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September 05, 2024
Biden To Block US Steel-Nippon, And More Deal Rumors
President Joe Biden is reportedly preparing to block the $14.9 billion merger of U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel, Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners may team up to buy Smartsheet, and Springer Nature is planning an initial public offering. Here, Law360 breaks down these and other notable deal rumors reported over the past week.
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September 05, 2024
Bad Bunny Sports Firm In Contempt Over MLBPA Arbitration
A federal judge in Puerto Rico has found the sports agency tied to music megastar Bad Bunny in contempt, saying the firm defied the court's order to arbitrate claims accusing the Major League Baseball Players Association of hobbling its business.
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September 05, 2024
Target Says TikTok Claims Are No Match For Actual Facts
Target told a federal court Wednesday that allegations it secretly employed facial recognition technology to collect shoppers' biometric data without their consent have no basis in fact.
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September 05, 2024
Colo. Election Denier Hit With $1K-A-Day Contempt Fine
A Colorado federal judge held a prominent 2020 election denier in contempt Wednesday for refusing to answer key questions during a deposition in a defamation suit brought by a former Dominion Voting Systems executive and then walking out in defiance, hitting the conspiracy theorist with a $1,000-per-day fine until he coughs up requested information.
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September 05, 2024
Russian TV Host, Wife Charged With Dodging Sanctions
The host of a television show on Russian state-owned network Channel One Russia and his wife were charged with conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions and money laundering in a pair of indictments unsealed Thursday.
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September 05, 2024
Marvel Illegally Coerced Silence, 'X-Men '97' Writer Says
Former "X-Men '97" series head writer has hit Marvel Animation Studio LLC with a lawsuit in California state court, seeking to invalidate a nondisparagement provision he claims Marvel coerced him into signing amid his alleged "forced ouster" this year.
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September 05, 2024
DOJ And Google Set For Trial, Again, This Time Over Ad Tech
The U.S. Department of Justice is up Monday for its second high-stakes trial against Google in a year, going after the alleged monopolization of key digital advertising technology in Virginia federal court.
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September 05, 2024
UK Screen Directors Tap Ex-Disney GC To Seek Royalties
One year ago this month, Peter Wiley walked away from his job as chief international counsel for the Walt Disney Co., saying he wanted to "take a short break." And he did.
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September 05, 2024
New Weinstein Charges Loom In NY As Women Step Forward
A New York state grand jury may indict Harvey Weinstein for additional sex crimes as soon as Friday based on allegations from three new complaining witnesses, a source familiar with the proceedings told Law360.
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September 05, 2024
Latham-Led Topgolf Plans Spinoff Into 2 Separate Cos.
Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp., advised by Latham & Watkins LLP, has announced plans to spin off its golf entertainment business Topgolf into its own publicly traded company, creating two separate golf-focused businesses.
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September 05, 2024
Ticketmaster Faces UK Probe Over Oasis Tour Sales
The competition watchdog said Thursday it has launched an investigation into Ticketmaster over concerns that it duped fans of Oasis into paying higher prices for their tickets to the rock band's scheduled reunion concerts using so-called dynamic pricing.
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September 05, 2024
UK Drops Weinstein Prosecution Over '90s Assault Charges
Harvey Weinstein will not be prosecuted for indecent assault in England after the Crown Prosecution Service said Thursday that it is dropping charges over an alleged assault in the 1990s.
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September 05, 2024
The 1975 'Did Not Know' On-Stage Kiss Would Cancel Gig
British rockers The 1975 have hit back against a £1.9 million ($2.5 million) claim by the organizers of a Malaysian music festival, arguing that they could not have known that an onstage same-sex kiss would have caused the event to be canceled.
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September 04, 2024
'I Was Blown Away': Tiny Harris Says MGA Stole Group's Look
Tameka "Tiny" Harris testified Wednesday in California federal court that she was taken aback the first time she saw MGA Entertainment's line of O.M.G. dolls because she believed they ripped off the OMG Girlz pop group she created, and said a survey of her Instagram followers confirmed her reaction.
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September 04, 2024
X Stops Training Grok On EU Users' Posts To End Irish Action
X Corp., the former Twitter, has agreed to permanently halt its efforts to train its chatbot Grok on personal data lifted from public posts made by its European Union users in order to resolve an urgent proceeding pressed by Ireland's data protection authority, the regulator announced Wednesday.
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September 04, 2024
Who Wore '8' Better? Jackson, Aikman Locked In TM Battle
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is banking his popularity will make consumers think of him when they see the number "8" on products he sells, but a beer company associated with Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman — who wore the same jersey number — doesn't see it that way, as the players square off in a trademark fight.
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September 04, 2024
Fed. Circ. Told To Skip Dish's Review Bid Of $3M Fee Ruling
A patent litigation company and its former counsel have shot back at an attempt to get the full Federal Circuit to weigh in on whether Dish Network LLC can collect more than $3 million in legal fees directly from the lawyers who filed the failed patent case.
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September 04, 2024
Universal Service Fund's End Called Crushing For Broadband
A rural telecom trade association is warning of skyrocketing rates and provider loan defaults if the U.S. Supreme Court upholds a Fifth Circuit decision to end the Universal Service Fund as it's currently constructed, citing internal survey findings that 68% of responding telecoms would cancel broadband deployment projects next year.
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September 04, 2024
FCC Plans To Tighten Vise On Scam Calls, Texts
The Federal Communications Commission plans to vote this month on additional rules intended to further its fight against unwanted and scam robocalls and texts.
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September 04, 2024
2011 Case Bars Houston Strip Club's Fee Row, 5th Circ. Told
The Texas Comptroller told a Fifth Circuit panel Wednesday that a Houston strip club's challenge to a new state law that would increase a fee imposed on customers of sexually oriented businesses is barred by a decade-old court decision upholding the legislature's initial enactment of the fee.
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September 04, 2024
Pet Toy Co. President Has No Voting Power, Founder Says
The founder of pet-toy maker Kong Co. has asked a Colorado state judge to declare the company's president has no equity or voting interest, as part of a sprawling internal dispute over management of the company.
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September 04, 2024
Warner Music, Atlantic Beat Suit Over Alleged Abuse In 1980s
A New York state judge released Warner Music Group and Atlantic Records from a suit claiming their negligence allowed Atlantic's then-CEO to sexually assault the plaintiff in the 1980s and that they violated their duty of care by failing to fire him, finding the entities didn't exist at the time.
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September 04, 2024
FCC Sued In 5th Circ. Over Wi-Fi Plan For Schools, Libraries
A couple who run an anti-cyberbullying nonprofit are suing the Federal Communications Commission in the Fifth Circuit over its new rules to subsidize Wi-Fi service for school and library users off campus, saying the subsidy violates limits built into the law that created the E-Rate program.
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September 04, 2024
Amazon Disclosures Doom Prime Viewers' Deception Claims
A Washington federal judge on Tuesday threw out Amazon Prime subscribers' claims that the company illegally disclosed their personal viewing habits, axing some of their state law consumer protection allegations for good while providing an avenue for them to amend their federal claims.
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September 04, 2024
Market Realities On, Merger Reviews Off Table In Ad Tech Trial
A Virginia federal judge put slight limits Wednesday on the evidence the U.S. Justice Department and Google LLC can present in next week's advertising technology monopolization suit, allowing Google to push its own views of the market but limiting its ability to bring up past merger reviews.
Expert Analysis
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8 Questions To Ask Before Final CISA Breach Reporting Rule
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s recently proposed cyber incident reporting requirements for critical infrastructure entities represent the overall approach CISA will take in its final rule, so companies should be asking key compliance questions now and preparing for a more complicated reporting regime, say Arianna Evers and Shannon Mercer at WilmerHale.
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Is The Digital Accessibility Storm Almost Over?
Though private businesses have faced a decadelong deluge of digital accessibility complaints in the absence of clear regulations or uniformity among the courts, attorneys at Epstein Becker address how recent federal courts’ pushback against serial Americans with Disabilities Act plaintiffs and the U.S. Department of Justice’s proposed government accessibility standards may presage a break in the downpour.
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Series
Swimming Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Years of participation in swimming events, especially in the open water, have proven to be ideal preparation for appellate arguments in court — just as you must put your trust in the ocean when competing in a swim event, you must do the same with the judicial process, says John Kulewicz at Vorys.
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How Courts Are Interpreting Fed. Circ. IPR Estoppel Ruling
In the year since the Federal Circuit’s Ironburg ruling, which clarified the scope of inter partes and post-grant review estoppel, district court decisions show that application of IPR or PGR estoppel may become a resource-intensive inquiry, say Whitney Meier Howard and Michelle Lavrichenko at Venable.
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What 100 Federal Cases Suggest About Changes To Chevron
With the U.S. Supreme Court poised to overturn or narrow its 40-year-old doctrine of Chevron deference, a review of 100 recent federal district court decisions confirm that changes to the Chevron framework will have broad ramifications — but the magnitude of the impact will depend on the details of the high court's ruling, say Kali Schellenberg and Jon Cochran at LeVan Stapleton.
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Opinion
Viral Deepfakes Of Taylor Swift Highlight Need For Regulation
As the nation grapples with addressing risk from artificial intelligence use, the recent circulation of AI-generated pornographic images of Taylor Swift on the social platform X highlights the need for federal legislation to protect nonconsenting subjects of deepfake pornography, say Nicole Brenner and Susie Ruiz-Lichter at Squire Patton.
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New Federal Bill Would Drastically Alter Privacy Landscape
While the recently introduced American Privacy Rights Act would eliminate the burdensome patchwork of state regulations, the proposed federal privacy law would also significantly expand compliance obligations and liability exposure for companies, especially those that rely on artificial intelligence or biometric technologies, says David Oberly at Baker Donelson.
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Social Media Free Speech Issues Are Trending At High Court
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision examining what constitutes state action on social media can be viewed in conjunction with oral arguments in two other cases to indicate that the court sees a need for more clarity regarding how social media usage implicates the First Amendment, say attorneys at Kean Miller.
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Don't Use The Same Template For Every Client Alert
As the old marketing adage goes, consistency is key, but law firm style guides need consistency that contemplates variety when it comes to client alert formats, allowing attorneys to tailor alerts to best fit the audience and subject matter, says Jessica Kaplan at Legally Penned.
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Don't Fall On That Hill: Keys To Testifying Before Congress
Because congressional testimony often comes with political, reputational and financial risks in addition to legal pitfalls, witnesses and their attorneys should take a multifaceted approach to preparation, walking a fine line between legal and business considerations, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.
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Series
Walking With My Dog Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Thanks to my dog Birdie, I've learned that carving out an activity different from the practice of law — like daily outdoor walks that allow you to interact with new people — can contribute to professional success by boosting creativity and mental acuity, as well as expanding your social network, says Sarah Petrie at the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office.
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The Secret Sauce For Trademarking Viral Food Products
Three recent high-profile trademark disputes in the food industry illustrate the importance of protecting brands early — especially for any company aiming for viral fame — and underscore the value of intent-to-use applications, say Elliot Gee and Matthew Dowd at Dowd Scheffel.
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Navigating SPAC Market Challenges For Microcap Issuers
For microcap issuers, the special-purpose acquisition vehicle market tells a cautionary tale in which few targets attain the advantages they seek, and important considerations for companies with market capitalization of under $300 million include negotiating costs and expenses upfront to avoid becoming saddled with debt, say attorneys at Lucosky Brookman.
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Think Like A Lawyer: Follow The Iron Rule Of Trial Logic
Many diligent and eager attorneys include every good fact, point and rule in their trial narratives — spurred by the gnawing fear they’ll be second-guessed for leaving something out — but this approach ignores a fundamental principle of successful trial lawyering, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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The Art Of Asking: Leveraging Your Contacts For Referrals
Though attorneys may hesitate to ask for referral recommendations to generate new business, research shows that people want to help others they know, like and trust, so consider who in your network you should approach and how to make the ask, says Rebecca Hnatowski at Edwards Advisory.