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Corporate Counsel

Sony Pictures General Counsel to Exit After Three Decades With Media Giant

Leah Weil helped the media giant buy IP rights to Spiderman for a mere $7 million, acquire MGM for $2.9 billion, recover from a crippling 2014 cyberattack and much more.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

ALM's Grezlak Joins Furia Rubel as Legal Marketing Firm Expands Services

Grezlak joined the group last week after having worked at ALM, parent company of The Legal, for 30 years, most recently as editor-in-chief of legal themes, regional brands and Law.com, overseeing ALM's U.S.-based legal newsroom.
3 minute read

Law.com

Federal Judge Allows Defamation Suits to Proceed Against Competitors' False Warnings of 'Serious State Investigation'

"Viewing the allegations in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, the plain language of the challenged statement—that Grover is 'under a serious state investigation'—is verifiable, even if confirming the existence of an investigation may require significant legwork. Either an investigation by the state exists, or it does not," U.S. District Chief Judge Michael F. Urbanski for the Western District of Virginia said. "The context of the message is important, as it both (1) supports Grover's contention that a reasonable recipient would understand the challenged statement as stating a fact, and (2) reinforces the implication that Grover has engaged in illegal conduct related to charitable gaming."
5 minute read

International Edition

Unsealed Epstein Files Reveal Ghislaine Maxwell's UK Lawyer Exchanges

Maxwell, a close associate of the disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was convicted of sex trafficking in December 2021 by a Manhattan federal jury.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Browser Beware: Keyword Warrants and Evolving Internet Privacy Law

Police continue to utilize other digital tools to track suspects. One such tool, 'keyword warrants,' poses an even greater threat of privacy invasion, according to Javerbaum Wurgaft attorneys.
10 minute read

Daily Report Online

Saying Goodbye: Thanks for Sharing Your Time With Me

In the nearly two and a half years at the Daily Report, I have learned a mammoth amount of knowledge about the law, from Latin terms like writ of certiorari to other terms such as Mansfield bars. I've covered everything from mental health to law firms' retirement policies and succession plans to litigation stemming from truck crashes and a poultry plant incident.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia Judge Rules Against Media Company in Police Records Lawsuits

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Kimberly M. Esmond Adams ruled Friday that Appen Media Group, which publishes community newspapers in Georgia, did not prove Sandy Springs violated the state's Open Records Act.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'Rewarded With Success': The Law Journal's New Chapter

It's safe to say that the Law Journal turned out to be a great success since it's first edition in 1878. That success is ongoing—thanks most of all to you, our readers, and the New Jersey legal community at large.
4 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

The Delaware Law Weekly Is Going Digital. Here's What You Need to Know

The Delaware Law Weekly will stop producing a print product starting next year. Here is a list of frequently asked questions intended to provide all the information you need to know about the change.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Bad Faith Prosecution: 5th Circuit Skewers DA in Netflix Child Porn Case

The criminal case in state district court eventually resulted in a parallel case in federal court that has since attracted, on appeal, friend of the court briefs from 25 organizations that advocate for First Amendment rights.
6 minute read

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