Todd Cunningham

June 23, 2017 | National Law Journal

The widow of Casey Kasem has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the radio personality's three adult children from another marriage.

By Todd Cunningham

3 minute read

June 23, 2017 | National Law Journal

When the Supreme Court this week gave a green light to a rock band composed of Asian-American musicians that wanted to use the name "The Slants," it struck down a portion of the 71-year-old Lanham Act that bars disparaging trademarks. That gave a major boost to the hopes of the owners of the NFL's Washington Redskins, who have already filed to establish the case as controlling precedent in their battle to reinstate their trademark, which was suspended as racially offensive toward Native Americans. But they weren't the only ones.

By Todd Cunningham

8 minute read

June 23, 2017 | National Law Journal

Disney and Pixar were hit with a lawsuit filed in federal court Tuesday on behalf of Minnesota child development expert Denise Daniels, who claims studio executives used her original ideas to create the 2015 film, which was a critical, box office and awards hit.

By Todd Cunningham

9 minute read

June 21, 2017 | National Law Journal

Details of the Federal Trade Commission's complaint against the proposed merger of fantasy draft sports DraftKings and FanDuel have come to light in an FTC proposal for a version to be distributed to the public once the actual complaint is filed.

By Todd Cunningham

3 minute read

June 20, 2017 | National Law Journal

With the proposed merger of DraftKings and FanDuel in the crosshairs of the Federal Trade Commission, the two largest daily fantasy sports sites are looking at the prospect of going it alone in order to survive.

By Todd Cunningham

16 minute read

June 16, 2017 | The Recorder

The Stronach Group, operators of horse race tracks across the nation, has cashed in its winning ticket in a settlement and is set to receive $500,000 over the next year from the owners of Derby Wars, a handicapping contest website it sued in 2015.

By Todd Cunningham

3 minute read

June 15, 2017 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Justice Department filed forfeiture complaints Thursday seeking to recover $540 million in assets, part of the estimated $4.5 billion stolen in a massive global money laundering scheme that stretched from Malaysia to Hollywood.

By Todd Cunningham

5 minute read

June 14, 2017 | National Law Journal

It would be, as they say in the sports world, a great matchup. College athletics' governing body, the NCAA, has retained noted trial attorney Beth Wilkinson to serve as lead trial counsel in an antitrust case that could redraw the nation's sports landscape.

By Todd Cunningham

3 minute read

June 12, 2017 | National Law Journal

Judith Slater, a former Fox News executive at the center of several lawsuits alleging rampant sexual and ethnic harassment at the top-rated cable news network, said allegedly racist comments attributed to her were taken out of context as part of "a reprehensible money grab."

By Todd Cunningham

8 minute read

June 05, 2017 | National Law Journal

Robert Barnes, a California attorney best known for celebrity tax defense, is representing Cassandra Fairbanks in a defamation suit that centers on a tweet.

By Todd Cunningham

18 minute read