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Brexit Legal Challenge Succeeds With Vote Now To Be Held Before EU Exit Can Begin
October 19, 2016
Continental Breakfast: your daily update on what's happening in Europe.A historic legal challenge over whether U.K. prime minister Theresa May…
'Spinal Tap' Actor Sues to Recoup Profits Owed From Movie
October 18, 2016
Harry Shearer. Photo: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty ImagesHarry Shearer has filed a $125 million lawsuit against Vivendi S.A. over profits from the 1984…
Attorney Accused of Copying NFL Concussion Complaint in Suit Against WWE
October 18, 2016
The attorney said the WWE's reliance on typos shows “the flimsiness” of its position regarding the health crisis facing wrestlers.
Litigation Funders Planning a New Role: Law Firm Ownership
October 18, 2016
Burford Capital and others plan to take advantage of a U.K. law allowing nonlawyer ownership of law firms. But some litigation finance executives question if that could eat into the growing industry before it matures.
In Melania Trump Suit, Journalist Invokes Maryland's Anti-SLAPP Law
October 18, 2016
Melania Trump's defamation suit against a Maryland journalist is getting SLAPPed.
In Confronting White House, Texas AG Builds His Brand
October 18, 2016
For Paxton, persistent challenges to Obama administration policies do more than advance legal principle and pack a conservative punch to the Democratic White House: They also help spur campaign contributions.
Too Much Mommy Time?
October 18, 2016
Maybe Donald Trump has sensitized me to the plight of men who feel they're not getting a fair shake. Or maybe I'm just skeptical of what seems to be too good to be true.
Jeter Endorsement Dispute Examines Role As a Director of Apparel Company
October 18, 2016
Contracts between a corporation and a corporate director can give rise to certain difficulties in managing expectations of the director's obligations and responsibilities. Such contracts may create obligations that extend beyond those fiduciary duties inherent to the director position. This extension of the director's role may increase the risk of a conflict between a director's contractual obligations and his fiduciary duties.
Beats Headphones Royalty Dispute Saga Heads to Trial
October 18, 2016
Former hedge fund manager Steven Lamar, who helped launch Dr. Dre's Beats headphones a decade ago, won the right to go to trial against the rap artist and record producer after the California Court of Appeal revived his $100 million case over unpaid royalties.
The New FCPA Cooperation Plan
October 18, 2016
The DOL recently issued its final overtime rule revamping the white collar exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act for executive, administrative, professional, and highly compensated employees. This Final Rule, effective Dec. 1, 2016, rolls out major changes for employers.

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