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Sports-Collectibles Antitrust Lawsuit Hurled At TikTok, Fanatics and NFL
A small sports memorabilia business in Ohio filed a sweeping federal antitrust lawsuit alleging that TikTok, the National Football League (NFL) and sports retail giant Fanatics conspired to monopolize the multibillion-dollar sports collectibles market and systematically eliminate independent sellers.
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Does the Volume of Qui Tam FCA Enforcement Mean the System Is Working, or Prove That the ‘Rogues’ Have Gone Rogue?
A functioning enforcement environment must prevent fraud without unduly hindering good business. While the future of FCA enforcement unfolds, all companies can proactively limit their risk by continuing to maintain robust compliance programs to detect and prevent misconduct.
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Using Analytics and Predictive Modeling In Legal
For decades, in-house practitioners have chosen outside litigation counsel through instinct, personal networks and anecdotal experience, often defaulting to a familiar name, a trusted former colleague, or a firm remembered for a handful of “big wins.” More recently, some have attempted to bring data into the process, which while useful, rarely correlate with future performance in the unique circumstances of a new matter. Today, forward-looking general counsel are beginning to adopt the same kind of predictive analytics that have already reshaped other high-stakes industries.
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Co-ops and Condominiums
Condominium Buyer Failed to Demonstrate Lawful Excuse for Failure to Perform
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Harnessing the Power of Intentional, Value-Based, and Emotion-Informed Storytelling
Good stories inspire and create emotional connections. Great stories go one step further, staying with us, shaping our views of the world, our interactions with others, and our conversations about human experience.
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COUNTERPOINT: Your Tradeshow IP Protection Playbook Part 2: How to Respond If Someone Files an IP Complaint Against You At a Tradeshow?
The stress of IP infringement matters resides on both sides of the fence: whether you find a competitor infringing upon your ideas, or your company finds itself being accused of doing the infringing. In this Point/Counterpoint series of articles, we outline the appropriate steps to take if you spot your innovation in your competitor’s booth across the hall. This article’s focus — Counterpoint: What can you do if your competitor is using your IP at a tradeshow?
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DE Bankruptcy Court Addresses Standing In the Context of a Fraudulent Conveyance Action
In the recent case of In re ONH AFC CS Investors, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware examined the issue of standing in the context of a fraudulent conveyance action and whether a liquidating trustee had standing to pursue fraudulent conveyance claims when the beneficiaries of those claims were the debtors’ equity holders. Under limited circumstances, which were present in this case, the court found that the trustee could pursue such claims.
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Exploring the Passive Loss Tax Exemption for ‘Real Estate Professionals’ In the OBBBA
One often-overlooked provision that was made permanent by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could have a significant negative impact on certain taxpayers, particularly those in the rental real estate industry. Many rental real estate owners qualify for the real estate professional exception and thus are not subject to the passive loss rules.
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Fresh Filings
Notable recent court filings in entertainment law.
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Tensions Building Over AI Billing
AI may be accelerating legal work, but it’s also escalating tensions over how that work gets billed — and who benefits from the time saved.
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