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Press Release In Video Game Litigation Not Libelous

Stan Soocher

The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ruled that a plaintiffs' counsel in a video game litigation didn't libel a defendant in a statement the attorney posted on his law firm's website. Dreamstone Entertainment Ltd. v. Maysalward Inc., 2:14-cv-02063. Dreamstone entered into an agreement for Maysalward and its principal Nour Khrais to develop the mobile-device video game GHUL: 1001 Arabian Nights. But Dreamstone later sued, claiming Maysalward breached the contract and withheld financial…

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California Franchising Good-Faith Legislation Moves Forward

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In-depth discussion of several key cases.

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<i>Aereo</i> Analysis: What Does the U.S. Sup. Ct.'s Ruling Mean? Image

<i>Aereo</i> Analysis: What Does the U.S. Sup. Ct.'s Ruling Mean?

Mitchell Zimmerman

In June, a 6-3 majority of the U.S. Supreme Court held that Aereo's streaming service ' which allowed customers to view over-the-air TV broadcasts via the Internet ' violated the broadcasters' public performance right under the Copyright Act. Applying what the dissent derided as "an improvised standard ('looks-like-cable-TV')," the majority held that Aereo infringed copyrights owned by the television networks.

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Settlement Between Gaga and Manager To Stay Out of Public View

Mary Pat Gallagher

Lady Gaga and her former producer, Rob Fusari, won a court order that keeps a lid on the terms of a 2010 settlement agreement between them that has become pertinent to another case now headed for trial.

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If You're Not on Facebook, You're Committing Malpractice

Josh King

Imagine you're cross-examining a witness about a phone call, but you've never used a telephone before. Ridiculous, right? But is it any different than wading into a new client matter where social media communications are at issue without having ever used social media?

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The DNA of an In-House Corporate e-Discovery Project Manager

Jared Coseglia

What is the DNA of an in-house e-discovery project manager ' and how can you become one, whether you are a lawyer or a technician? Let's define an in-house e-discovery project manager, examine in-house corporate hiring trends and endeavor to understand what the corporate appetite is for grooming talent or, conversely, for hiring experienced e-discovery professionals.

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John Travolta Denied Dismissal of Suit By His Former Pilot

Marisa Kendall

It will take more than an anti-SLAPP motion to bring down a suit filed against John Travolta by the movie star's former pilot, the California Court of Appeal, Second District ruled.

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New Capabilities Allow More TAR Use In e-Discovery Tasks

Mark Noel

Recent advances in technology assisted review (what I call "TAR 2.0") include the ability to deal with low richness, rolling collections, and flexible inputs in addition to vast improvements in speed. These improvements now allow TAR to be used effectively in many more discovery workflows than its traditional "TAR 1.0" use in classifying large numbers of documents for production.

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Discussion of two major cases.

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