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Sirius XM Defeats Turtles in Florida Supreme Court

Florida common law does not require broadcasters to pay royalties to the owners of pre-1972 sound recordings, the court ruled.
8 minute read

The Recorder

Facebook Win Against Country Rapper Stands in 'Right to Publicity' Case

The company won't have to reargue a case brought by “country-rap” singer Mikel Knight, who sued Facebook for selling ads on a page critical of the musician.
2 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Bouchard Tosses Derivative Suit Over $13M in Viacom Payments to Ailing Redstone

The Delaware Court of Chancery on Wednesday dismissed a derivative suit accusing the Viacom Inc. board of waste and breach of fiduciary duty for paying Sumner Redstone $13 million over the course of three years, even as the former chairman's declining health prevented him from providing valuable services to the company.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

NFL's Dallas Cowboys Lean on Seyfarth Team in National Anthem Labor Case

Joshua Ditelberg in Chicago and William Dritsas in San Francisco represent the Cowboys in the National Labor Relations Board case.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Weinstein Company Now Probed by AG Schneiderman

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's civil rights bureau has subpoenaed The Weinstein Co. to investigate whether the allegations of sexual harassment against its co-founder is a broader issue within the company.
6 minute read

Law.com

'Angry Black Women' Comment Gets Lawyer Disciplined, Again

Cliff Woodards, 55, engaged in “discourteous conduct” during a probation hearing in Wayne County Circuit Court, the Michigan Attorney Discipline Board found.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Bedsworth: Baseball for Trappists

If you had told me 50 years ago that when I reached 70 I'd be working nights and weekends, I would have dropped out of law school and gone into aluminum…
17 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Welcome To the New Connecticut Law Tribune!

Welcome to the Connecticut Law Tribune, part of the new law.com network!We're excited to share improvements we've made to the way we present news…
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Ready for Big Law's #MeToo Moment?

It should go without saying that Harvey Weinstein's alleged behavior was horrible, despicable, repulsive—not to mention, illegal. That much is clear. Not so clear is whether the revelations about Weinstein are truly that meaningful—and whether it will have lasting impact.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

A Behind-the-Scenes Legal Battle at a Nonprofit Foretold Weinstein Sex Saga

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partner Orin Snyder and Texas trial lawyer Thomas Ajamie squared off in a boardroom drama at a prominent charity within the past year. Their imbroglio would underscore the means by which one of Hollywood's most powerful individuals used his power.
25 minute read

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