Counsel in Dispute Over Musk Compensation

Fri, 2024-08-02 13:52

Chancellor Kathaleen St.J. McCormick pressed attorneys on the scope of their request to the court and what authority the court has to grant it.

       

General Counsel Should Help Prevent Greenwashing, Australia Securities Regulator Says

Fri, 2024-08-02 13:37

The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has been very focused on greenwashing and is likely to launch more prosecutions.

       

Chicago Firm Accused of Malpractice for Charging $3M in 'Unreasonable Fees,' Providing Bad Advice in Underlying Case

Fri, 2024-08-02 13:21

"Unfortunately, in this case the defendants didn't meet the standard of care in the representation of MNR, and so for that reason we felt compelled to bring this complaint," said MNR's current counsel, Amir R. Tahmassebi, a partner of Konicek & Dillon in Chicago.

       

Philips Sues Lab Over Allegedly Faulty Research That Spurred Major Breathing Machine Recall

Fri, 2024-08-02 13:08

"Philips RS has spent hundreds of millions of dollars toward this recall and would have pursued a different and more focused recall had PSN not made its serious mistakes and greatly overestimated the potential threat to patients," the plaintiffs claimed.

       

Legaltech Rundown: Baker McKenzie Appoints New CIO, Akin Launches AI Law Tracker, and More

Fri, 2024-08-02 13:06

An update on the legal tech market's past week, from product launches to new partnerships.

       

The Crowell & Moring Paralegal Who Made History Refereeing at the Paris Olympics

Fri, 2024-08-02 11:31

"The commitment that we have as water polo referees is so big, and then it's like I'm billing 2,000 hours plus a year," said Jenn McCall, a health care recovery specialist at Crowell.

       

Who Got the Work: Riley Safer Attorneys Step in to Defend Honda Motor Co. in Class Action Suit

Fri, 2024-08-02 11:00

Lauren Abendshien, Matthew J. Fischer, Sondra A. Hemeryck and Keyonn L. Pope of Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila have entered appearances for Honda Motor, the Japanese vehicle manufacturer, a pending class action over property damage arising from an allegedly faulty product.

       

How I Made Partner: 'Regularly Check Your Assumptions at the Door,' Says Kristin Bender of Willkie

Fri, 2024-08-02 11:00

"Most attorneys—myself included—could benefit from regularly checking their assumptions at the door."

       

Midsize Moves: Kauff McGuire Hires Entertainment Labor Partner, Balch & Bingham Adds M&A Partner

Fri, 2024-08-02 11:00

Kauff McGuire & Margolis announced that entertainment labor attorney and executive David Korduner has joined the firm as a partner in Los Angeles; Balch & Bingham welcomed Lauren Weisman Stein as a partner in the firm's Jacksonville, Florida, office.

       

Eighth Circuit on Copyright Law: Simple Form Is Not Copyrightable and Using a Meme Was Not Fair Use

Fri, 2024-08-02 09:05

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit expanded its jurisprudence on copyright law twice in recent months. Addressing questions ranging from copyrightability to fair use, and arising from separate disputes involving a car dealership's customer intake form and a popular meme, these two opinions round out a body of just seven decisions on copyright law released by this appellate court in the past five years.

       

Ex-CNN Host Don Lemon Sues Elon Musk Over Canceled X Contract

Thu, 2024-08-01 20:20

Lemon, best known for his 2006-23 tenure on CNN, filed the complaint on Thursday in California Superior Court for San Francisco County. He is represented by Carney Shegerian, founder of Shegerian & Associates. The complaint alleges fraud, negligent misrepresentation, misappropriation of name and likeness, breach of express contract and restitution and unjust enrichment.

       

Trump Again Seeks Merchan's Recusal, Citing Daughter's Political Work

Thu, 2024-08-01 19:29

Trump's lawyers argued that Acting Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan must recuse himself from the case as his daughter's company served as a vendor to Harris' 2020 presidential campaign. This is the third attempt to unseat Merchan, who has so far declined to step aside.

       

FTC Chair Lina Khan Calls for Investigation of High Grocery Prices

Thu, 2024-08-01 18:32

"We want to make sure that major businesses are not exploiting their power to inflate prices for American families at the grocery store," Khan said.

       

AI Startup Valued at $850 Million Hires Former Google AI Policy Lead as GC

Thu, 2024-08-01 18:16

As the top lawyer at Abridge, Hwang will lead a legal team of three, and oversee the company's legal strategy, public policy, and trust and safety initiatives.

       

Balancing Act: Some GCs Are Embracing the Dual Role of COO

Thu, 2024-08-01 18:03

Initialized Capital, a seed-stage venture capital firm managing over $3 billion in assets, is the latest company to embrace this trend by promoting Livingston Miller, its general counsel, to the position of COO.

       

6th Circuit Dismisses Attorney's Civil Rights Appeal Involving Discovery on Statute-of-Limitation Grounds

Thu, 2024-08-01 17:46

While the attorney argued the clock started when she discovered that her speech had motivated the detective's attempt for a warrant, counsel for Russ countered by stating that the clock started when the attorney discovered the search had happened in January 2020, well outside the one-year statute of limitations for a Section 1983 claim in Tennessee.

       

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