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| TOP NEWS Analysis Calif.'s New Tech Laws May Face Free Speech Challenges California recently enacted two groundbreaking laws aimed at holding social media companies accountable for the proliferation of disinformation and hate speech on their platforms and ensuring children are protected online, but legal experts say the laws could butt up against First Amendment protections. Trump Fights Immediately Disclosing 'Declassification' Info Former President Donald Trump said Monday that he shouldn't have to immediately hand over specific information on the declassification of documents seized from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, arguing in a notice that the "time and place" for such disclosure hasn't yet come. 'Serial' Subject Adnan Syed Gets Murder Conviction Vacated A Maryland state judge on Monday vacated the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, whose case drew national attention after it was highlighted in the podcast "Serial," ordering Syed's immediate release and granting him a new trial in light of revelations that former prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense.
Warning Signs For FTC In AGs' Meta Appeal At DC Circ. An at-times skeptical D.C. Circuit panel signaled a tough road ahead Monday not only for the 48 attorneys general trying to revive their suit accusing Facebook successor Meta of buying or burying the competition, but also for federal enforcers still pursuing a parallel case at the district level. Musk Calls Suit To Force Twitter Purchase 'Unprecedented' An attorney for tech mogul Elon Musk on Monday called a Twitter stockholder suit to force him to close on a $44 billion offer to buy Twitter Inc. "completely unprecedented," telling Delaware's chancellor that only Twitter and Musk can seek specific contract performance. Uber Pins Breach On Hack Crew As GTA 6 Footage Leaked Uber Technologies Inc. said Monday the hacking gang Lapsus$ likely orchestrated last week's breach of its networks, as someone claiming an affiliation with the Uber hack leaked unreleased footage from Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto 6 video game. MVP: Davis Wright's Rachel Strom Rachel Strom of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP has spent the past year representing media organizations like Vice, which faced defamation claims from a company that detects gunshots, and Netflix, which was sued by Alan Dershowitz over its Jeffrey Epstein biography, earning her a spot among Law360's 2022 Media & Entertainment MVPs. Disney Must Face Writer's 'Muppet Babies' Suit Disney can't escape a lawsuit accusing the company of stealing a writer's ideas for a "Muppet Babies" reboot, a California federal judge has ruled, finding the plaintiffs have plausibly alleged that protectable parts of the writer's work are substantially similar to the revamped series. 'Tiger King' Joe Exotic Tells Artist To Keep Paws Off His Music Joe Exotic — the main attraction in Netflix's "Tiger King" and who is incarcerated for the attempted murder-for-hire of big cat conservationist Carole Baskin — accused the artist whose music is featured in the docuseries of stealing his contractual rights to the songs, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in Florida federal court. Advertisers Will 'Pay' For Deception, FTC Bureau Chief Says The head of the Federal Trade Commission's consumer protection bureau warned Monday that, in a break from his predecessor, he won't hesitate to seek monetary penalties from national advertisers that deceive consumers by pressing false marketing claims. NBA Sued For Providing Digital Data To Meta Without Consent A California man has filed a proposed digital privacy class action in New York district court against the National Basketball Association for disclosing the identities and video media viewing information of its subscribers to Meta, the parent company of Facebook. Ticketmaster Users Ask 9th Circ. To Reverse Arbitration Order Concertgoers urged a Ninth Circuit panel Monday to overturn a lower court's ruling that sent to arbitration their claims against Live Nation Entertainment and Ticketmaster accusing the ticket sales giants of monopolizing the business, saying the arbitration agreements should be voided because they do not specifically identify the companies. French Broadcasters Drop Merger Under Antitrust Pressure French broadcasters Groupe TF1 and Groupe M6 have called off their planned merger after the country's competition authority rejected contentions that the move is needed to better compete with streaming services while raising concerns about the television advertising market. Reno Fights To Reboot Netflix, Hulu Fee Suit At 9th Circ. A Ninth Circuit panel appeared skeptical Monday of the city of Reno's bid to revive a proposed class action against streaming giants Netflix and Hulu seeking Nevada video franchise fees for allegedly using public wireline facilities, with each judge expressing doubts that the city has the right to sue. Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court Dominoes began to fall last week for the legal team of tech billionaire Elon Musk, as scheduled trials and hearings in multiple Delaware Chancery Court suits banged up against each other. Lawyers for Loews Corp. got their day in court, two cryptocurrency firms squared off over a failed merger, and a vice chancellor ticked "no" on the state's vote-by-mail statute. ACLU Seeks DOD Info Tied To Trump's Declassification Order An American Civil Liberties Union unit sued four defense and intelligence agencies Monday, seeking documents corroborating former President Donald Trump's claim that he had issued a standing declassification order for documents he took from the Oval Office. Radio Group Warns FCC Alert Update Could Be Costly An advocate for small radio operations has cautioned the Federal Communications Commission that impending changes to rules for the country's emergency alert system could spell financial problems for smaller broadcasters. Utilities Say Device Testing Needed In 6 GHz Band Several utility groups have urged the Federal Communications Commission to require interference testing as it opens up the 6 gigahertz band for Wi-Fi and unlicensed devices. Montana Resort Settles River Pollution Suit Spanish Peaks Mountain Resort could escape claims for allegedly polluting the Gallatin River after the ski and golf resort, alongside environmentalist groups, said the two sides have reached a settlement and asked the court to dismiss the case. Forsaken 'Ghost' Park Asks NC Judge To Toss Contract Suit The company behind an abandoned Western-themed amusement park in the mountains of North Carolina has told a state court judge to chuck a lawsuit looking to have it dissolved, saying the woman suing can't break up the partnership because she's not an owner. Oakland Can't Revive Suit Over Raiders' Move To Vegas A California appellate panel declined to revive the city of Oakland's claims that the Raiders' move to Las Vegas violated the National Football League's relocation policies, ruling that the city can't sue as a third-party beneficiary of the team's agreement with the league. Grasping Social Media Ad Regulations: Key FTC Proposals The Federal Trade Commission's pending revisions to its endorsement guides, which reflect the agency's desire to strengthen its grip on deceptive advertisements, will likely have broad implications for social influencers and companies that fail to disclose paid advertisements or collaborations, say Diego Gutiérrez and Steve Winters at Lane Powell. NIL Profit Considerations For Historically Black Colleges LaKeisha Marsh and Montoya Ho-Sang at Akerman examine the role of historically Black colleges and universities in sports, solutions to underfunding issues, and considerations higher education attorneys should address with their clients when operating in the name, image and likeness space. Privacy Bill Intensifies Mobile Carrier Regulation Battle The recently introduced American Data Privacy and Protection Act, if passed, would shift mobile privacy regulation to the Federal Trade Commission — and could increase uncertainty for mobile carriers on aspects that have traditionally been within the purview of the Federal Communications Commission, says Barlow Keener at Womble Bond. A Law Firm's Guide To Humane Layoffs As Recession Looms Amid warnings of a global recession, law firms should prepare for the possibility of associate layoffs, aiming for an empathetic approach and avoiding common mistakes that make the emotional impact on departing attorneys worse, say Jarrett Green, a wellness consultant, and Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey & Africa.
Legal Placement Firm Wins $3.6M In Clash With Recruiter A Texas federal court has concluded that a BigLaw recruiter who signed a noncompete agreement with his former employer must fork over $3.6 million, largely in placement fees he earned recruiting for law firms like Latham & Watkins LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP. NY Federal Judge To Take Senior Status Next Year U.S. District Judge Vincent L. Briccetti will take senior status next spring after more than a decade in the Southern District of New York, opening up another seat for President Joe Biden to fill. Ex-Munger Tolles Partner Sworn In As US Atty In Calif. Munger Tolles & Olson LLP partner E. Martin Estrada was sworn in as the U.S. attorney for the Central District of California on Monday, returning to head the office he left for private practice in 2014. Judge Declines To Reinstate Suspended Fla. State Atty Suspended Florida state attorney Andrew Warren will not be immediately reinstated after a Florida federal judge Monday denied his request for a preliminary injunction in his First Amendment lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis. BakerHostetler, Potter Anderson Trade Barbs In Board Battle BakerHostetler and Potter Anderson & Corroon have traded barbs over a now vacated motion to compel filed by AIM ImmunoTech Inc. in a Delaware Chancery Court case over an alleged entrenchment effort by its board, with BakerHostetler saying the biopharmaceutical company may deserve sanctions for bad litigation behavior. Roche Freedman Asks 11th Circ. To Nix DQ Bid In Crypto Suit Roche Freedman LLP says it should not be disqualified from an appeal over a strained partnership with the self-professed inventor of bitcoin, despite remarks its partner Kyle Roche made in secretly recorded videos calling jurors "idiots" while he was allegedly intoxicated. HP Taps Yahoo GC As Its Next Chief Legal Officer Yahoo's general counsel, who also has worked in-house at Verizon Media and AOL, will join HP Inc. next month to lead the legal team, according to an internal company memo shared with Law360 on Monday. Developer's Unpaid Atty Fees Scrutinized As Trial Opens A Manhattan federal judge appeared skeptical Monday of claims that the lead defender in Chinese real estate mogul Ng Lap Seng's criminal bribery case took advantage of language barriers to charge an "outrageous" fee while farming work out to more experienced lawyers like Ben Brafman. TelexFree Ponzi Victims Say Foster Garvey Aided Fraud Foster Garvey has been hit with a proposed class action in Washington federal court accusing the Pacific Northwest-based firm of aiding and abetting the multibillion-dollar TelexFree Ponzi scheme by giving legal advice to its perpetrators and helping to ensure it ran smoothly. Legal Services Co. Seeks Partial Toss Of Data Breach Case A legal services company has pushed to scale back proposed class claims over a data breach, telling a Texas federal judge that two of the three named plaintiffs hadn't suffered any actual damages from having their personal information exposed. Ex-Client Fights Firm's Counterclaims In KPMG Fees Dispute An ex-client of Thomas Alexander Forrester & Sorensen LLP has asked a California federal court to nix the firm's counterclaims in a suit over how his settlement with auditing firm KPMG should be divided. DocuSign Wants Out Of Investors' Post-Pandemic Growth Suit E-signature company DocuSign Inc. argued in federal court on Friday that forward-looking statements on financial performance that end up falling short of predictions do not constitute fraud, as alleged by a class of shareholders in an action initially filed last year. CLE Provider's New Council To Study DEI In Legal Industry The continuing legal education nonprofit Practising Law Institute has established a council to help create diversity, equity and inclusion programming and develop resources to support DEI professionals, the PLI announced Monday.
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