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Daily Business Review

Gambling Officials Approve Ending Dog Races at Miami Track

Florida gambling regulators gave a Miami dog track permission to ditch greyhound races but keep more lucrative slot machines and card games, in a first-of-its-kind ruling.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Settlement Talks Put House-Florida Lottery Contract Fight on Hold

Amid settlement talks, a stay has been issued in the state House's challenge to the legality of a ticket-sales contract signed last year by the Florida Lottery.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Appeals Court Grapples With Hamilton Downs 2-Horse Race

It's clear gambling regulators weren't keen on a horse race between two aging nags on a dirt path, with the race launched by a red rag on a stick. But what's less clear is whether the regulators had the authority to punish a tiny North Florida horse track that ran the race.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Michael Jordan, Fangda Partners Sued in China Over Trademark Cases

The latest of the Michael Jordan name disputes has the former National Basketball Association star being sued over a letter, alongside the Chinese firm representing him.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

After Lawsuit, R. Kelly's Lawyer Left Bryan Cave

On the heels of a bombshell report by BuzzFeed that he runs a “sex cult,” R&B icon R. Kelly has retained a longtime lawyer to deny the shocking allegations. That attorney, Chicago's Linda Mensch, joined her current firm last year after leaving Bryan Cave in the aftermath of a suit filed against her, the firm and her star client.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

'The Bachelorette' Attorney Rachel Lindsay Narrows Field to Three

The Dallas trial lawyer visited the families of her suitors in the most recent episode.
8 minute read

The Recorder

Winners, Losers From Those Nasty Court Filings in 'The Walking Dead' Case

A trove of emails and financial records filed this week in the legal battle between fired "The Walking Dead" creator Frank Darabont, Creative Artists Agency and the AMC Network has provided a revealing glimpse behind the curtain of Hollywood TV production and financing. But like the malevolent, flesh-ripping zombies that populate the show, it ain't pretty.
20 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

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 Legal Intelligencer

Pollock v. Nat'l Football League, PICS Case No. 17-1053 (Pa. Super. June 21, 2017) Strassburger, J. (17 pages).

Res judicata/collateral estoppel barred plaintiffs from litigating tort claims in state court after those claims were dismissed in federal court under the gist of the action and economic loss doctrines. Order of the trial court affirmed.
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