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What's Inside the Loot Box? It Could Be Gaming's Next Big Problem.

Are "loot boxes," a popular offering in the gaming world, a form of gambling that targets kids, or are they a perfectly valid way for companies to make money?
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court's Expert Recommends Limit on Attorney Fees for NFL Settlement Lawyers

A Harvard Law professor has issued a report recommending a cap on all contingent fee contracts for attorneys representing former players individually and rejecting arguments that parties should pay an additional set-aside toward a common benefit fund for class counsel attorneys.
4 minute read

Law.com

Here are the Top 10 Best Paying Industries for GCs

Want to make more cash as a general counsel? You might want to think about getting your next gig in one of these sectors.
5 minute read

Law.com

I Think I'll Sue You: David Cassidy's Former Lawyers Seek Long-Unpaid Fees from His Estate

When actor/singer David Cassidy died on Nov. 21 from organ failure, he left behind a legacy of popular music both as a solo artist and with the Partridge Family. He also, unfortunately, left behind some pretty hefty legal bills, and his attorneys are calling to collect.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Irell Partner Tapped for Starring Role at Hollywood Heavyweight

Joshua Grode, co-chair of the transactions practice since joining Irell & Manella in 2014, is poised to leave the firm and become CEO of film and television production company Legendary Entertainment.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Weinstein's Alleged Sexual Misconduct Protected by Criminal Enterprise, Suit Claims

Film mogul Harvey Weinstein's alleged sexual misconduct toward women was aided and abetted by a criminal enterprise made up of law firms, private investigators, fellow producers and others, a group of plaintiffs argued in a suit filed on Wednesday in federal court in New York.
17 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Sides With NFL Class Counsel in Fee, Claims Administration Disputes

A federal judge has sided with class counsel in the NFL concussion litigation on several disputes, including how the former players' claims should be processed and whether attorney fee awards should be delayed until more payments are made to the claimants.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

RICO Class Action Targets Boies, K&L Gates Over 'Weinstein Sexual Enterprise'

The New York federal lawsuit, which parallels a California case filed last month, suggests the fallout may have just begun for some of Harvey Weinstein's past legal advisers.
40 minute read

Daily Report Online

Academics Differ Over Outlook for Strip Club Tax Lawsuit

I do think there is a good First Amendment argument against the law,” Emory Law Professor Alexander "Sasha" Volokh said. The U.S. Supreme Court has “recognized in many cases that nude dancing is a form of speech that gets some protection."
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Judicial Hellholes' Report Jabs Georgia Courts

The American Tort Reform Foundation placed the Georgia Supreme Court on a "Watch List" in its annual "Judicial Hellhole" report on jurisdictions "where judges in civil cases systematically apply laws and court procedures in an unfair and unbalanced manner, generally to the disadvantage of defendants."
19 minute read

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