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New York Law Journal

Key Terms of Agreements Between Literary Agents and Authors

Entertainment Law columnists Michael I. Rudell and Neil J. Rosini discuss agreements between authors and their agents, which are sometimes separate, but often their relationship is defined in the author's publishing agreement.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

J & J Sports Prod., Inc. v. Hackett, PICS Case No. 17-1455 (E.D. Pa. Sep. 6, 2017) Robreno, U.S.D.J. (18 pages).

Broadcast licensor entitled to statutory damages for unlawful signal intercept where business' purchase of residential license instead of commercial license evidence reckless disregard, as business had previously purchased commercial licenses from licensor. Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment granted.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Selling Playboy Bunnies in China: How Hugh Hefner Kept His Lawyers Busy

A hutch of lawyers handled everything from First Amendment fights to trademark strategy for Hefner over the years.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

College Basketball Coaches, Sportswear Execs Charged in Bribery Case

Federal prosecutors unveiled fraud and bribery indictments on Tuesday against NCAA coaches and representatives from a major sportswear company that were the product of a two-year investigation that the U.S. attorney in Manhattan said exposed the "dark underbelly" of college basketball.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Entertainment Law Vet (and Kamala Harris' Hubby) Joins DLA Piper

Douglas Emhoff, who led Venable's expansion efforts and its West Coast operations until last week, is swapping firms for bicoastal offices at DLA Piper in Century City, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C.
47 minute read

The American Lawyer

Winston, Latham Prepare for Pitched Battle Over US Soccer

Jeffrey Kessler, a veteran antitrust litigator in the sports arena, is taking aim at the governing body for soccer in the U.S. The 71-page complaint recently filed by a team of Winston & Strawn litigators led by Kessler against the U.S. Soccer Federation—advised by Latham & Watkins—had been at least two years in the making.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

High-Powered Plaintiff's Lawyers Battle Over Fees in NCAA Concussion Case

Jay Edelson and Steve Berman have been quarreling over strategy in a concussion class action case against the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Now the two litigators are also fighting to reduce each other's attorney fees, worth a total of up to $21 million.
18 minute read

Daily Business Review

Buchanan Ingersoll Resolves Suit Over Arena Football Investment Advice

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney has closed the book on a lawsuit alleging the firm didn't do enough to scrutinize a $19 million investment that a Tampa, Florida-area surgeon agreed to put into a local Arena Football League team.
25 minute read

The American Lawyer

Ex-NFL Players Seek Law Firm's Money After Sacking Ex-Partner

Gary Stern is going to prison. But that's not the end of the story for the disgraced lawyer's former law firm, Chuhak & Tecson. The 70-lawyer Chicago shop is now facing a formidable opponent: A group of nearly 20 former NFL players who claim the firm helped Stern bilk them out of millions.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ballard Spahr to Merge With Levine Sullivan, Growing Media Practice

In its second merger announcement in two weeks, Ballard Spahr has reached a deal to add 25 lawyers from media law boutique Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz.
31 minute read

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