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September 25, 2025
NJ Amusement Park Co. Won't Get Hearing On Shore Project
New Jersey appeals court found Thursday that a Jersey Shore amusement park owner isn't entitled to a hearing before an agency that approved a grant making way for a luxury housing and retail development on the site of a nearby parking lot.
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September 25, 2025
Broadcasters Ask FCC To Junk Radio Ownership Caps
The broadcast industry, after convincing a court this year to jettison some local TV ownership limits, is trying to convince the Federal Communications Commission that it's also time for radio ownership caps to go.
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September 25, 2025
Trump SPAC Ex-CEO Wins $1.5M Legal Fee Advance In Del.
Saying the court was wary of second-guessing attorney judgment in legal fee advancement billings, a Delaware magistrate in chancery has rejected most challenges to $1.5 million in fee claims by a former CEO of Donald Trump-tied blank check company Digital World Acquisition Corp.
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September 25, 2025
Amazon To Pay $2.5B To End FTC's Prime Claims Midtrial
Amazon has agreed to a landmark $2.5 billion settlement to end the Federal Trade Commission's consumer protection case targeting its Prime subscription program, the commission announced Thursday, just days into what was expected to be a monthlong trial.
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September 24, 2025
Boies Schiller Partner Admits AI Errors In Scientology Case
A Boies Schiller Flexner LLP partner representing women who allege the Church of Scientology harassed them for reporting convicted actor Daniel Masterson's sexual assaults has asked a California appeals court to strike a brief containing artificial intelligence-generated citation errors, saying he "very much regrets" the errors, but they shouldn't impact his clients' case.
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September 24, 2025
Google Ad Tech Judge Ponders If Order Without Sale Is Enough
A Virginia federal judge wondered aloud Wednesday if it's necessary to break up Google LLC's advertising placement technology business, or if she can address the monopolies targeted by the U.S. Department of Justice through a "strict set of requirements."
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September 24, 2025
Ticketmaster, LA Sued For Sabotaging Kingston Trio Concerts
A concert promoter for the current iteration of the Kingston Trio has filed suit in California federal court, accusing the city of Los Angeles, the Greek Theater and Ticketmaster of sabotaging the folk and pop group's concerts in late 2024, including by making it hard for its older fan base to buy tickets.
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September 24, 2025
Ex-Amazon Worker Said Docs Could Lose FTC Suit, Jury Told
An Amazon user experience researcher told a colleague in 2024 that documentation of consumers' frustration with the Prime sign-up process "will be the thing that loses the case" for the company if a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit were to reach trial, according to a message shown to a Seattle federal jury Wednesday.
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September 24, 2025
Google, Flo To Pay Combined $56M To End Data Privacy Suit
Google LLC will shell out $48 million and app developer Flo Health Inc. will pay $8 million to resolve a class action over the popular menstrual tracking app's allegedly unlawful sharing of sensitive health data with Google and others through online tracking tools, according to documents filed by the app's users in California federal court.
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September 24, 2025
Team Owner Fights PR Baseball League's Fresh Dismissal Bid
The former owner of a Puerto Rican baseball team told a federal judge this week that the court has already decided it is the proper forum for his antitrust lawsuit, and it should reject the defendant's motion to shift the dispute back to a local venue.
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September 24, 2025
Judge Denies Tron Founder's Bid To Block Bloomberg Report
A Delaware federal judge declined to direct Bloomberg LP to remove reporting about Justin Sun's crypto holdings for now in an opinion that said he remains unconvinced the media outlet made any promise of confidentiality to the Tron founder.
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September 24, 2025
Swimmers, Divers Rip School, NIL Deal After Team Dropped
Four former swimming and diving team members at California Polytechnic State University have filed objections in federal court to the NCAA's $2.78 billion name, image and likeness settlement, after university officials pointed to the financial consequences of the settlement as the reason the swimming and diving program was eliminated.
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September 24, 2025
Standard General Founder Taking FCC Bias Suit To DC Circ.
Hedge fund manager Soo Kim is taking his allegations that the Federal Communications Commission and a cadre of media players were part of a racist conspiracy to kill his $8.6 billion merger with broadcaster Tegna Inc. to the D.C. Circuit after a lower court kiboshed the claims last month.
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September 24, 2025
Media Co. To Pay $406K Over Ex-Exec's Severance Dispute
A New Jersey federal judge has ordered the publisher of US Weekly, the National Enquirer and other magazines to pay nearly $406,000 to a former executive who claimed he was denied severance benefits after being terminated without cause.
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September 24, 2025
Kirkland, Willkie Steer IAS' $1.9B 'AI-First' Sale To Novacap
Integral Ad Science, a global digital media measurement and optimization company, said Wednesday that it has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Novacap in an all-cash transaction valued at about $1.9 billion, with Kirkland & Ellis LLP advising IAS and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP guiding Novacap.
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September 24, 2025
Comcast Loses Challenge To Labor Dept. ALJs' Authority
Comcast Corp. can't force a pair of former executives and the U.S. Department of Labor to sue in federal court, after a Virginia federal judge found that handing a Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower case to an administrative law judge did not violate the company's Seventh Amendment rights.
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September 24, 2025
IP Feud Over 'Shark Tank'-Backed Comb Settles Before Trial
The inventor of a hair-twisting system that was featured on an episode of "Shark Tank" and received an investment from celebrity businessman Mark Cuban has settled patent infringement claims with a rival a week before the two were to go to trial.
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September 24, 2025
Mobile Cos. Claim Chilling Effect From Local Permitting
Wireless industry players are having problems with local permitting that would be fixed by the Federal Communications Commission's new proposal, which would use federal preemption to help companies clear permitting hurdles, according to a major trade group.
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September 24, 2025
Let States Use Leftover BEAD Funds, Sen. Wicker Says
States should be able to use money left over from federal grants aimed at broadband deployment for other projects to boost high-tech growth, a Republican senator said.
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September 24, 2025
Judge Sends Pandora IP Claims Back To Special Master
A California federal judge has sent summary judgment motions from online radio service Pandora Media and a group of comedians back to a special master for further consideration after it was previously recommended that Pandora prevail.
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September 23, 2025
Industry Witnesses In Google Ad Tech Case Not 'That Helpful'
A Virginia federal judge tightened the leash Tuesday on the U.S. Department of Justice and Google fight over the company's advertising placement technology business, expressing dissatisfaction with non-technical industry witnesses testifying about the benefits and costs of a government breakup proposal.
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September 23, 2025
Italy's Telecom Regulator Seeks 'Back Door' Network Fees
As debate rages in the U.S. about whether to help pay for broadband network deployment by imposing fees on streamers and Big Tech, an Italian regulator is getting around an EU restriction on so-called network fees by reclassifying content delivery networks as "electronic communications networks," an industry group warned.
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September 23, 2025
Amazon Prime Trapped Consumers, FTC Tells Seattle Jury
Amazon knew for years that millions of people were inadvertently enrolling in its Prime subscription program because of its design choices but prioritized boosting membership counts over fixing the problem, the Federal Trade Commission told a Seattle federal jury on Tuesday, kicking off a long-awaited consumer protection trial against the e-commerce giant.
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September 23, 2025
NY Feds Say Ex-Finance Exec Stole $8M From Brand Co.
The former finance director of Area 17 was arrested Tuesday and accused of pilfering $8.2 million from the multinational brand management and media company by using his extensive control over its financial systems to embezzle funds from the firm over a 10-year period.
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September 23, 2025
Alaska Tribe Fights State's Bid To Revive Gaming Case
An Alaskan Native Village is fighting a request by the state to reopen a dispute that rejected the tribe's bid to secure the right to open a bingo hall, telling a D.C. federal court there's nothing to enforce in the matter.
Expert Analysis
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Viral Coldplay Incident Shows Why Workplace Policies Matter
The viral kiss cam incident at a recent Coldplay concert involving a CEO and a human resources executive raises questions about how employers can use their code of conduct or morality clauses to address off-the-clock behavior that may be detrimental to the company's reputation, says Masood Ali at Segal McCambridge.
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Tracking The Evolving Legal Landscape Of Music Festivals
The legal infrastructure behind music festivals is anything but simple, so attorneys advising clients in this space should be prepared for a wide range of legal challenges, including the unexpected risks that come with live events, says Meesha Moulton at Meesha Moulton Law.
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Series
Creating Botanical Art Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Pressing and framing plants that I grow has shown me that pursuing an endeavor that brings you joy can lead to surprising benefits for a legal career, including mental clarity, perspective and even a bit of humility, says Douglas Selph at Morris Manning.
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Reddit v. Anthropic Is A Defining Moment In The AI Data Race
The recent lawsuit filed by Reddit against Anthropic in California state court marks a pivotal moment in the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence by sidestepping a typical copyright dispute, focusing instead on the enforceability of online terms of service and ownership of the digital commons, says William Galkin at Galkin Law.
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Opinion
The Legal Education Status Quo Is No Longer Tenable
As underscored by the fallout from California’s February bar exam, legal education and licensure are tethered to outdated systems, and the industry must implement several key reforms to remain relevant and responsive to 21st century legal needs, says Matthew Nehmer at The Colleges of Law.
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Unpacking Notable Details From FTC's 'AI Washing' Cases
The Federal Trade Commission has brought many cases involving allegedly deceptive artificial intelligence claims over the past couple of years, illustrating overlooked aspects of AI washing generally and a few new types of AI marketing claims that may line up in regulatory crosshairs down the road, says Michael Atleson at DLA Piper.
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Justices' Age Verification Ruling May Lead To More State Laws
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton ruling, permitting a Texas law requiring certain websites to verify users’ ages, significantly expands states' ability to regulate minors’ social media access, further complicating the patchwork of internet privacy laws, say attorneys at Troutman.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Relevance Redactions
In recent cases addressing redactions that parties sought to apply based on the relevance of information — as opposed to considerations of privilege — courts have generally limited a party’s ability to withhold nonresponsive or irrelevant material, providing a few lessons for discovery strategy, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Opinion
Section 1983 Has Promise After End Of Nationwide Injunctions
After the U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down the practice of nationwide injunctions in Trump v. Casa, Section 1983 civil rights suits can provide a better pathway to hold the government accountable — but this will require reforms to qualified immunity, says Marc Levin at the Council on Criminal Justice.
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Courts Redefining Software As Product Generates New Risks
A recent wave of litigation against social media platforms, chatbot developers and ride-hailing companies has some courts straying from the traditional view of software as a service to redefining software as a product, with significant implications for strict liability exposure, say attorneys at Reed Smith.
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Trump's 2nd Term Puts Merger Remedies Back On The Table
In contrast with the Biden administration, the second Trump administration has signaled a renewed willingness to resolve merger enforcement concerns through remedies from the outset, particularly when the proposed fix is structural, clearly addresses the harm and does not require burdensome oversight, say attorneys at Cooley.
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Reel Justice: 'Oh, Hi!' Teaches Attys To Return To The Statute
The new dark comedy film “Oh, Hi!” — depicting a romantic vacation that turns into an inadvertent kidnapping — should remind criminal practitioners to always reread the statute to avoid assumptions, meet their ethical duties and finesse their trial strategy, says Veronica Finkelstein at Wilmington University School of Law.
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What To Know About NCAA Deal's Arbitration Provisions
Kathryn Hester at Jones Walker discusses the key dispute resolution provisions of the NCAA's recently approved class action settlement that allows for complex revenue sharing with college athletes, breaking down the arbitration stipulations and explaining how the Northern District of California will handle certain enforcement, administration, implementation and interpretation disputes.
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Opinion
Premerger Settlements Don't Meet Standard For Bribery
Claims that Paramount’s decision to settle a lawsuit with President Donald Trump while it was undergoing a premerger regulatory review amounts to a quid pro quo misconstrue bribery law and ignore how modern legal departments operate, says Ediberto Román at the Florida International University College of Law.
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Series
Playing Soccer Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Soccer has become a key contributor to how I approach my work, and the lessons I’ve learned on the pitch about leadership, adaptability, resilience and communication make me better at what I do every day in my legal career, says Whitney O’Byrne at MoFo.