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National Law Journal

VOIR DIRE: Heat of the Moment

Literal pants on fire; a claim of bad sportsmanship; and a tribute to Big Poppa in this week's column.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

William Appleton: From Baker & Hostetler to GC of E.W. Scripps

The senior vice president and general counsel of E.W. Scripps Co., William Appleton advises one of the nation's largest independent television station owners.
11 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Viacom Names Christa D'Alimonte New General Counsel

Viacom has promoted Christa D'Alimonte to general counsel, replacing departing GC Michael Fricklas.
6 minute read

The Recorder

California Supreme Court Issues Decision on Use of Private Email

Public officials may turn to private email and messaging services to evade public scrutiny of potentially embarrassing information. In California at least, avoiding public disclosure just became much more difficult.
12 minute read

The American Lawyer

The Samuel Beckett of Cravath

Remember Alan Hruska, the former Cravath, Swaine & Moore partner turned playwright, novelist and filmmaker? Recently, the 83-year-old former litigator opened his play "Ring Twice for Miranda" at City Center in New York, a highly prestigious off-Broadway venue.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Streaming vs. Ownership and the Legacy of Art

In a world dominated by Snapchat and streaming, nobody would be scorned for wondering whether music and the audiovisual arts have become mere ephemera. If we look further, we might ask ourselves: as the influence of these platforms continues to grow, does it change the way we value and appreciate art? Does it matter? And, from a business perspective, how do these models impact the way media and tech companies transact?
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Newspaper GC Continues Bridgegate Work, Joins NJ Firm

Perhaps news is in Jennifer Borg's blood, as her family had owned North Jersey Media Group for generations. But life changed when the Borg family sold The Record and other assets to Gannett Co. last year. She's now back to limited private practice, joining Pashman Stein Walder Hayden of Hackensack as of counsel on Feb. 20.
16 minute read

New York Law Journal

Physicians Healthsource, Inc. v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

By | February 22, 2017
Court Improperly Dismissed Claim Drug Maker's Fax Inviting Doctors to Dinner Violated TCPA
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Online and Social Media Defamation in Today's Age

In her Internet Issues/Social Media column, Shari Claire Lewis of Rivkin Radler writes: Social media's emerging role, combined with the extreme divisions so evident in our country, have caused the courts to consider application of pre-Internet legal standards to defamation and other torts brought in response to tweets, Facebook posts, and content on other social media platforms. Recently, a number of courts have considered the context provided by social media and how online forums impact the reader's expectation of truth and the distinction between fact and opinion.
18 minute read

Daily Business Review

Venezuela Shuts Off CNN in Spanish After Criticizing Story

Venezuela's government pulled CNN in Spanish from the nation's airwaves, shutting off the news channel after officials angrily criticized a report alleging the country's diplomats sold passports to members of a Middle East terror group.
6 minute read

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