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Hip-Hop Artists Face Breach of Contract Claims After Toronto Music Festival Postponed

The promoter, Remo Palladini, filed breach-of-contract complaints on Aug. 27 in the Supreme Court: County of New York. Palladini is represented by Christopher Cardillo, an attorney at Block, Longo, LaMarca and Brzezinski in New York. Counsel for the defense has not yet appeared.
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The Recorder

Future of Sports Streaming Market, Consumer Options Under Further Scrutiny After Venu Sports Ruling

The joint venture between ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery has been sidelined by a federal court's preliminary injunction, and its future is very much up in the air.
5 minute read

The Recorder

'ER' Creator Michael Crichton's Estate Sues Warner Bros. Over Upcoming Hospital Drama 'The Pitt'

After Crichton's estate, led by his widow, Sherri, could not reach an agreement with the television studio to produce a reboot of the famed medical procedural, the lawsuit alleges Warner Bros. proceeded to develop and produce a series based on the same premise without consent.
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The Recorder

Revlon Says Rival Stole Trade Secrets to Take Britney Spears Fragrance Deal

A complaint filed in New York claims a former Revlon executive secretly plotted her move to Give Back Beauty and hired away other employees key to the pop star's product line.
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Corporate Counsel

In NFL GC Search, White Papers Offer Hints Into How Newly Hired Adviser Will Shape Process

Executive search giant Russell Reynolds Associates has issued reports in recent months describing the key challenges professional sports leagues must navigate in the coming years, and laying out what skillsets general counsel must possess to thrive in their fast-evolving roles.
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Delaware Business Court Insider

'Faithless Fiduciaries': Live Nation Faces Chancery Litigation Amid Anticompetition Allegations

Live Nation shareholders, in a complaint, said they were misled about anti-competitive practices as well as Live Nation's compliance with government investigations, placing the company at financial and reputational risk.
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Corporate Counsel

Hollywood Vet to Be Both COO and GC of Independent Studio

Jeannine Tang is joining SK Global Entertainment two years after it struck a deal with a private equity firm that gives it new financial firepower to pursue production projects and acquisitions.
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Corporate Counsel

AIG's Lucy Fato Goes in New Direction With Latest Legal Chief Post

Fato has joined Seaport Entertainment Group, which is backed by billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman and is pursuing opportunities that combine entertainment and real estate.
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Litigation Daily

Litigators of the (Past) Week: Tackling a $4.7 Billion Verdict Post-Trial for the NFL in 'Sunday Ticket' Antitrust Litigation

Beth Wilkinson, Brian Stekloff and Rakesh Kilaru of Wilkinson Stekloff and John Playforth of Covington & Burling secured a ruling from a federal judge in Los Angeles excluding the plaintiffs' experts and knocking out the jury's damages calculation.
10 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Longtime Lawyer Lands Front Man Role in Hard Rock's Legal Dept.

Frank Chesky continued to climb the ladder after joining Hard Rock in 2017 to help open the company's Atlantic City casino.
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