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May 02, 2025
Spyware Maker NSO Can't Cite Zuck In WhatsApp Hack Trial
The California federal judge overseeing the damages trial to determine how much Israeli spyware-maker NSO Group owes for hacking 1,400 WhatsApp users' devices on Friday beefed up many jury instructions in Meta Platforms Inc.'s favor, and also barred NSO from invoking Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and ex-Meta executive Sheryl Sandberg to defend itself.
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May 02, 2025
Gores Group's Latest SPAC Leads 3 IPOs Totaling $792M
Gores Holdings X Inc., the latest of several special purpose acquisition companies formed by private equity firm The Gores Group, began trading Friday after pricing an upsized $312 million IPO, the largest of three new SPAC listings totaling $792 million.
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May 02, 2025
Mozilla Says Google Search Remedies Are Major Threat
A Mozilla executive told a D.C. federal court on Friday that preventing Google from sharing revenue from its search ads would eliminate the nonprofit browser developer's primary source of income.
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May 02, 2025
Epic Says Google, Samsung Can't Ignore Its Earlier Jury Win
In its litigation claiming that Samsung colluded with Google to dodge a Play Store court order, Epic Games has pressed a California federal court to adopt the jury findings from a similar case it won against Google, arguing that there is "little to be gained from relitigating these issues."
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May 02, 2025
DC Circ. Allows Feds To Halt Funding To Int'l Media Outlets
A D.C. Circuit panel has paused a lower court order that restored federal grant funding to international broadcasters while leaving intact other aspects of a ruling preserving the agency that oversees Voice of America.
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May 02, 2025
TikTok Chinese Data Transfers Draw €530M Irish Privacy Fine
Ireland's data protection regulator has hit TikTok with a €530 million ($600 million) penalty for allegedly failing to adequately protect EU users' personal data that it transferred to China, the regulator announced Friday.
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May 02, 2025
Ex-Worker Says DirecTV Fired Her In Biased Force Reduction
DirecTV's former senior director of e-commerce has sued the company in Georgia federal court, alleging she was let go during a workforce reduction because of her age and gender.
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May 02, 2025
Opening Upper C-Band Poses Air Safety Concerns, FCC Told
The Federal Communications Commission needs to scrutinize how a plan to open the upper C-Band airwaves for commercial wireless would affect aircraft safety equipment before moving toward new rules, airline pilots said.
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May 02, 2025
Layoffs, Grant Cutoffs On Hold At Federal Library Agency
Employees of the federal agency that provides grants and resources to public libraries can keep their jobs for now, with a federal judge in Washington, D.C., issuing a temporary restraining order blocking a mass layoff scheduled for May 4 from going into effect.
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May 02, 2025
Pro Golfer Urges 11th Circ. To Revive Media Defamation Suits
A professional golfer urged the Eleventh Circuit on Friday to revive two defamation lawsuits against various news and media publications, saying he was wrongly targeted as the "villain" or "bad boy" of golf due to false accusations of cheating and reports over his defection from the PGA Tour.
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May 02, 2025
Ex-Twitter Execs, Co. Fight Over Musk's Texts Severance Row
Elon Musk, his social media platform X and four former company executives claiming they are owed $200 million in severance told a California federal judge that they disagreed on how the billionaire's phone should be searched for discovery purposes.
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May 02, 2025
This Is Real Life, Site Asking To Ax Grand Theft Auto Suit Says
The developer of the "Grand Theft Auto" video game series cannot decide the rules and consequences for players in real life like it does in virtual environments, a website that sells hacks for video games has told a California federal court, urging it to dismiss copyright and trademark claims from Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.
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May 02, 2025
Trump Media Makes Move To Fla. With Del. Action Pending
Trump Media & Technology Group Corp., the parent company of President Donald Trump's social media platform, has wrapped up its "redomestication" from Delaware to Florida, joining other businesses that have taken what's become known as a "DExit" to other states.
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May 02, 2025
Musk Can Pursue Most Claims Against OpenAI, Microsoft
Microsoft, OpenAI and several of their affiliates cannot escape the bulk of Elon Musk's lawsuit accusing the companies of swindling him by transitioning the ChatGPT maker into a for-profit enterprise, a California federal judge ruled.
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May 02, 2025
X Reneged On Severance Promises, Laid-Off Mass. Workers Say
Six former Twitter employees in Massachusetts who were laid off after Elon Musk purchased and downsized the social networking giant say the company, now called X Corp., broke its promises to pay out severance in line with what was offered before Musk's takeover.
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May 02, 2025
FCC Poised To Pull Plug On Thousands Of 'Inactive' Dockets
The Federal Communications Commission's GOP leader said Friday the agency plans to shut down more than 2,000 regulatory dockets that have become outdated and "inactive."
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May 02, 2025
Trump Denied $53K Atty Fee Award In Central Park 5 Suit
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday denied President Donald Trump's request for $53,000 in attorney fees and costs for his counsel's work in the Central Park Five defamation lawsuit against him over comments made about their prosecution during a presidential debate.
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May 02, 2025
Leave Us Out Of NASCAR's Antitrust Feud, Leagues Tell Court
The National Football League, National Basketball Association and National Hockey League should not be forced to reveal confidential business and financial information as part of a stock-car racing case that has no relevance to them, the major sports leagues told a New York federal court as they tried to dodge a subpoena demand.
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May 02, 2025
Live Nation Antitrust Fight Won't Have Split Damages Phase
A Manhattan federal judge declined Friday to break out a possible monetary damages phase in a suit by federal and state authorities accusing Live Nation of quashing competition in live entertainment, saying the move would be unlikely to streamline the complex case.
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May 02, 2025
Debevoise Guiding Roku On $185M Frndly TV Acquisition
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP advised Roku Inc. on its newly inked agreement to acquire Fenwick & West LLP-guided Frndly TV, a low-cost live TV streaming service, for up to $185 million in cash, as Roku looks to expand its subscription business and bolster live TV offerings.
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May 02, 2025
Warner Music Sues DSW Alleging Unauthorized Song Use
A group of music recording companies under the Warner Music Group banner hit DSW with a copyright infringement lawsuit in Ohio federal court, accusing the shoe retailer of using the labels' music in social media marketing videos without permission.
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May 01, 2025
FTC, Nevada Accuse Trading Training Biz Of $1.2B Scam
The Federal Trade Commission and Nevada on Thursday filed suit in federal court against an investment training company they alleged scammed more than $1.2 billion out of consumers, mostly young adults, by selling trading courses taught by "bogus" instructors and encouraging consumers to participate in a multi-level marketing scheme.
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May 01, 2025
2nd Circ. Won't Revive Privacy Suit Over Video Data Sharing
The Second Circuit on Thursday upheld the toss of a proposed class action accusing digital streaming provider Flipps Media Inc. of unlawfully sharing video-viewing information with Meta Platforms Inc., finding that the disclosed data didn't fall within the scope of the federal Video Privacy Protection Act.
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May 01, 2025
Claims Against Attys In $2.6B Casino Merger Row Get Tossed
A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday permanently ended claims a real estate investor in a botched $2.6 billion Philippine casino deal brought against attorneys from Sadis & Goldberg LLP, finding that claims that they allowed a fraud to unfold and breached their fiduciary duties were too vague.
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May 01, 2025
Unlockd Tells 9th Circ. Google Harms Ad Market Competition
A defunct advertising app that alleged Google's decision to boot it from the Google Play Store harmed market competition for digital advertising asked the Ninth Circuit to reinstate its claims, arguing Wednesday the lower court wrongly concluded that eliminating a "nascent competitor" in a large market didn't rise to antitrust injury.
Expert Analysis
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Opinion
How The Onion Could Still Buy InfoWars
While a Texas bankruptcy judge nixed the sale of InfoWars to The Onion on Tuesday, a slight tweak to the novel mechanism proposed could make the sale approvable, says Christopher Hampson at the University of Florida.
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Series
Group Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The combination of physical fitness and community connection derived from running with a group of business leaders has, among other things, helped me to stay grounded, improve my communication skills, and develop a deeper empathy for clients and colleagues, says Jessica Shpall Rosen at Greenwald Doherty.
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Opinion
6 Changes I Would Make If I Ran A Law School
Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner identifies several key issues plaguing law schools and discusses potential solutions, such as opting out of the rankings game and mandating courses in basic writing skills.
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From Football To Pickleball, Sports Investing Evolved In 2024
The NFL's decision to allow private-equity investments in football franchises capped off a transformative year in U.S. sports that also included landmark PE transactions in emerging sports ranging from women's soccer to pickleball, say attorneys at Weil.
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Using Data To Inform Corporate Disclosure Decisions
With today’s market volatility and regulatory factors requiring public companies to confront competing transparency and protection demands, incorporating stock price reaction analysis of company-specific news into the controller's role could be beneficial for disclosure determinations, say Liz Dunshee at Fredrikson & Byron and Nessim Mezrahi at SAR.
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How White Collar Attys Can Use Mythic Archetypes At Trial
A careful reading of a classic screenwriting guide shows that fairy tales and white collar trials actually have a lot in common, and defense attorneys would do well to tell a hero’s journey at trial, relying on universal character archetypes to connect with the jury, says Jack Sharman at Lightfoot Franklin.
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Firms Still Have The Edge In Lateral Hiring, But Buyer Beware
Partner mobility data suggests that the third quarter of this year continued to be a buyer’s market, with the average candidate demanding less compensation for a larger book of business — but moving into the fourth quarter, firms should slow down their hiring process to minimize risks, say officers at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.
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Reviewing 2024's State Consumer Privacy Law Enforcement
While we are still in the infancy of state consumer privacy laws, a review of enforcement activity this year suggests substantial overlaps in regulatory priorities across the most active states and gives insight into the likely paths of future enforcement, says Thomas Nolan at Quinn Emanuel.
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Lights, Camera, Real Estate: Preparing For Film Facility M&A
As the entertainment industry struggles to recover from multiple strikes and a decline in production, certain aspects of selling or acquiring production facilities may become important to consider, as these assets are valued very differently from typical commercial real estate properties, say attorneys at Olshan Frome.
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Nintendo Suit May Have Major Impact On Video Game Patents
If Nintendo and The Pokémon Co. win their patent infringement case in Japan against Pocketpair, the game developer behind Palworld, it could pose new challenges for independent game creators — but it could also encourage innovation, says Charles Morris at Marshall Gerstein.
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Risk Disclosure Issue Remains After Justices Nix Meta Case
After full briefing and argument, the U.S. Supreme Court recently dismissed Facebook v. Amalgamated Bank as improvidently granted, leaving courts with the tricky endeavor of determining when the failure to disclose a past event in an Item 105 risk disclosure is materially misleading, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.
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Think Like A Lawyer: 1 Type Of Case Complexity Stands Out
In contrast to some cases that appear complex due to voluminous evidence or esoteric subject matter, a different kind of complexity involves tangled legal and factual questions, each with a range of possible outcomes, which require a “sliding scale” approach instead of syllogistic reasoning, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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Netflix Dispute May Alter 'Source' In TM Fair-Use Analysis
The Ninth Circuit’s upcoming decision in Hara v. Netflix, about what it means to be source-identifying, could change how the Rogers defense protects expressive works that utilize trademarks in a creative fashion, says Sara Gold at Gold IP.
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Think Like A Lawyer: Note 3 Simple Types Of Legal Complexity
Cases can appear complex for several reasons — due to the number of issues, the volume of factual and evidentiary sources, and the sophistication of those sources — but the same basic technique can help lawyers tame their arguments into a simple and persuasive message, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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Tracking The Uncertainty Of The FTC's Negative Option Rule
The fate of the Federal Trade Commission's final rule requiring businesses that utilize negative options to provide consumers with a simple cancellation method remains in limbo as it faces multiple legal challenges and the threat of possible congressional action looms, say attorneys at Manatt.