Fresh Filings

Music-licensing agent Pre-Cleared Limited, operating as ClicknClear, and other defendants were hit with a false advertising lawsuit in New York Southern District Federal Court over alleged deceptive practices in the music licensing industry. The complaint, filed by Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp on behalf of music-licensing agency Tresóna Multimedia, accuses the defendant and its executives of making false statements about U.S. music licensing requirements, operating an allegedly deceptive license verification system and engaging in unauthorized practice of law. According to the lawsuit, the defendant misled customers about needing special licenses such as for “practice alone” rights. The case is Tresóna Multimedia LLC v. Pre-Cleared Limited, 1:25-cv-06202. … Dapper Labs, which turns video clips such as sports highlights into NFTs, was hit with a digital privacy class action in New York Supreme Court, Nassau County, over alleged violations of the Video Privacy Protection Act. The suit, brought by Bursor & Fisher, accuses the blockchain company of using tracking pixels to secretly collect and share video consumption data with major tech companies including Meta Platforms, Google and Microsoft without obtaining proper consumer consent. The case is Ohebshalom v. Dapper Labs Inc. 615987/2025. … Break The Format has been sued for breach of contract and business tort in Florida Circuit Court, Miami-Dade County, concerning a $6 million licensing agreement attached to the production of an eight-episode television series. The lawsuit was brought by Wolfe Law Miami on behalf of Pastrana La Serie S.L., which contends that it entered into an agreement to produce Julia Pastrana and grant worldwide television rights to the defendant. The complaint contends that the defendant has failed to pay $3.3 million despite claiming ownership of the series and announcing in September 2024 that it had licensed the show to the Walt Disney Co.'s Buena Vista International. The case is Pastrana LA Serie S.L. v. Break The Format LLC, 2025-014268-CA-01. … Chinese entertainment conglomerate Tencent Holdings and its subsidiaries have been sued for copyright and trademark infringement in California Northern District Federal Court by Sony Interactive Entertainment over alleged copying of Sony’s Horizon video-game franchise in Tencent’s Light of Motiram game. The action, brought by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, claims Tencent deliberately copied the Horizon series’ distinctive elements, including similar post-apocalyptic settings, mechanical creatures, tribal societies and character designs, after unsuccessfully attempting to license the IP in March 2024. The case is Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC v. Tencent Holding Ltd., 3:25-cv-06275. ... Michael Brun, former member of the New Orleans-based rock band the Revivalists, sued the band and several of its members for copyright ownership rights in Louisiana Eastern District Federal Court. The action, brought by Haynes and Boone, seeks declaratory judgment confirming the plaintiff’s joint authorship of tracks including “Soulfight,” which has purportedly garnered over 55 million Spotify streams and has been featured in the TV show NCIS: New Orleans. According to the complaint, which also alleges conversion, Brun co-wrote five songs on the band’s 2008 self-titled EP and three on the Vital Signs album but has never received royalties, despite the works’ continued commercial use and licensing for television shows like HBO’s Treme. The case is Brun v. The Revivalists LLC, 2:25-cv-01534. … Sony Music Entertainment, record producer Samuel Soso and South African singer Tyla Seethal were hit with a breach-of-contract lawsuit in California Central District Federal Court claiming failure to pay royalties or provide proper production credits in connection with their Grammy Award-winning song “Water.” The complaint was filed by the Das Firm on behalf of two Los Angeles-based music producers alleging that the defendants fraudulently denied them proper “top-line” producer credits and their rightful 12.5% shares of publishing royalties for the hit song, asserting that it has generated over $10 million in revenue and garnered more than one billion Spotify downloads since its July 2023 release. The case is Zucca v. Awuku, 2:25-cv-06807. … Zodiak Kids Studio France filed a trademark and copyright infringement lawsuit in Illinois Northern District Federal Court against numerous online retailers based primarily in China over the alleged sale of counterfeit TOTALLY SPIES! merchandise. The complaint, brought by Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, pursues claims against unidentified online retailers. The case is Zodiak Kids Studios France v. The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A Hereto, 1:25-cv-08609. … Image Comics and writer Rick Remender filed a declaratory judgment lawsuit against author Mark-Robert Bluemel in Washington Western District Federal Court, seeking to establish fair use of the term “Grommets” for their comic series and requesting cancellation of Bluemel’s 2008 trademark registration. The action, brought by Buchalter and Baker & Hostetler, follows Bluemel’s July 11 cease-and-desist letter regarding Image’s Grommets series, which launched in May 2024 and has published seven issues, while Bluemel published two The Grommets children’s books in 2007 and 2014. The case is Image Comics Inc. v. Bluemel, 2:25-cv-01399. … Better Mortgage, CallOnDoc.com and OpenSponsorship were slapped with a breach-of-contract and right-of-publicity lawsuit in New York Southern District Federal Court by former NFL player Vernon Davis over alleged unauthorized use of his name and likeness. The complaint, filed by Lucosky Brookman, alleges the defendants failed to pay $20,000 in agreed compensation for social media promotional content posted between January and February 2025, while continuing to use Davis’s image without permission after a March cease-and-desist letter. The case is Davis v. OpenSponsorship Corp., 1:25-cv-05998. … Fanatics Group and Major League Baseball, the National Football League, and National Basketball Association were hit with an antitrust class action in New York Southern District Federal Court. The lawsuit accuses Fanatics of monopolizing the $5 billion sports trading card market through various means including by strategically acquiring competitor Topps and a major manufacturer for competitor Panini, imposing minimum prices on local card shops and coercing pro athletes not to enter licenses with Panini. The complaint was filed by DiCello Levitt, Boni Zack & Snyder, Spector Roseman & Kodroff and the Jacobsen Law Offices. The case is Nachman v. Fanatics Inc., 1:25-cv-06097. …Musical artist Chad Lawson was sued by former talent manager Columbia Artists Music in New York Southern District Federal Court. The suit, brought by Kostyn Blinken, accuses the defendant of failing to pay $39,730 in royalties from sales of Lawson’s album Where We Are, which was released prior to termination of the management agreement. The complaint also seeks a declaration that Lawson must pay 20% of fixed payments to be received under an exclusive recording agreement that was negotiated with Universal Music Group prior to expiration of the management contract. The case is Columbia Artists Music LLC v. Lawson, 1:25-cv-06049. … Liverpool Football Club, ranked as the world’s fourth-most-valuable football club, filed a trademark infringement lawsuit in Illinois Northern District Federal Court over the alleged sale of counterfeit goods. The action, brought by Greer, Burns & Crain, accuses unidentified e-commerce operators of selling counterfeit Liverpool FC merchandise online that is brandished with the plaintiff’s trademarks. The case is The Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds Ltd. v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A, 1:25-cv-08445. … Priscilla Renea Hamilton, known professionally as r&b singer-songwriter Muni Long, and other defendants have been hit with a breach-of-contract lawsuit in California Superior Court, Los Angeles County. The suit, brought by Fox Rothschild on behalf of her former management company Ebony Son Entertainment and other plaintiffs, alleges that Hamilton failed to pay agreed-upon 20% management commissions after the firm secured her $3.5 million in new revenue. The court action seeks approximately $612,000 in damages. The case is Ebony Son Entertainment Inc v. Hamilton, 25STCV21418. … Tennessee Football, operator of the NFL Tennessee Titans, has been sued for breach of contract in Tennessee Chancery Court, Davidson County, over alleged violations of a 2021 settlement agreement regarding permanent seat license holders. The suit, brought by Loeb & Loeb on behalf of three PSL owners, accuses the Titans of discriminating against ticket resellers by denying them fair seat upgrade opportunities and excluding them from benefits like parking pass lotteries, with one plaintiff claiming the team improperly reassigned his $378,000 VIP Row A seats to Row B in violation of their agreement. The case is Morrell v. Tennessee Football LLC, 25-1006-IV. … Big3 Basketball and other defendants were slapped with a class action in California Superior Court, Los Angeles County. The lawsuit, brought by attorney Joseph P. Sakai, alleges fraudulent marketing and sale of unregistered securities through NFTs. The court action claims Big3 promised team ownership rights, profit-sharing and lifelong benefits to investors but later denied these rights. The case is Sheward v. Big3 Basketball LLC. … Publisher G-Unit Books filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against social media personality Shaniqua Tompkins in New York Supreme Court, New York County, seeking $1 million in damages over alleged violations of a life rights agreement. The complaint, brought by Blank Rome, claims Tompkins breached a 2007 agreement by — after receiving significant attention from a “Diddy” trial-related social media post — publishing unauthorized videos and interviews about her life experiences, including a Story Time series in June 2025 discussing her relationship with rapper 50 Cent and a 2000 shooting incident, The case is G-Unit Books Inc. v. Tompkins. … Home-Team Touring and professional musician Tauren Wells were hit with a breach-of-contract lawsuit in Tennessee Chancery Court, Davidson County. The complaint was filed by Bradley Arant Boult Cummings on behalf of Thriving Children Advocates, a professional fundraising organization. The suit alleges the defendants failed to secure the contractually required 23,900 sponsors, delivering only 4,741, and violated exclusivity requirements while receiving over $1 million in advances. The plaintiff seeks approximately $6.3 million in lost profits and $360,260 in unrecouped advances. The case is Thriving Children Advocates LLC v. Home-Team Touring Inc., 25-0971-III. … Paramount Pictures and parent companies Paramount Global and Viacom were sued in California Superior Court, Los Angeles County. The lawsuit, over alleged gender- and disability-based discrimination, was brought by the deRubertis Law Firm on behalf of Sharri Lear, the former Senior Vice President of International Media of Paramount Pictures and Viacom. Lear claims she was underpaid compared to male peers, denied accommodations for her autoimmune condition and ultimately fired after requesting medical leave. The case is Lear v. Paramount Pictures Corp. … Legends Consortium, a producer of events celebrating science fiction, literature, film and related industries, sued Legends Enclave in California Central District Federal Court for alleged unauthorized use of the “LegendsCon” trademark. The action, brought by Omni Legal Group, claims the defendant deliberately scheduled a competing convention at the same venue where the plaintiff had previously held its inaugural event, causing the cancellation of LegendsCon II and incurring of substantial business losses. The case is Legends Consortium LLC v. Legends Enclave, 2:25-cv-06364. … Beijing iQIYI Science & Technology, a popular Chinese online video platform, and its affiliated companies filed a copyright and trademark infringement lawsuit in Texas Western District Federal Court against multiple defendants operating an alleged coordinated piracy enterprise. The complaint, brought by Baker Botts, accuses the defendants of manufacturing and distributing “piracy TV boxes” that enable unauthorized streaming of iQIYI’s content library of over 40,000 titles, with the defendants allegedly offering $13 kickbacks for customer referrals. The case is Beijing Iqiyi Science & Technology Co. Ltd. v. The Individuals and Business Entities Identified on Schedule A, 6:25-cv-00287. … FuboTV was hit with a lawsuit in New York Supreme Court, New York County, claiming tens of millions of dollars in damages due to fraudulent misrepresentation stemming from a partnership agreement to develop a mobile app service. The complaint was brought by Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz on behalf of Yonder Media Mobile, which contends that the defendant streaming-service provider’s executives made false representations about board approval and partnership viability while knowing that they lacked authority to make commitments, allegedly causing the plaintiff to incur substantial development costs and lost business opportunities between October 2024 and May 2025, before FuboTV ultimately withdrew from the proposed venture. The case is Yonder Media Mobile Inc. v. FuboTV Inc.