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August 14, 2025
Anthropic Asks 9th Circ. To Halt AI Copyright Trial For Appeal
Artificial intelligence developer Anthropic has urged the Ninth Circuit to overturn a California federal judge's refusal to delay trial in a copyright lawsuit from authors who allege their works were illegally obtained to train the company's large language model, Claude.
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August 14, 2025
Ga. Management Co. Sues Over Doechii, SiR Festival Deposit
A Georgia entertainment management firm has filed suit against a man and his management company for allegedly failing to secure hip-hop artists Doechii and SiR to perform at a Baltimore music festival despite collecting a more than $185,000 deposit for that purpose.
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August 14, 2025
Justices Allow Mississippi's Social Media Age Verification Law
The U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday that social media giants like Facebook, X, YouTube and Reddit must comply with a Mississippi law that requires platforms to verify users' ages and obtain parental consent before minors can create accounts, while the companies challenge its constitutionality.
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August 14, 2025
2nd Circ. Denies NFL Arbitration In Flores Case
Fired Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores won efforts to keep his racial discrimination claims against the NFL in federal court, with the Second Circuit finding Thursday that the league cannot force him into arbitration because the organization has unilateral control over the process.
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August 14, 2025
2nd Circ. Affirms Sanctions In Abandoned Suit Against Dylan
In a precedential ruling, the Second Circuit upheld limited fee sanctions imposed by a Manhattan federal judge against attorneys found to have violated a discovery order and committed other wrongs, despite having been warned, in a now-abandoned sexual assault suit against Bob Dylan.
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August 13, 2025
DC Circ. Upholds Toss Of Video Privacy Suit Against Paper
The D.C. Circuit has refused to revive a proposed class action accusing the Washington Examiner of illegally sharing website visitors' video-viewing information with Meta, finding that the plaintiff had failed to show that she "subscribed" to the content that she accessed online rather than through her newsletter subscription.
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August 13, 2025
Whoop's Health Tracker Accused Of Sharing Users' Data
Health and wellness company Whoop Inc., whose wearable devices track and collect users' heart rate, movement, blood pressure and other health metrics, is secretly sharing that data and other user information with an undisclosed third party, according to a proposed class action filed Wednesday in California federal court.
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August 13, 2025
Match Group To Pay $14M, Simplify Cancellations In FTC Deal
Dating app developer Match Group Inc. will pay $14 million and has agreed to simplify its account cancellation process and cease locking consumers out of paid-for accounts to resolve the Federal Trade Commission's claims launched against it nearly six years ago.
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August 13, 2025
Paramount Investor Gabelli Sues Redstone, Skydance In Del.
A fund of Paramount Global investor Mario Gabelli sued National Amusements Inc. successor Harbor Lights Entertainment, Shari Redstone and others in Delaware's Court of Chancery on Wednesday, seeking damages tied to the recently closed $8.4 billion Paramount-Skydance Media merger.
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August 13, 2025
Carmen Electra, Other Models End Suit With Strip Clubs
A group of models including Carmen Electra have officially dropped their lawsuit claiming that a trio of Philadelphia strip clubs misappropriated their likenesses for advertisements, according to filings in Pennsylvania federal court Wednesday.
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August 13, 2025
FCC Waives Local Radio Ownership Cap In East Texas
The Federal Communications Commission will allow an acquisition of several commercial FM radio stations in east Texas to go through by waiving the agency's local ownership cap, the agency said Wednesday.
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August 13, 2025
OpenAI, Microsoft Beat Musk's RICO Claims In For-Profit Fight
OpenAI and Microsoft again beat Elon Musk's racketeering claims in his lawsuit challenging OpenAI's now-abandoned pivot to a for-profit enterprise, after a California federal judge said Tuesday the amended allegations do not provide details on how the companies ran the enterprise through a pattern of racketeering activity.
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August 13, 2025
Media Matters Judge 'Troubled' By FTC Subpoena Args
A D.C. federal judge reacted with incredulity Wednesday to Federal Trade Commission arguments that Media Matters can't challenge a subpoena unless the agency itself sues to enforce it, adding during a hearing that the FTC can't ignore its current leadership's recent history of targeting progressives.
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August 13, 2025
Cloud Services Co. Asks FCC To Grant Numbering Access
OXIO Inc. is seeking to bring its cloud-based telecom services to the U.S. market, but needs the Federal Communications Commission to authorize the mobile numbers its customers would use.
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August 13, 2025
EBay, Former Execs Must Face Bulk Of Harassment Case
A Massachusetts federal judge has trimmed some defamation and damages claims brought by a pair of bloggers against online retailer eBay in a lawsuit over the company's alleged campaign of retaliation over their coverage, but will allow most of the case to proceed to trial.
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August 13, 2025
Tribe Says Studio Mogul Can't Demand Jury In $2.8M Debt Suit
The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority says a former Hollywood studio mogul can't ask a jury to hear a $2.8 million gaming debt lawsuit because tribal law does not allow civil jury trials and because the indebted gambler's defenses don't qualify for a jury trial in Connecticut state court, either.
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August 13, 2025
Rising Star: Covington's David Lefebvre
Covington & Burling LLP's David Lefebvre's practice sits at the center of the changing landscape of media and entertainment programming and includes participating in forming the recent multibillion-dollar Disney joint venture with Reliance Industries in India, earning him a spot among the practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 13, 2025
Cardi B Should Have To Drop Song From Album, Musicians Say
Two music creators who claim Cardi B's song "Enough (Miami)" infringed a song they wrote in 2021 want a Texas federal court to force her to leave the hit off her upcoming album, saying there would be more harm to them than her if the song went on the record.
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August 13, 2025
Flores Cites Gruden's Win Averting Arbitration In NFL Suit
Fired former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores sent a letter to the Second Circuit arguing the recent decision by the Nevada Supreme Court not to send the dispute of former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden to arbitration is pertinent to his efforts to avoid arbitration in his discrimination lawsuit against the NFL.
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August 12, 2025
Meta Privacy Verdict Raises Stakes For Website Data Tracking
A California federal jury's move to hold Meta accountable for unauthorized receipt of sensitive health data gathered through a popular online tracking tool strengthens website users' position in these disputes and should prompt companies to revisit their data collection and sharing practices, even as the social media giant fights the decision.
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August 12, 2025
Ex-Raiders Coach Keeps Claims Over NFL Leak In Open Court
Former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden will get to keep his claims of character assassination against the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell out of arbitration, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled in a split decision, with the majority calling the contract unconscionable.
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August 12, 2025
Carriers Must State If Phones They Sell Are Locked, FCC Told
Mobile phone carriers should have to clearly state whether the phones they're selling are carrier "locked" and if so for how long a customer will be locked in with that phone company, the Federal Communications Commission heard recently.
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August 12, 2025
Google Wants Epic Order Paused For Potential High Court Bid
Google has asked the Ninth Circuit to keep an order requiring it to allow more competition for the Play Store on Android devices on hold while it seeks a rehearing, and potentially a review by the Supreme Court, in the antitrust case being brought by Fortnite developer Epic Games.
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August 12, 2025
SAG-AFTRA Health Plan Members Settle Data Breach Suit
SAG-AFTRA Health Plan members who said their sensitive personal and medical information was compromised following a September data breach told a California federal judge Tuesday that they have reached a settlement in principle to resolve the proposed class action accusing the plan of lacking adequate security measures to stop the event.
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August 12, 2025
Amazon's 'Dark Patterns' Expert Nixed From FTC Prime Suit
Amazon.com Inc. is down a key expert witness after a Washington federal judge ruled that an engineering consultant has offered nothing but his expertise and experience to argue the Federal Trade Commission wrongly accuses the retail giant of using "dark patterns" to trick users into Prime subscriptions.
Expert Analysis
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Series
Playing Beach Volleyball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My commitment to beach volleyball has become integral to my performance as an attorney, with the sport continually reminding me that teamwork, perseverance, professionalism and stress management are essential to both undertakings, says Amy Drushal at Trenam.
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US Soccer Win Shows Value Of Defining 'Relevant Market'
Despite U.S. Soccer's successful defense against North American Soccer League's antitrust allegations, sports leagues should continue to be mindful of risks posed by hierarchical structures since the New York federal judge in that suit found a triable issue of fact on the relevant markets issue, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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If Elphaba Had Signed A Restrictive Covenant In 'Wicked'
Following the recent big-screen release of "Wicked," employers should consider how the tale might have ended if the Wizard of Oz had made Elphaba sign a restrictive covenant agreement, which would have placed clear limitations on her ability to challenge his regime, says Emily Wajert at Sidley.
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How Law Firms Can Counteract The Loneliness Epidemic
The legal industry is facing an urgent epidemic of loneliness, affecting lawyer well-being, productivity, retention and profitability, and law firm leaders should take concrete steps to encourage the development of genuine workplace connections, says Michelle Gomez at Littler and Gwen Mellor Romans at Herald Talent.
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5 Keys To Building Stronger Attorney-Client Relationships
Attorneys are often focused on being seen as the expert, but bonding with clients and prospects by sharing a few key personal details provides the basis for a caring, trusted and profoundly deeper business relationship, says Deb Feder at Feder Development.
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Justices' TikTok Ruling May Pose Threat To Online Expression
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent landmark ruling upholding a federal law mandating TikTok's forced divestiture in the name of data security may embolden digital censorship agendas worldwide, says IP lawyer Bahram Jafari.
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What SDNY Judge Can And Can't Do In Adams Case
The federal judge in the Southern District of New York overseeing the criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams deferred making a decision on the government's motion to dismiss the indictment, and while he does have limited authority to deny the motion, that would ultimately be a futile gesture, says Ethan Greenberg at Anderson Kill.
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What Reuters Ruling Means For AI Fair Use And Copyright
A Delaware federal court's recent decision in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence is not likely to have lasting effect in view of the avalanche of artificial intelligence decisions to come, but the court made two points that will resonate with copyright owners who are disputing technology companies' unlicensed use of copyright-protected materials to train generative AI models, says David Ben-Meir at Ben-Meir Law Group.
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Opinion
NFT Bill Needs Refining To Effectively Regulate Digital Assets
A recent bill in the U.S. House proposing to regulate nonfungible tokens as digital assets would leave key concepts undefined until the U.S. comptroller general completes an after-the-fact study of NFTs, showing it needs more work before it is comprehensive enough to meaningfully protect the market, say attorneys at Duane Morris.
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McMahon SEC Settlement Warns Of Nondisclosure's Price
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent financial nondisclosure settlement with former WWE CEO Vince McMahon illustrates the breadth of executives' reimbursement obligations under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and highlights the importance of building robust internal corporate reporting processes, say attorneys at BCLP.
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Series
Racing Corvettes Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The skills I use when racing Corvettes have enhanced my legal practice in several ways, because driving, like practicing law, requires precision, awareness and a good set of brakes — complete with the wisdom to know how and when to use them, says Kat Mateo at Olshan Frome.
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Questions Remain After Justices' Narrow E-Rate FCA Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Wisconsin Bell, holding that requests for reimbursement from the Federal Communications Commission's E-Rate program are subject to False Claims Act liability, resolves one important question but leaves several others open, says Jason Neal at HWG.
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Opinion
Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence
Given the Trump administration's recent moves threatening the independence of the judiciary, including efforts to impeach judges who ruled against executive actions, lawyers must protect the rule of law and resist attempts to dilute the judicial branch’s authority, says attorney Bhavleen Sabharwal.
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Colo. Anti-SLAPP Cases Highlight Dismiss Standard Disparity
A pair of recent decisions from the Colorado Court of Appeals highlights two disparate standards for courts evaluating anti-SLAPP motions: one that requires a court to accept the plaintiff's evidence as true and another that allows the court to assess its merits, says Jacob Hollars at Spencer Fane.
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Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
“No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.