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December 09, 2024
NHL Dropped From Antitrust Suit By Junior League Players
The junior-league hockey players who accused the North American developmental system of exploitation and abuse in a proposed antitrust class action voluntarily dismissed the NHL from the suit on Monday, less than two weeks after the Canadian Hockey League was dismissed by a New York federal judge.
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December 09, 2024
Judge Eyes Far Less Trial Time In Meta Case Than FTC Wants
The Federal Trade Commission likely has to cram much more trial in much less time than it had planned after a D.C. federal judge suggested Monday that the agency's social media monopolization case against Meta Platforms Inc. can't go much past the first week of June 2025.
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December 09, 2024
LendingTree Pushes FCC Again To Rework Lead Consent Rule
Loan marketer LendingTree is making one more effort to persuade the Federal Communications Commission to trim the scope of its lead generation consent rule in hopes of seeing changes before the regulations take effect in January.
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December 09, 2024
Amazon Says FTC Lacks Authority To Bring Antitrust Case
Amazon has told a Washington federal court that the Federal Trade Commission is overstepping its authority by bringing its antitrust case directly in court without pursuing an in-house case targeting the e-commerce giant's treatment of sellers on its platform.
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December 09, 2024
Justices Pan Broadway Producer's Blacklist Suit Revival Bid
The U.S. Supreme Court has dashed a Broadway producer's hopes that it would breathe new life into his claims accusing a stage workers union of breaking antitrust laws by discouraging members from working with him following complaints about unpaid wages.
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December 09, 2024
US Air Withdraws Fight For $139M In Costs After Sabre Deal
US Airways is dropping its demand for $139 million in attorney fees and costs after settling the issue with flight booking giant Sabre, a development poised to conclude the long-running New York federal court case accusing Sabre of monopolizing ticket distribution systems.
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December 09, 2024
2nd Circ. Mulls If DirecTV Has Standing In Retransmission Fight
The Second Circuit is set to decide whether DirecTV's refusal to ink retransmission deals with two companies that it says were illegally collaborating with Nexstar Media Group means that it doesn't have injury to bring an antitrust suit accusing the companies of trying to fix prices.
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December 09, 2024
Boies Schiller Adds 2 Litigators In New York, San Francisco
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP has hired two litigators for its New York and San Francisco offices, the firm announced Monday.
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December 09, 2024
Pa. Fudge Maker Seeks Atty Fees In 'Moonshine' TM Fight
Even though a Pennsylvania jury had found that Local Yokels Fudge and Christopher Warman's ex-wife had copied his secret "Chocolate Moonshine" fudge recipe, the defendants want Warman to pay some of their legal bills because they say he made frivolous trademark claims and falsely claimed they were still using the recipe after the 2023 trial.
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December 06, 2024
Billionaires Show New Interest In Texas' Intermediate Courts
Billionaire-backed funding in Texas helped push a wave of Republican judges who swept races for intermediate appellate courts across the state, representing a new level of corporate spending in judicial races often marked by underfunded campaigns and low voter awareness.
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December 06, 2024
High Court To Weigh $47M TM Award Liability For Non-Parties
A trademark case before the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday will delve into whether corporate affiliates of a real estate development company should be liable for an infringement judgment of nearly $47 million, even though they were not named defendants in the litigation.
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December 06, 2024
Mich. Pot Cos. Get A Shot At Undoing Rivals' Licenses
Two Detroit-area companies that largely lost their bids challenging a municipality's award of marijuana retail licenses to competing enterprises will get an opportunity to invalidate those permits in court, a Michigan state appeals court has ruled, finding the city violated the state's open meetings law.
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December 06, 2024
Lawmakers Say DraftKings, FanDuel May Be Blocking Rivals
A pair of lawmakers have sent a letter to the heads of two U.S. antitrust agencies raising concerns that DraftKings and FanDuel are blocking competition from emerging sports betting operators.
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December 06, 2024
Merrill Lynch Can't Beat Stock Loan Class Cert. Bid
A New York federal judge on Friday overruled objections from Bank of America unit Merrill Lynch to certify a class of investors, with a slightly extended class period, in a suit alleging the financial institution colluded with other major banks to avoid modernizing the stock loan market.
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December 06, 2024
FTC Dems Tout Impact of Handbag Merger Win
The Federal Trade Commission's leader said a recent court ruling that led the owners of Coach and Michael Kors to abandon their planned $8.5 billion tie-up should make it easier to prove mergers hurt competition without needing to rely on expensive economic experts.
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December 06, 2024
Top Groups Lobbying The FCC
The Federal Communications Commission heard from advocates more than 80 times in November as they sought to sway the FCC on new rules for hyper-local FM broadcasts, making it easier to attach broadband gear to utility poles, revamping the 6 gigahertz band and more.
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December 06, 2024
New EU Antitrust Head Leaves Google Breakup 'On The Table'
A potential breakup of Google, particularly its advertising placement technology business, remains on the table on both sides of the Atlantic, based on comments from the European Union's brand new antitrust chief.
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December 06, 2024
Trump DOJ Antitrust Pick Means 'Google Should Be Nervous'
President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division signaled the aggressive push against major technology giants is likely to continue, but may also suggest a somewhat friendlier reception for mergers.
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December 06, 2024
Atty Tells Jury She's 'Furious' Over Aircraft Co.'s Suit
An attorney suing an aviation company she formerly represented and three Blank Rome LLP lawyers told a Pennsylvania federal jury on Friday that she was "furious" to learn that the company accused her of misusing confidential information after she left to pursue plaintiffs work.
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December 06, 2024
Off The Bench: Kyrie Irving Sued, Golf's New Transgender Ban
In this week's Off The Bench, the New York Knicks and Rangers sue the unknown masses of people selling counterfeit team gear, a therapist who put on a family retreat for Kyrie Irving sues him over the bill, and two major golf organizations block transgender players from women's tournaments.
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December 06, 2024
Gov't Appeals Texas Judge's Block On Anti-Laundering Law
The U.S. government has appealed a Texas federal judge's order that halted the rollout of new reporting requirements aimed at unmasking anonymous shell companies, setting the stage for the Fifth Circuit to weigh in on the nationwide preliminary injunction.
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December 06, 2024
Freshfields Adds 2 Corporate Laterals In Silicon Valley
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP has expanded its offerings in Silicon Valley with the additions of a capital markets attorney from Cooley LLP and an employee benefits and executive compensation attorney from Goodwin Procter LLP.
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December 05, 2024
Jane Street Ends Trade Secret Fight With Rival Investing Firm
Jane Street Group LLC and Millennium Management LLC have agreed to put to rest their trade secrets dispute over a proprietary trading strategy, according to a joint stipulation of dismissal filed Thursday in New York federal court.
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December 05, 2024
Fed. Circ. Grapples With Injunctions On Eylea Biosimilars
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. faced a two-pronged challenge before a Federal Circuit panel Thursday as two companies sought to undo a court order prohibiting them from releasing their biosimilar versions of Regeneron's Eylea eye medication.
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December 05, 2024
Apple To Appeal Epic's Atty-Client Privilege Challenge Win
Apple and Epic Games told a California federal judge Thursday that they've agreed on a protocol for a special master to re-review 57,000 documents that Apple claims are attorney-client privileged in their antitrust fight, while Apple added that it plans to appeal his finding that its privilege assertions over a sample were overbroad.
Expert Analysis
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Flying Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Achieving my childhood dream of flying airplanes made me a better lawyer — and a better person — because it taught me I can conquer difficult goals when I leave my comfort zone, focus on the demands of the moment and commit to honing my skills, says Ivy Cadle at Baker Donelson.
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9th Circ.'s High Bar May Limit Keyword Confusion TM Claims
A recent Ninth Circuit ruling that a law firm did not infringe upon a competitor’s trademarks by paying Google to promote its website when users searched for the rival’s name signals that plaintiffs likely can no longer win infringement suits by claiming competitive keyword advertising confuses internet-savvy consumers, say attorneys at Mitchell Silberberg.
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Circus Arts Make Me A Better Lawyer
Performing circus arts has strengthened my ability to be more thoughtful, confident and grounded, all of which has enhanced my legal practice and allowed me to serve clients in a more meaningful way, says Bailey McGowan at Stinson.
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FTC Focus: Zeroing In On Post-Election Labor Markets
The presidential election and the push-and-pull of the administrative state's reach are likely to affect the Federal Trade Commission's focus on labor markets, including the tenor of noncompete rule enforcement, say attorneys at Proskauer.
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OpenAI's Patent Pledge Is Not All It Seems
A recent statement that OpenAI won't assert its own patents is more of an aspiration than an obligation, and should prompt practitioners to think deeply about the underlying legal mechanisms of patent and contract law when determining the effectiveness of similar nonassertion pledges, say attorneys at McDonnell Boehnen.
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3 Ways To Train Junior Lawyers In 30 Minutes Or Less
Today’s junior lawyers are experiencing a skills gap due to pandemic-era disruptions, but firms can help bring them up to speed by offering high-impact skill building content in bite-sized, interactive training sessions, say Stacey Schwartz at Katten, Diane Costigan at Winston & Strawn and Lauren Tierney at Freshfields.
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Expect Surging Oil And Gas Industry Under New Trump Admin
Throughout his recent campaign, President-elect Donald Trump promised increased oil and natural gas production and reduced reliance on renewables — and his administration will likely bring more oil and gas dealmaking, faster federal permitting and attempts to roll back incentives for green energy, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Opinion
The Right Kind Of Deregulation In Commercial Airline Industry
Similar to the economic deregulation that occurred more than four decades ago during the Carter administration, the incoming Trump administration should restore the very limited federal regulatory role in the economics of the airline industry, says former U.S. transportation secretary James Burnley at Venable.
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The Bar Needs More Clarity On The Discovery Objection Rule
Almost 10 years after Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34 was amended, attorneys still seem confused about what they should include in objections to discovery requests, and until the rules committee provides additional clarity, practitioners must beware the steep costs of noncompliance, says Tristan Ellis at Shanies Law Office.
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Marching In On Orange Book Drugs May Have Limited Effect
Statistical analysis shows that marching in on Orange Book drug patent holders to require additional licensees would have a relatively minimal impact on drug prices, and should be weighed against the harms it could have on pharmaceutical innovation, say researchers at Competition Dynamics.
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Being A Navy Reservist Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Serving this country in uniform has not only been one of the greatest honors of my life, but it has also provided me with opportunities to broaden my legal acumen and interpersonal skills in ways that have indelibly contributed to my civilian practice, says Phillip Smith at Weinberg Wheeler.
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How To Prepare For Expanded HSR Notification Process
Following the recent publication of the Federal Trade Commission's final rule enhancing premerger reporting requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, filing parties can take key steps to comply by the new Feb. 10 effective date, say attorneys at Squire Patton.
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Next Steps In The $2.8B Blue Cross Payout To Providers
Healthcare providers deciding whether to participate in Blue Cross Blue Shield network's recent $2.8 billion antitrust class action settlement must weigh key recovery factors, including provider type and litigation cost, say attorneys at Hall Render.
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What To Expect From State AGs As Federal Control Changes
Under the next Trump administration, Democratic attorneys general are poised to strengthen enforcement in certain areas as Republican attorneys general continue their efforts with stronger federal support — resulting in a confusing patchwork of policies that create unintended liabilities for businesses operating in multiple jurisdictions, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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So You Want To Move Your Law Practice To Canada, Eh?
Google searches for how to move to Canada have surged in the wake of the U.S. presidential election, and if you’re an attorney considering a move to the Great White North, you’ll need to understand how the practice of law differs across the border, says David Postel at Henein Hutchison.