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The Recorder

Primer on Industry Contingent Compensation Provisions

Much can be learned about the entertainment industry by comparing how those who perform services or license rights in their works are compensated under agreements to which they are a party. Some compensation in those agreements is fixed and essentially guaranteed, such as advances and flat fees. Other types, which are the subjects of this article, are contingent.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Cosby Deliberations Continue After Jury Reports Impasse

The jurors in Bill Cosby's criminal case continued to weigh the charges against him Thursday afternoon, after reporting earlier in the day that they were deadlocked on their fourth day of deliberations.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

'The Bachelorette' Pre-empted by NBA Finals, but Fans Can See Dallas Suitor Make a Move on ABC Website

A bachelor vying for the affections of Rachel Lindsay, a Dallas trial lawyer starring on "The Bachelorette," put some wrestling moves on her.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Sheppard Mullin Poaches Media and Entertainment Partner From Hughes Hubbard

Daniel Schnapp joins as a partner and co-leader of his new firm's technology transactions team.
43 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Dallas Lawyer Looking for Love on Reality TV Rejects Dallas Suitor

Rachel Lindsay, the Dallas trial lawyer starring in "The Bachelorette," sends home four bachelors, including a Dallas man who has had a crush on her since elementary school.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Female Athletes Sue Lock Haven Over Team Inequality

Lock Haven University has been hit with a class action by eight female athletes claiming the school treats men's and women's sports teams unequally and does not provide enough opportunities for women to join teams.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

$35M Verdict Reinstated in Six Flags Case

The Georgia Supreme Court has reinstated a $35 million verdict for the family of a man severely brain damaged by a gang attack as he left Six Flags Over Georgia.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Management Agreements Leave a Good Deal to Be Negotiated

In their Entertainment Law column, Michael I. Rudell and Neil J. Rosini look at the contractual relationship between an artist and a personal manager, who provides advice and guidance in creative matters.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Winston & Strawn, Gibson Dunn Among Top Billers for NFL Players

The National Football League Players Association's annual LM-2 filing shows that the labor union representing NFL players paid out sizeable sums within the past year to lawyers from Baker & Hostetler; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Winston & Strawn. Another legal battle with the league potentially looms on the horizon.
51 minute read

The American Lawyer

Winston & Strawn, Gibson Dunn Among Top Billers for NFL Players

The National Football League Players Association's annual LM-2 filing shows that the labor union representing NFL players paid out sizeable sums within the past year to lawyers from Baker & Hostetler; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Winston & Strawn. Another legal battle with the league potentially looms on the horizon.
5 minute read

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