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August 27, 2025
Investors Accuse Suns Owner Of Undermining Minority Stakes
Two groups holding minority stakes in the NBA's Phoenix Suns and WNBA's Phoenix Mercury sued for company documents in Delaware's Court of Chancery Wednesday, alleging there is a lack of transparency and majority owner Mat Ishbia is attempting to dilute their investment.
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August 27, 2025
Ga. Law Firm's Fee Fight With Broker-Dealer Moved To Mich.
A Georgia federal judge moved an Atlanta-area law firm's suit accusing a Michigan-based investment firm of failing to pay $180,000 in legal fees to the Great Lakes State after finding there is no evidence linking the Michigan-based company's Georgia branches to the alleged breach of contract.
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August 27, 2025
IP Atty Challenges 'Pittance' Valuation Of Ex-Partners' Names
A longtime Connecticut intellectual property lawyer who left Ohlandt Greeley Ruggiero & Perle LLP to launch his own firm says the names of two deceased partners are worth more to a remaining attorney than an expert's proposed 2% licensing fee, arguing the names achieved "celebrity status" in the IP community.
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August 27, 2025
Co-Founder Says Weapons Tech Co. Undercut Stock Buy
A co-founder of Armaments Research Co. sued the artificial intelligence-enabled weapons sensor company in North Carolina's business court, alleging that it failed to abide by their agreement to buy back his founding shares after he left the company.
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August 27, 2025
Faegre Drinker Says Investor Can't Call Biz Loss Malpractice
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP told a New Jersey state court this week that a malpractice suit it faces from a real estate investor is nothing more than an attempt by the investor to shift responsibility for a failed investment.
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August 26, 2025
Uber Eats To Pay Couriers $15M To End Seattle's Wage Claims
Uber Eats has inked a $15 million settlement to end allegations that it flouted the city of Seattle's worker protection laws by failing to pay drivers what they were promised, including bonus earnings and minimum payments for canceled fares.
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August 26, 2025
AI Copyright Licensing Is Helping To Fuel Tech's Evolution
While courts wrestle with fair use questions around artificial intelligence training, legal experts say the growing number of licensing deals between tech companies and copyright owners is setting market norms for accessing the troves of content needed across rapidly evolving AI applications.
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August 26, 2025
Joy Dish Soap Maker Scrubs $12M Suit Against Conn. PE Firm
The Michigan company that formerly manufactured Joy Dish Soap is scrubbing two of its lawsuits against a Connecticut private equity firm, Piney Lake Capital Management LP, that claimed the latter soiled a deal to produce the soap after purchasing the brand from Procter & Gamble.
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August 26, 2025
Golf Teachers' Org Looks To Arbitrate Trademark Dispute
A U.S.-based organization that trains and certifies golf teaching professionals urged a Florida federal court to order its Chinese counterpart to arbitrate a trademark dispute, saying the Hong Kong-based group is misusing its logos and selling unauthorized merchandise.
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August 26, 2025
Anthropic, Authors Reach Deal In AI Copyright Cases
Artificial intelligence developer Anthropic said Tuesday it has inked a deal to end copyright litigation from authors who allege that their works were illegally obtained to train the company's large language model, Claude.
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August 26, 2025
'Belief' Insufficient For Trade Secrets Claims, NC Biz Judge Says
A trio of healthcare and real estate companies couldn't secure a preliminary injunction meant to prevent their former CEOs from disclosing or using alleged trade secrets, as North Carolina's business court ruled the amended complaint relied too heavily "on information and belief."
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August 26, 2025
Reinsurer Says Aspen Owes Over $400M For Breaches
A Bermuda-based reinsurer told a Connecticut state court that Aspen Insurance entities have continually breached their contractual obligations under a 2022 reinsurance agreement resulting in over $400 million in damages.
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August 26, 2025
Credit Union Wants Ex-CEO's Latest Wage Claims Trimmed
Sound Federal Credit Union wants a Connecticut Superior Court judge to trim its former CEO's recently revamped employment lawsuit, saying defamation and failure to pay wages claims should be removed from his complaint before his breach of contract claim advances.
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August 26, 2025
NY Judge In NFL Case May Hold No-Show Atty In Contempt
The Manhattan federal judge presiding over a high-profile racial discrimination lawsuit against the NFL said Tuesday she will initiate a contempt proceeding against a California lawyer who failed to appear to further explain an erroneous filing that stated he could practice in New York.
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August 26, 2025
Studio Mogul Demands Jury In $2.8M Mohegan Sun Debt Suit
A former Hollywood studio mogul told a Connecticut state court that the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority lured him into accumulating nearly $5 million in debt, knowing he was a "problem gambler," and now incorrectly wants to pursue its collection case against him without a jury.
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August 26, 2025
MLB Players, DraftKings Eyeing IP Suit Settlement
An MLB players association and sports betting company DraftKings Inc. are engaged in settlement talks to resolve claims that the athletes' images are being used without permission to promote the gambling platform, according to a recent court filing.
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August 25, 2025
LA Atty Used Client Trust Acct. To Hide $2.1M Bribe, Jury Told
A California divorce attorney accepted a $2.1 million bribe from a Swiss oil company related to his work in Nigeria and laundered the money through his U.S. client trust account, a prosecutor told a federal jury in Los Angeles on Monday during opening statements in the attorney's criminal trial.
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August 25, 2025
Nationstar Loan Payoff Statement Fees OK'd By Wash. Judge
A Washington federal judge has sided with Nationstar in a proposed class action alleging illegal fees, recognizing the home loan servicer is allowed to charge a "reasonable fee" for expedited delivery of a loan payoff statement upon request.
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August 25, 2025
Shipbuilder Fights Subpoena In Baltimore Bridge Collapse
A South Korean shipbuilding giant said it has no ties to Pennsylvania and shouldn't be forced to appear for depositions in connection with a case brought by the Singaporean owner and manager of the container ship that slammed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge and triggered its collapse last year.
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August 25, 2025
Epic Says Google Ought To Pay Up For Play Store Fight
While Google is busy appealing a ruling mandating that it open up its Play store, Epic Games isn't waiting to ask a California federal judge to order the technology titan to pay the $180 million in legal bills it racked up over the course of the five-year court battle.
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August 25, 2025
Curaleaf Units Appealing $32M Pot Farm Verdict In 6th Circ.
Two Curaleaf units have turned to the Sixth Circuit in their effort to unravel a $32 million verdict over claims they breached their contract with a cannabis farm, the next phase in the already four-year-old legal battle.
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August 25, 2025
Construction Co. Can't Narrow Discovery In OT Dispute
A Michigan federal court on Monday refused to reconsider its decision allowing a worker to conduct classwide discovery in his overtime suit against a construction company, saying that the company could have pointed to a ruling in a similar case earlier.
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August 25, 2025
Radiology Co. Wants Arbitral Award Nixed Over 'Legal Fiction'
A Georgia-based radiology provider has urged a federal court to nix an arbitral award rejecting its $2 million fraud claim against an Indian company, saying the arbitrator "manufactured a legal fiction out of whole cloth."
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August 25, 2025
DOJ Wants $10.5M From Convicted Nursing Exec For Fraud
U.S. Department of Justice prosecutors asked a Nevada federal judge Friday for a $10.5 million preliminary forfeiture order against a nurse staffing executive convicted of wage-fixing, an amount that matches what he was paid for his staffing company after deceiving the buyer into thinking there was no criminal antitrust investigation.
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August 25, 2025
UMG Fights Salt-N-Pepa's IP Suit Over Masters
UMG Recordings Inc. urged a New York federal court Friday to toss Salt-N-Pepa's suit demanding the copyrights for several of their hip-hop hits, including "Push It" and "Let's Talk About Sex," arguing the artists can't terminate UMG's grant of rights, and even if they could, UMG can still exploit derivative remixes.
Expert Analysis
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Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win
Attorneys have a tendency to overestimate litigation risk before summary judgment and underestimate risk after it, but an eight-stage litigation framework can clarify risk at different points and help litigators reassess what true success looks like in any particular case, says Joshua Libling at Arcadia Finance.
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Mass Arbitration Procedures After Faulty Live Nation Ruling
Despite the Ninth Circuit's flawed reasoning in Heckman v. Live Nation, the exceptional allegations of collusive conduct shouldn't be read to restrict arbitration providers that have adopted good faith procedures to ensure that consumer mass arbitrations can be efficiently resolved on the merits, says Collin Vierra at Eimer Stahl.
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Proactively Managing Tariff Impacts On Megaprojects
President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs may compound the complexity, duration and risks associated with financing and building large-scale infrastructure projects — so owners and contractors should plan to take possible tariff-related cost and schedule overruns into account when drafting contracts, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.
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US-China Deal Considerations Amid Cross-Border Uncertainty
With China seemingly set to respond to the incoming U.S. administration's call for strategic decoupling and tariffs, companies on both sides of the Pacific should explore deals and internal changes to mitigate risks and overcome hurdles to their strategic plans, say attorneys at Covington.
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Considering The Status Of The US Doctrine Of Patent Misuse
A recent Ninth Circuit decision and a U.K. Court of Appeal decision demonstrate the impact that the U.S. Supreme Court's 2015 decision in Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment has had on the principle that post-patent-expiration royalty payments amount to patent misuse, not only in the U.S. but in English courts as well, say attorneys at Covington.
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Series
Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My experience playing rugby, including a near-fatal accident, has influenced my legal practice on a professional, organizational and personal level by showing me the importance of maintaining empathy, fostering team empowerment and embracing the art of preparation, says James Gillenwater at Greenberg Traurig.
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Reviewing 2024's Evolving EdTech Privacy Regulations
Lawmakers are trying to keep up with the privacy and security risks of the increasingly prevalent education technology, with last year's developments including the Federal Trade Commission's proposed amendments to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, and the U.S. Senate passing two new children's privacy acts, say attorneys at McDermott.
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Opinion
No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.
A recent study claimed that litigation funders have “fled” Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.
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Top 10 Noncompete Developments Of 2024
Following an eventful year in noncompete law at both state and federal levels, employers can no longer rely on a court's willingness to blue-pencil overbroad agreements and are proceeding at their own peril if they do not thoughtfully review and carefully enforce such agreements, say attorneys at Faegre Drinker.
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5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond
In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.
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Best Practices To Find Del. Earnout Provisions That Hold Up
Recent Delaware earnout litigation illustrates the need for careful drafting and proactive planning to avoid later divergent interpretations of the signed contract, and a series of drafting tips can help, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.
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UBS Ruling Shows SDNY's Pro-Award Confirmation Stance
A New York federal court's recent ruling upholding an arbitration award in Lakah v. UBS, a long-running dispute over a bond debt default, serves as a reminder that New York courts carry a strong presumption toward binding parties to arbitration agreements and enforcing arbitral awards, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.
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Celebs' Suits Show Limits Of Calif. Anti-SLAPP Laws
Two recent cases including Amanda Ghost v. Rebel Wilson and Leviss v. Sandoval highlight the delicate balancing act courts must perform in weighing free speech against privacy and reputational harm under California's robust anti-strategic lawsuit against public participation laws, say attorneys at Nixon Peabody.
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Where Payments Law And Regulation Are Headed In 2025
The Trump administration will likely bring significant changes to payments regulations in 2025, but maintaining internal compliance efforts in the absence of robust federal oversight will remain key as state authorities and private plaintiffs step into the breach, say attorneys at Stinson.
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2 Cases May Signal Where FTC Is Headed On Labor Issues
Two recent Federal Trade Commission challenges to no-hire clauses in agreements between building service firms and their customers include comments by future FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson that may offer insight into the direction the FTC is headed on labor issues, says Michael Wise at Squire Patton.