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Change In ADR Provider at Issue In Event-Ticketing Fees Litigation

Ross Todd and Alaina Lancaster

A new antitrust complaint over ticketing fees has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and Ticketmaster. The plaintiffs in the newly filed suit are challenging Ticketmaster's new arbitration agreement by claiming its protocols for mass arbitrations, laid out in the rules and procedures posted to its website, require "a novel and one-sided process that is tailored to disadvantage consumers."

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Sales Enablement: The Next Big Thing In Legal Services?

Eric Dewey

Sales enablement is how law firms can take control of their business development and marketing processes and improve the effectiveness of their revenue growth initiatives.

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Update on Bankruptcy Appellate Practice Part Three — Finality

Michael L. Cook

This installment of our appellate practice series reviews recent cases addressing the appellate jurisdiction of district courts and the courts of appeals, referred to as the "finality" doctrine.

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IP News

Howard Shire & Shaleen Patel

Evolusion Concepts, Inc. v. HOC Events, Inc. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. v. Accord Healthcare, Inc.

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Insurance Fraud Remains Key Area of Government Focus

Michael A. Sirignano

During the past year, there were important government reports examining the defrauding of health insurance programs, new trends and government initiatives relating to fraud, and insurance fraud cases involving significant numbers of defendants. When added together, it is not difficult to understand why insurance fraud remains such a key area of focus for government officials, carriers and attorneys.

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Why Commercial Insurance Prices Are Rising

Ted Knutson

Commercial insurance prices are rising as increased costs from climate change, the supply chain crisis and inflation take hold, Westchester, a commercial property, and casualty insurance underwriter, said in a new report.

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Fresh Filings

ELF Staff

Notable court filings in entertainment law.

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Bankruptcy Court Gives Pre-Petition Antitrust Claims Administrative Priority Status

Andrew C. Kassner & Joseph N. Argentina Jr.

The Delaware District Bankruptcy Court ruled that claims arising from pre-petition antitrust cases filed against the debtor could constitute post-petition claims entitled to administrative priority status. The court held that the public policy that favors a "fresh start" for debtors would not preclude damages from post-petition sales of products in violation of federal antitrust laws from receiving administrative expense priority.

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Tenth Circuit: Government COVID Closure Orders Do Not Trigger Coverage for Loss of Business Income

Stephen Masciocchi & Tina Van Bockern

In a recent case, the Tenth Circuit joined other circuits in holding that government closure orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic do not trigger insurance coverage for loss of business income, reasoning that the temporary inability to use property caused by COVID shutdown orders doesn't involve a covered physical loss of property.

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Data Analysis Is Cementing Important Role In Law Firms Talent Evaluation

Patrick Smith

As more law firms embrace the power of mining data to inform talent-related decisions, some have predicted that Big Law hiring could become like modern Major League Baseball: A data-centric endeavor that trusts the numbers, and those who know how to interpret them, over all else.

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