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J & J Sports Prod., Inc. v. Hackett, PICS Case No. 17-1455 (E.D. Pa. Sep. 6, 2017) Robreno, U.S.D.J. (18 pages).

Broadcast licensor entitled to statutory damages for unlawful signal intercept where business' purchase of residential license instead of commercial license evidence reckless disregard, as business had previously purchased commercial licenses from licensor. Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment granted.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Selling Playboy Bunnies in China: How Hugh Hefner Kept His Lawyers Busy

A hutch of lawyers handled everything from First Amendment fights to trademark strategy for Hefner over the years.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Violence of Netflix's 'Narcos' Mirrors Ex-U.S. Attorney's Past

The streaming series "Narcos" is more than just a TV show. It's a piece of Leon Kellner's past.
6 minute read

Litigation Daily

Shout-Out: A Happy Ending for Kasowitz and Its Bollywood Client

A team of litigators from Kasowitz Benson Torres led by partner Michael Bowe scored a decisive win on behalf of a major Bollywood production company, winning dismissal of a consolidated securities class action.
18 minute read

National Law Journal

Trump Wants NFL Players Fired. It's Not That Simple

Employment attorneys say terminating a professional football player would come with a host of challenges.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Legal Fee Shocker: Richard Simmons Must Pay Tabloid That Wrongly Reported He's Transgender

Just as courts over time have found that it's no longer defamatory per se to say a person was born out of wedlock or has cancer, or to incorrectly report someone's race, so too Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gregory Keosian determined that “misidentification of a person as transgender is not actionable defamation absent special damages.”
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

$20M Aaron Hernandez Suit Faces Hurdles, Attorneys Say

The family of deceased professional football player Aaron Hernandez filed a $20 million lawsuit against the National Football League and the New England Patriots in Boston federal court, but there's a chance the case may end up before the federal judge in Pennsylvania who is overseeing a nearly $1 billion settlement already in the works aimed at compensating former players for their brain injuries.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Greene v. Paramount Pictures Corp.

Film Production Firm's Presence as Defendant Destroyed Diversity but Firm Not Indispensable
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Swedish Telecom Telia Reaches FCPA Settlement of Almost $1 Billion With DOJ

It has been called "one of the largest criminal corporate bribery and corruption resolutions ever."
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

NFL Class Counsel Questions Lit Funders' Activity, Hints at Sanctions, Criminal Inquiry

A lawyer representing class members in the NFL concussion settlement told a Philadelphia federal judge Tuesday that he would urge her to refer litigation funding and settlement management companies to criminal investigators if discovery into allegedly deceptive conduct turns up evidence of fraud.
4 minute read

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