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August 12, 2024
UMich Sued By Reseller Over Football Season Ticket Revamp
A ticket reseller alleges that the University of Michigan used deceptive business practices to entice the company to funnel millions of dollars into the school in exchange for certain season ticketholder perks, only to abruptly reverse course, costing the plaintiff millions in future revenue.
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August 12, 2024
The Biggest Telecom Developments Of 2024: Midyear Report
The first half of 2024 saw sweeping change in the telecom sphere as the Federal Communications Commission's Democratic majority pushed through controversial net neutrality rules and confronted challenges on artificial intelligence, national security and more, but also faces the prospect of new headwinds as the nation's top court pared back powers of federal agencies.
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August 12, 2024
US Falls Short In Protecting Undersea Cables, Cruz Says
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is hopping mad that the U.S. Maritime Administration has not requested any funds for its undersea cable security fleet but included requests for diversity and climate change initiatives in its proposed budget, which the Texas senator decries as "woke nonsense."
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August 12, 2024
Ease Letter Of Credit Rules For Tribal Broadband, FCC Urged
Tribal telecom carriers have called on the Federal Communications Commission to ease or eliminate bank credit restrictions for tribes bidding on federally funded broadband deployment projects, pointing to unique challenges they face in securing the required letters of credit.
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August 12, 2024
Markel Says No Coverage For Film-Financing Scheme Claims
A Markel unit said it has no duty to defend or indemnify a wealth manager or his companies against underlying claims that they misled investors into financing various film projects, telling an Illinois federal court that their policy bars coverage for claims arising out of the sale of securities.
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August 12, 2024
TikTok Hit With Another Children's Privacy Breach Suit
A group of parents has filed a proposed class action against TikTok and its parent company in California federal court alleging invasion of privacy and unfair business practices targeting millions of children under age 13 across the United States.
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August 12, 2024
Asian Streaming Platform Plans US Listing Via SPAC Merger
Asia-focused animation and streaming platform Global IBO Group Ltd. plans to go public in the U.S. at an estimated $8.3 billion valuation by merging with special purpose acquisition company Bukit Jalil Global Acquisition 1 Ltd., under guidance from two law firms.
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August 12, 2024
MSU Stole Hitler Quiz Question, Shifted Blame, Creator Says
A quiz-making company and its owner have alleged that Michigan State University displayed a question about Adolf Hitler on the scoreboard video screen at a rivalry football game without permission and then publicly blamed the quiz-maker for its inclusion, putting the creator's reputation and revenue in jeopardy.
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August 12, 2024
Roberta Kaplan Keeps Trump Case, But Ex-Firm Wants A Cut
Trailblazing litigator Roberta Kaplan will keep E. Jean Carroll as a client after leaving Hecker Fink LLP amid claims she fostered a hostile work environment at the firm she co-founded, but her former colleagues still want a cut of the $83 million verdict Kaplan recently won for Carroll in a defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump.
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August 12, 2024
Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
Multimillion-dollar share conversions, power struggles in a classic rock band, a good deal for fandom collectibles, and a pindown by two heavyweights were all part of the spectacle in Delaware's Court of Chancery last week. New cases involved pharmaceutical companies, cannabis, drones and liquid-gas exports. In case you missed it, here's the latest from the Chancery Court.
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August 12, 2024
'Survivor' Winner Is True Owner In Property Dispute, US Says
The winner of the first "Survivor" television season is the true owner of disputed property that should be sold to pay down his $3.3 million in tax liabilities, the government told a Rhode Island federal court, rejecting claims that his sister is the owner.
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August 12, 2024
Casino Worker Says Unpaid OT Complaints Got Him Fired
A casino operator deducted lunch periods from a worker's paychecks despite him not taking those breaks and then fired him in retaliation for complaining about his missing wages and flagging possible fraud, a complaint filed in New York federal court said.
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August 12, 2024
Celebrity Photo Companies Hit Ye With $1.5M Copyright Suit
Ye, the musical artist formerly known as Kanye West, was hit with a $1.5 million copyright infringement suit by two celebrity photography companies that claimed he posted at least 10 of their photos to his Instagram account and his Yeezy website without permission.
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August 09, 2024
Ex-Twitter Board Member Says X Owes Him $23M From Stock
A former member of Twitter's board of directors who helped oversee the sale of the social media company to Elon Musk in 2022 claimed X Corp. owes him more than $23 million worth of vested and unvested shares, according to a lawsuit filed in California state court.
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August 09, 2024
Split 9th Circ. Affirms Ax Of Meta Anti-Vax Censorship Suit
A split Ninth Circuit panel Friday affirmed the dismissal of Children's Health Defense's lawsuit challenging Meta's policy of censoring its anti-vaccine Facebook posts, with the majority concluding that the Robert F. Kennedy Jr.-founded nonprofit failed to show Meta was acting on the government's behalf to state viable constitutional claims.
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August 09, 2024
X Halts Training AI On EU Users' Posts After Irish Backlash
X Corp., formerly known as Twitter, has agreed to suspend its efforts to train its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok on personal data lifted from public posts made by its users in the European Union, on the heels of Ireland's data protection commission making an urgent appeal to an Irish court to shut down the practice.
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August 09, 2024
Trump Again Appeals Merchan's Gag Order To NY High Court
Former President Donald Trump is again seeking dismissal of a gag order in his criminal hush money case barring him from threatening court and district attorney staff, telling New York's highest court on Thursday that he disagreed with "each and every part" of a recent intermediate appellate court ruling that found threats remained imminent.
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August 09, 2024
Royal Match Game App Fosters Gambling Addiction, Suit Says
A Washington state woman has filed a proposed class action against a Turkish developer, saying it violates state gambling laws with its allegedly addictive Royal Match mobile game that requires players to purchase virtual gold coins for continuous play.
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August 09, 2024
Rugby League's US Subscribers Say Private Info Was Stolen
The international streaming service for Australian professional rugby disclosed personal information to Meta and other parties without the subscribers' knowledge or consent, according to a proposed class action from subscribers filed on Friday in California federal court.
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August 09, 2024
Rural Broadband Cos. Worry FCC Deadlines Are Too Tight
The Federal Communications Commission should seriously consider pushing back deadlines for certain federally funded rural broadband projects so that they mesh with those of the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program, a group of broadband service providers have told the agency.
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August 09, 2024
New Yorker Sues Ice Cream Museum Over Sprinkle Pool Injury
New York City's Museum of Ice Cream is facing a suit from a man who alleges he broke his ankle when he jumped into the museum's "Sprinkle Pool" and is calling the attraction unsafe.
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August 09, 2024
Dem Lawmakers Ask OpenAI To Disclose Safety Processes
Two members of Massachusetts' congressional delegation are calling on OpenAI to provide information about its safety processes and how it handles whistleblowers and conflicts of interest, in a letter to the company.
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August 09, 2024
Wood's Ex-Partner Says Social Posts Threatened His Family
One of three attorneys accusing their former law partner, controversial ex-attorney L. Lin Wood, of defamation took the stand Friday, telling a Georgia federal jury that a payment demand they sent Wood after his firm's dissolution wasn't extortion but was instead an attempt to protect themselves and their families.
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August 09, 2024
Meta Urges Justices To Ax Investors' Risk Disclosure Suit
Meta Platforms Inc. filed its opening brief Friday urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a Ninth Circuit decision that kept alive a class action stemming from the Cambridge Analytica data abuse scandal, arguing that decision would create unnecessary disclosure obligations and encourage "fraud by hindsight" lawsuits.
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August 09, 2024
IP Row Over Beyoncé's 'Renaissance' Sample Dropped
A New Orleans music group has voluntarily dropped its claims accusing Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Sony Music Entertainment and others of infringing the group's copyright in Beyoncé's song "Break My Soul" and her film discussing the world tour of her "Renaissance" album that features the track.
Expert Analysis
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A Healthier Legal Industry Starts With Emotional Intelligence
The legal profession has long been plagued by high rates of mental health issues, in part due to attorneys’ early training and broader societal stereotypes — but developing one’s emotional intelligence is one way to foster positive change, collectively and individually, says attorney Esperanza Franco.
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To Make Your Legal Writing Clear, Emulate A Master Chef
To deliver clear and effective written advocacy, lawyers should follow the model of a fine dining chef — seasoning a foundation of pure facts with punchy descriptors, spicing it up with analogies, refining the recipe and trimming the fat — thus catering to a sophisticated audience of decision-makers, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.
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Circuit Judge Writes An Opinion, AI Helps: What Now?
Last week's Eleventh Circuit opinion in Snell v. United Specialty Insurance, notable for a concurrence outlining the use of artificial intelligence to evaluate a term's common meaning, is hopefully the first step toward developing a coherent basis for the judiciary's generative AI use, says David Zaslowsky at Baker McKenzie.
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9th Circ. COVID 'Cure' Case Shows Perks Of Puffery Defense
The Ninth Circuit's March decision in a case surrounding a company's statements about a potential COVID-19 cure may encourage defendants to assert puffery defenses in securities fraud cases, particularly in those involving optimistic statements about breakthrough drugs that are still untested, say attorneys at Cahill Gordon.
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FTC Hearing On Fake Review Rule Stressed Compliance Costs
The Federal Trade Commission is likely to finalize its proposed rule to prohibit marketers from using deceptive practices in their product reviews after an informal hearing covered arguments over whether costs of implementing the rule, such as review moderation and software maintenance, would be minimal, says Jeffrey Edelstein at Manatt.
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BF Borgers Clients Should Review Compliance, Liability
After the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recently announced enforcement proceedings against audit firm BF Borgers for fabricating audit documentation for hundreds of public companies, those companies will need to follow special procedures for disclosure and reporting — and may need to prepare for litigation from the plaintiffs bar, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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Perspectives
Trauma-Informed Legal Approaches For Pro Bono Attorneys
As National Trauma Awareness Month ends, pro bono attorneys should nevertheless continue to acknowledge the mental and physical effects of trauma, allowing them to better represent clients, and protect themselves from compassion fatigue and burnout, say Katherine Cronin at Stinson and Katharine Manning at Blackbird.
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Series
Playing Music Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My deep and passionate involvement in playing, writing and producing music equipped me with skills — like creativity, improvisation and problem-solving — that contribute to the success of my legal career, says attorney Kenneth Greene.
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How AI Cos. Can Cope With Shifting Copyright Landscape
In the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, recent legal disputes have focused on the utilization of copyrighted material to train algorithms, meaning companies should be aware of fair use implications and possible licensing solutions for AI users, say Michael Hobbs and Justin Tilghman at Troutman Pepper.
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How Attys Can Avoid Pitfalls When Withdrawing From A Case
The Trump campaign's recent scuffle over its bid to replace its counsel in a pregnancy retaliation suit offers a chance to remind attorneys that many troubles inherent in withdrawing from a case can be mitigated or entirely avoided by communicating with clients openly and frequently, says Christopher Konneker at Orsinger Nelson.
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How Real Estate Cos. Can Protect Their IP In The Metaverse
The rise of virtual and augmented reality creates new intellectual property challenges and opportunities for real estate owners, but certain steps, including conducting a diligence investigation to develop an understanding of current obligations, can help companies mitigate IP issues in the metaverse, says George Pavlik at Levenfeld Pearlstein.
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Using A Children's Book Approach In Firm Marketing Content
From “The Giving Tree” to “Where the Wild Things Are,” most children’s books are easy to remember because they use simple words and numbers to tell stories with a human impact — a formula law firms should emulate in their marketing content to stay front of mind for potential clients, says Seema Desai Maglio at The Found Word.
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Influencer Considerations As FINRA Initiates Crackdown
To avert risks when evaluating influencer and referral programs, firms should assess the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's recent settlements involving the supervision of social media tastemakers, as well as recent FINRA guidance in this area, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.
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Series
Being An EMT Makes Me A Better Lawyer
While some of my experiences as an emergency medical technician have been unusually painful and searing, the skills I’ve learned — such as triage, empathy and preparedness — are just as useful in my work as a restructuring lawyer, says Marshall Huebner at Davis Polk.
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15 Quick Tips For Uncovering And Mitigating Juror Biases
As highlighted by the recent jury selection process in the criminal hush money trial against former President Donald Trump, juror bias presents formidable challenges for defendants, and attorneys must employ proactive strategies — both new and old — to blunt its impact, say Monica Delgado and Jonathan Harris at Harris St. Laurent.