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The American Lawyer

Lawyers Take Aim at Each Other as O'Reilly Exits Fox

In a slugfest between two prominent New York litigators, plaintiffs lawyer Douglas Wigdor on Wednesday cited his appreciation for Fox News and his financial backing for Donald Trump's presidential campaign to refute the suggestion that he's part of a left-wing conspiracy against newly-ousted Fox commentator Bill O'Reilly.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Supreme Court Sides With State in TV Tax Fight

The Florida Supreme Court upheld a law that set different tax rates for cable and satellite television services, overturning a lower-court ruling that could have had major financial ramifications for the state.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Second Circuit Rejects Secret-Cookie Suit

In her Internet Issues/Social Media column, Shari Claire Lewis of Rivkin Radler discusses the ruling in 'Mount v. PulsePoint', which made clear that companies that circumvent web browser privacy features to place cookies on computers to gather information about Internet use are not subject to liability for the typical legal claims that might be asserted under New York law.
20 minute read

Daily Business Review

Former Norwegian CEO Sues Cruise Line for Defamation — Again

Colin Veitch claims Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' response to his first defamation lawsuit was also defamatory.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Former Norwegian CEO Sues Cruise Line for Defamation — Again

Colin Veitch claims Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' response to his first defamation lawsuit was also defamatory.
9 minute read

Corporate Counsel

United's Social Media Response Ignores Reputational Risk

We have all been there. The airline overbooks your flight and offers a $200 voucher to miss your flight and leave the next day. No one volunteers. Eventually, the voucher price creeps up enough (maybe a free night at the airport hotel is thrown in) and a passenger or two agrees to miss their flight. And, when no one volunteers, apparently, the airport police may drag a random passenger off the plane.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Don't Send the Same Text to a Debtor Repeatedly

In their Privacy Matters column, Richard Raysman and Peter Brown focus on the recent 'Flores' decision, a case in which the plaintiff received the same text message multiples times despite replying "Stop".
12 minute read

National Law Journal

Twitter Drops Suit Against DHS After Government Backs Off Demands

Litigation is rarely the fastest way to resolve a dispute. But sometimes the threat posed by a lawsuit—and the publicity associated with it—can spur action more quickly than other tactics.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Twitter Drops Suit Against DHS After Government Backs Off Demands

Litigation is rarely the fastest way to resolve a dispute. But sometimes the threat posed by a lawsuit—and the publicity associated with it—can spur action more quickly than other tactics.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Twitter Sues Feds, Refuses to ID Anti-Trump Tweeter

Wilmer partner Seth Waxman leads the legal team that sued Thursday to block a subpoena from the Department of Homeland Security.
8 minute read

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