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SugarHouse HSP Gaming, L.P. v. Pa. Gaming Control Bd., PICS Case No. 17-1051 (Pa. June 20, 2017) Todd, J. (51 pages).

Category 2 slot machine license application remanded for reconsideration by Gaming Control Board after it failed to consider whether a post-licensure capital infusion by one of the applicant's affiliates would cause his stake in the licensee to exceed the 33.3 percent threshold. Order of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reversed, case remanded for reconsideration.
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National Law Journal

Boies Bolsters Bid by DraftKings, FanDuel to Fend Off Class Action

Fantasy sports site operator DraftKings on Wednesday enlisted power attorney David Boies as it and FanDuel, a rival site with which it had hoped to merge, battled to have a potential class action suit brought by players dismissed in federal court in Boston.
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National Law Journal

DraftKings, FanDuel Abandon Merger Plans in Wake of FTC Pushback

DraftKings and FanDuel, operators of the two largest sites in the multibillion online fantasy sports industry, have abandoned their plans to merge in the face of pressure from the Federal Trade Commission.
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Corporate Counsel

How In-House Lawyers Took 'Falsettos' From Stage to Silver Screen

It took a whole lot of dealmaking from attorneys at Lincoln Center and Screenvision Media to get the musical on to the big screen.
11 minute read

Daily Business Review

Umpire Set to Work MLB All-Star Game After Filing Bias Claim

At tonight's Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Miami, umpire Angel Hernandez will work at first base. Hernandez recently sued MLB and commissioner Rob Manfred for racial discrimination.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Lawsuit Over Authorship of Disney's 'Zootopia' Dealt Setback for Now

Disney has prevailed, at least for the moment, in a copyright complaint targeting its animated box-office hit "Zootopia."
11 minute read

The American Lawyer

Haiwen & Partner Hires 5th Hong Kong Partner

Chinese firm Haiwen & Partner has recruited a fifth partner in its newly launched Hong Kong office.
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The Recorder

Twists and Turns of Copyright Litigation Over Jersey Boys Musical Reach Latest Stage

Since 2007, the development of the musical has been the source of protracted litigation that reached its latest stage in June 2017.
23 minute read

The Recorder

What's in the Actors' Deal

Bargaining teams from SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers worked through the weekend—and several contract extensions—before reaching a deal Tuesday night. Here are some of the key points in the tentative agreement, which now goes to the membership for ratification.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Video Game Voice Actors Strike a Singular Exception to Hollywood Labor Peace

There is labor peace in Hollywood now — with one notable and sticky exception. SAG-AFTRA negotiators reached a tentative deal for feature films and prime-time TV over the holiday with the major movie studios and networks. Pending the expected ratification, the agreement will cover the union's roughly 160,000 members and is in line with the pacts reached earlier by the directors and writers unions, each of which signed off on similar three-year deals which extend into 2020.
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