Litigation

  • How Courts Interpret and Apply the Interplay Between the Bankruptcy Code and Medicare Program Act

    The combination of increasing operating costs and uncertain government reimbursement funding continues to place health care providers under financial pressure, and in many cases, financial distress. Given the importance of Medicare/Medicaid funding of claims under provider agreements with the federal government, how courts interpret and apply the interplay between the Bankruptcy Code and Medicare Program Act determines the disposition of hundreds of millions of dollars of claims for reimbursement that support the health care system.

    April 30, 2026Andrew C. Kassner and Joseph N. Argentina Jr.

  • States Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel Discusses Antitrust Trial Win Against Live Nation

    A Q&A with litigator Jeffrey Kessler of Winston & Strawn who stepped in as lead counsel to represent a coalition of states against Live Nation after lawyers from the DOJ announced mid-federal-trial that they had reached a settlement in the federal government’s antitrust monopoly case against the live entertainment giant and its ticketing arm Ticketmaster.

    April 30, 2026Ross Todd

  • Lawyer Padding and Bragging

    A sampling of daily headlines is apparently driven by law firms eager to attract lateral partners, to recruit young lawyers, and to please current partners. One wag also recently described this public bragging as a “sedative” to quiet troublesome partners. Does the profession want or even need this kind of publicity? The answer should be no.

    April 30, 2026Michael L. Cook

  • Notable Jury Verdict Re: Post-Termination Commissions for Artist’s Manager

    Jenner & Block law partners Precious Jacobs-Perry, April Atterberg and Wade Thomson recently secured a notable victory on behalf of their client, rap artist Chancelor Bennett — better known as Chance the Rapper — in a long-running breach-of-contract dispute against his former manager Patrick Corcoran.

    April 30, 2026Kat Black

  • Arbitration and Bankruptcy: Can a Debtor that is Party to an Arbitration Agreement Lack Authority to Arbitrate Core Bankruptcy Claims?

    The Federal Arbitration Act was enacted to require courts to enforce parties’ agreements to arbitrate disputes. More recently, the Supreme Court has said that “[t]he federal policy is about treating arbitration contacts like all others, not about fostering arbitration.” In bankruptcy cases, a recurring issue that litigants raise is whether a conflict exists between the FAA and the requirements of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

    April 30, 2026Daniel A. Lowenthal

  • Fresh Filings

    Notable recent court filings in entertainment law.

    April 30, 2026Entertainment Law & Finance Staff

  • Protecting Guaranties In Connection With Loan Modifications

    This article discusses consideration that should be given to guaranties in connection with loan modifications and effective methods for protecting the enforceability of a guaranty in the face of loan modifications.

    March 31, 2026Jeffrey B. Steiner and Scott A. Weinberg and Joel C. Haims

  • Music Industry’s High Stakes Supreme Court Copyright Loss In Fight Over ISP Repeat Infringers

    On Dec. 1, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Cox Communications Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment. The case turned on whether Internet Service Providers could be “contributorily liable for copyright infringement, when the provider knew that specific subscribers were using its service to flagrantly infringe and continued to supply those repeat infringers with service.”

    March 31, 2026Stan Soocher