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New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Judge Denies Motion to Seal Documents in MLB Player Union Suit Against Sports Agency

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decisions editors. 
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Daily Report Online

Rapper Young Thug's Trial on Hold as Defense Tries to Get Fulton Judge Removed From Case

Lawyers for the rapper and several other defendants had filed motions seeking the recusal of Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Ural Glanville after he held a meeting with prosecutors and a prosecution witness at which defendants and defense attorneys were not present.
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The Recorder

'A Hard Pill to Swallow': What's Next for NFL After $4.7 Billion 'Sunday Ticket' Verdict

A Los Angeles jury ordered the NFL on Thursday to pay $4.7 billion in damages to residential subscribers and $96 million to businesses. Federal antitrust law could treble the damages to more than $14 billion.
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The Recorder

'Justice Was Served': Jury Awards $4.7 Billion Verdict Against NFL Over 'Sunday Ticket' Product

The original complaint, filed in 2015, demanded up to $7 billion in damages for class action members.
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The Recorder

'It's About Justice': Jury Begins Deliberations in NFL 'Sunday Ticket' Case

Defense counsel from Wilkinson Stekloff claimed that plaintiffs have no grounds for pursuing a class action against the NFL because the Sunday Ticket streaming package is a "premium" service. In their rebuttal, plaintiffs counsel from Susman Godfrey said that the defense's argument is not viable in the context of American antitrust law.
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Law.com

Chicago Cubs Claim Rooftop Views of Wrigley Field Violate Property, Intellectual Rights

Counsel with Kirkland & Ellis filed a lawsuit last week on behalf of the Chicago Cubs Baseball Club, alleging a former licensee continued to sell tickets for rooftop views of its baseball games and other events at Wrigley Field in violation of the Cubs' property rights and intellectual property rights.
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The Recorder

Live Nation Entertainment's Board of Directors Hit With Securities Complaint Tied to DOJ Antitrust Suit

The complaint, filed by Bottini & Bottini in California's Central District Court last Friday, argues that the defendants, including Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino, breached their fiduciary duties by failing to prevent antitrust violations and defying a 2010 consent decree prohibiting anti-competitive conduct.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Packers Promote Longtime GC to CEO

Legal chiefs rarely get the nod to run professional sports franchises, but Green Bay has viewed Ed Policy as more than a lawyer for a long time.
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Corporate Counsel

Paramount GC's Exit Was 'Involuntary,' Entitling Her to Millions in Severance

Now that Paramount is keeping its independence, the company's board is under pressure to chop expenses. Paramount is weighed down by more than $14 billion in debt and lost $500 million in the first quarter.
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Corporate Counsel

Paramount General Counsel Heads for Exit in Wake of Failed Merger

"Our work doesn't often make headlines or get recognized at glitzy award shows, but you are the heart and soul of this company," departing GC Christa D'Alimonte said in a memo to her legal team.
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