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The Recorder

Sprunk v. Prisma LLC

C.A. 2nd; B268755 The Second Appellate District affirmed a trial court order. The court held that the defendant’s strategic decision to waive its…
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The Recorder

Riddell, Inc. v. Superior Court (Ace American Insurance Company)

C.A. 2nd; B275482 The Second Appellate District granted a petition for writ of mandate. The court held that insurers improperly sought to use a declaratory…
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Strip Clubs Sued Over Misappropriation of Models' Likeness in Online Ads

Two New Jersey strip clubs are facing suits from women whose photos were posted on the clubs' websites and social media pages without their consent.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

The Rally Cat Isn't the Story, But His Big Mouth Lawyer Is

Major League Baseball's St. Louis Cardinals stepped into a minefield in a viral custody battle over the so-called Rally Cat. How could the team know that the lawyer on the other side of its feline fight would have a history garnering outsize media attention for trivial cases?
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Estate of Paterno v. NCAA, PICS Case No. 17-1279 (Pa. Super. July 25, 2017) Stabile, J. (36 pages).

Trial court properly held that university was not law firm's client in action over discovery of documents task force used in preparing a report but erred in holding that work product doctrine did not protect attorneys' interview notes because protection of mental impressions was unqualified and court denied appellant's application to discontinue the appeal. Affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded.
4 minute read

The Recorder

On the Move: Tracking the Ins and Outs of California Lawyers

New hires, promotions, appointments and awards in-house, at firms and in government and academia.
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Daily Business Review

Ultra Music Festival Licensor Wins Appeal Against Co-Founder's Brother

Before his death, Ultra co-founder Alex Omes argued his shares of the company were worth millions.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

NFL? The Premier League is Here—and So Are the Lawyers

The National Football League season is approaching in the U.S., but across the pond, lawyers are reaping the benefits from a record-setting summer for soccer players in the U.K. Several firms have scored big on deals in the English Premier League, where clubs are setting new spending records in the search for talent.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Shout Out: Simpson Thacher Strikes Again With Securities Fraud Win for Hotel Chain

Hotel chain La Quinta can rest easy after a team from Simpson Thacher and Bartlett got a would-be securities fraud class action in the Southern District of New York dismissed with prejudice on Thursday.
10 minute read

Daily Report Online

Celebrity Chefs Land Sidman on Carlton Fields' Front Burner

"If I'm in a courtroom, something has gone very wrong," joked attorney Steve Sidman as he described his unique practice, built on a client list populated by celebrity and acclaimed chefs, top-of-the-line restaurateurs, emerging and avant-garde musicians and creatives of all sorts. In fact, things are going quite well for Sidman, who is settling into his new digs in the Atlanta main office of Carlton Fields, the newest addition to that firm's intellectual property group.
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