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The American Lawyer

Innovative UK Law Firm Launches Antitrust Practice With Shearman Hire

London-based Wiggin has hired Collette Rawnsley from Shearman & Sterling.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Napa Judge, Accused of Stealing Social Club's Card Holders, Will Resign

A Napa County judge will resign at the end of the year under terms of an agreement reached with state disciplinarians who accused him of stealing, and later returning, two pricey business-card holders from a San Francisco social club. The judge, Michael Williams, was already planning to retire, and the agreement with the commission "allowed him to bring closure to the event," said the judge's attorney.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court Cuts Back Pete Rose's Defamation Suit Over Ex-Investigator's Statement

A federal court in Pennsylvania has trimmed the claims that former baseball star Pete Rose can bring against the man who investigated him for betting in the 1980s. That man, attorney John Dowd, had acted as special counsel to Major League Baseball, and gave a 2015 radio interview in which, Rose alleged, the lawyer said the ex-player committed statutory rape.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Boies Schiller's James Grippando Wins Harper Lee Prize for Fiction

The Fort Lauderdale attorney is recognized for his 25th novel.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Nix v. Office of the Commissioner of Baseball

State Law Claims Remanded After Federal Claim's Voluntary Dismissal With Prejudice
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Fantasy Sports Merger Collapse Could Motivate Settlement of Proposed Class Action

Survival as much as maximized profits was the driving force behind the merger proposal of daily fantasy sports sites DraftKings and FanDuel. With the deal now quashed in the wake of the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust concerns, the two companies are left with an uncertain future.
5 minute read

The Recorder

In the Matter of Spanish Peaks Holdings II, LLC

9th Cir.; 15-35572 The court of appeals affirmed a judgment. The court held that the bankruptcy court properly authorized the sale of the debtor’s…
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Small NY Bars Showing Big Bouts Hit With Piracy Suits

Bars planning to show the much-hyped August boxing match between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor should be warned: the company that handles pay-per-view distribution for major fights won't hesitate to sue establishments that show big bouts without a license.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Zombie 'Adpocalypse': YouTube Hit With Filmmaker Suit Over Ad Changes

The producers behind the YouTube channel "Zombiegoboom" are suing Google Inc. claiming that recent changes in the way ads are placed on streaming videos have unfairly affected them and others who rely on YouTube ad revenues for income.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Stripper's Legal Settlement Worth Thousands of Lap Dances

A former exotic dancer at The Cheetah, Atlanta's iconic high-dollar strip club, settled two federal lawsuits with management for $110,000 and $18,050 in legal fees.
3 minute read

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