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National Law Journal

Jurors, in Groping Case Verdict, Heard Taylor Swift's Message Loud and Clear

Taylor Swift's goal from the start in suing Denver radio DJ David Mueller after he allegedly groped her before a concert performance was to make a statement by stepping into the spotlight and providing straightforward and graphic testimony. To underscore her priorities, the chart-topping singer sought just a symbolic award of $1.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Jefferson Starship Founder's Breach Suit Cleared for Takeoff

Craig Chaquico, a founding member of Jefferson Starship and the only musician to perform on all 10 of their albums, on Aug. 11 won a decision from U.S. Magistrate Judge Maria-Elena James in San Francisco greenlighting what his lawyer termed his "core" claims over use of the legendary band name.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Half-Dozen Firms Help Jeter's Group Reel in MLB's Marlins

Wachtell, Skadden, Proskauer Rose, Foley & Lardner and Akerman are among a handful of large law firms advising on the proposed $1.2 billion sale of Major League Baseball's Miami Marlins to an ownership group led by former New York Yankees star Derek Jeter and venture capitalist Bruce Sherman.
8 minute read

The Recorder

Surfrider Foundation v. Martins Beach 1, LLC

C.A. 1st; A144268 The First Appellate District affirmed a judgment. The court held that landowners’ conduct in blocking public access to a beach…
2 minute read

The Recorder

Munger Tolles & Olson to Defend Studios in MOVA Technology Lawsuit

Los Angeles-based Munger, Tolles & Olson has been hired to represent the Hollywood studios and film companies behind a handful of box office blockbusters in several copyright infringement suits brought over their use of the MOVA Contour special effects system.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

House Loses in Bid to Toss Dealer's Suit Against Harrah's

A federal judge dealt a losing hand to the corporate owner of Harrah's Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack in its attempt to have a former card dealer's employment lawsuit dismissed.
3 minute read

The Recorder

DNA Denial a Win for Lone Heir in Squabble Over Inheritance From Mexican Singer

The survivors of the wildly successful Mexican singer Juan Gabriel scored a court victory when a petition seeking a DNA sample from the late singer's body was denied in a case that has been making lurid headlines in Spanish-language media and has already spawned a defamation suit.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Liberty Fencing Club, LLC v. Fernandez-Prada, PICS Case No. 17-1230 (E.D. Pa. July 14, 2017) Kelly, J. (27 pages).

The court found that it could not determine to a legal certainty that fencing club could not meet the $75,000 amount in controversy requirement in fencing club's breach of contract and unjust enrichment action against fencing coach and club pleaded sufficient facts to form the elements of breach of contract and breach of the noncompete agreement because coach's argument that he had no obligation to schedule any classes at all was an "evasion of the spirit of the bargain." Motion to dismiss denied.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Five Legal Stories to Distract You From Thoughts of Armageddon

Here are five legal stories from around the web to get your mind off whether you should start building a bomb shelter. Hello boob photos, a plaintiffs lawyer having a temper tantrum, disastrous blind dates, celebrities with herpes and poop. See, aren't you feeling better already?
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Phish Fans Claim Ticket Site Phished Them for $10K

The couple realized after they bought the tickets in February that they'd been phished away from what they thought was a Ticketmaster website to an unknown vendor's website.
7 minute read

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