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Auction of Shohei Ohtani's Famous Ball Continues Amid New Lawsuit

A new plaintiff has emerged, claiming to be the rightful owner of the baseball that became an instant million-dollar collector's item when Shohei Ohtani became the first player in Major League Baseball history to reach 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season.
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The Recorder

Litigators of the Week: Jeffrey Kessler and Steve Berman Reach a Settlement With the NCAA that Reshapes College Sports

The antitrust stars at Winston & Strawn and Hagens Berman got preliminary approval of a settlement that will pay more than $2.75 billion in back damages to former college athletes and allow schools to share revenue with current players through pools of up to about $21.5 million in the first year of the deal.
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Texas Lawyer

US Fifth Circuit Departs From Sister Courts on Copyright Infringement Damages

Grande Communications asked the Fifth Circuit to modify the damages award to $22,066,446 based on 662 copyright works, versus the 1,403 sound recordings cited in the verdict.
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The Recorder

Women Leaders in Tech Law Winners (Intellectual Property): Jennifer Estremera

Check out the professionals who are winners in the Women Leaders in Tech Law (Intellectual Property) category as part of the California Legal Awards.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Committee Drops In-State Testing Requirement for California Bar Exam

The Committee of Bar Examiners voted Friday to allow applicants to sit for future bar exams, as well as an experimental test scheduled next month, outside the Golden State.
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The Recorder

Ex-Girardi Keese CFO Christopher Kamon, Shackled and Sniffing, Pleads Guilty

Christopher Kamon, 51, pleaded guilty to felony charges that he stole funds from Girardi Keese's operating accounts and conspired with founder Tom Girardi to embezzle at least $15 million in client funds.
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The Recorder

Santa Rosa Firm Secures $46M Verdict for Plaintiff in Sonoma County Child Sexual Abuse Case

The plaintiff was represented by a team from Abbey, Weitzenberg, Warren & Emery in Santa Rosa, California. The court awarded the plaintiff $20 million in past noneconomic damages; $25 million in future noneconomic damages; $262,000 for future medical expenses; and $780,000 for future lost earning capacity.
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The Recorder

Joseph Saveri Law Firm, Co-Counsel File 9th Circuit Appeal in Lawsuit Targeting GitHub's Use of Code to Train AI Models

The appeal questions whether liability under §1202(b) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act is limited to the "removal or alteration of Copyright Management Information from an identical copy of a work."
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Prominent NJ Personal Injury Attorney Accuses Netflix of Copying His Boy Scout Sex Abuse Documentary

The complaint tracked the time code of each movie and compared the elements in the film that are "strikingly similar."
3 minute read

The Recorder

Intellectual Property of the Year Finalist: Bob Van Nest, Keker, Van Nest & Peters

Check out the professionals who are finalists in the Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year category as part of the California Legal Awards.
3 minute read

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