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Dismissal of Nirvana Lawsuit Misconstrues Important Crime Victim Law

For victims whose child abuse images are constantly being circulated, the trauma from that circulation constantly continues. The violation never ends. Victims should be able to pursue damages for so long as new distributions as occurring, says Paul G. Cassell, professor of law at the S.J. Quinney College of Law and former federal district court judge.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Disney CEO Says Sports Betting Is a Reason for Keeping ESPN

ESPN has been a focus of investors in recent weeks after activist Dan Loeb wrote to Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Officer Bob Chapek suggesting he spin the sports channels off to shareholders to better highlight their value.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

WWE Newcomer Will Be Company's Third Legal Chief This Year

Media industry veteran Maurice Edelson's appointment as chief legal officer comes as the company tries to bounce back from a scandal involving its founder.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Fox Rothschild Enters Defamation Suit Involving Pro Wrestler

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the document here.
1 minute read

Law.com

Appeals Court: Massachusetts—Not Minnesota—Law Applies to Legal Malpractice Claim Over Unreleased Prince Songs

"Here, it is the assignability of legal malpractice claims that presents the conflict of laws," the judge stated. "We therefore focus our inquiry on which state has the most significant relationship to the assignability of the legal malpractice claim asserted against Attorney Brown."
5 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

'Hatchet Job'?: Netflix Sued for Defamation Over 'Inventing Anna' Series

Rachel DeLoache Williams claims Netflix intentionally vilified her in the limited series based on the life of Anna Sorokin, who was convicted on theft-related charges in 2019.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Former Pitcher-Turned-Litigator Garrett Broshuis Helps Minor Leaguers Land $185 Million Settlement Against MLB

"Here I was in my client's shoes," says Broshuis, a partner at Korein Tillery who played six seasons with minor league affiliates of the San Francisco Giants prior to law school. "I lived that life and I had been with those teammates that had lived eight guys in a three-bedroom apartment sleeping on air mattresses all the time."
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Casino Worker Sues Alleging Improper Termination for Excessive Absences During FMLA Leave

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Law.com

Judge Rejects Bid by Walt Disney Studios to Remove COVID-19 Mask Case to Federal Court

"The court will not hear a case based on the speculative possibility that a federal issue may be presented at some time in the future," Chief U.S. District Judge William P. Johnson of the District of New Mexico wrote.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lawsuit Alleging Grooming, Sexual Abuse at SNL Afterparties Adds Lorne Michaels, Jimmy Fallon and Tracy Morgan as Defendants

NBCUniversal filed a motion to dismiss the complaint but voluntarily withdrew it in July ahead of the filing of the proposed amended complaint, according to court records.
3 minute read

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