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Plaintiffs Fumble on Cheerleader Suit

When a lawsuit involves an antitrust conspiracy with nearly $1 billion on the line, when the case has been covered by media including ABC News, Time Magazine and the Associated Press, when it involves the epitome of a sexy topic—cheerleaders for god's sake—that's not usually when a federal judge will urge counsel to let junior associates have a crack at oral argument.
16 minute read

Daily Report Online

Fatal Gregg Allman Biopic Accident Exhausted Insurer's Liability, Judge Rules

A federal judge in Los Angeles has tossed a suit related to a fatal accident on a south Georgia train trestle that derailed a biopic of blues rocker Gregg Allman.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Bikram Yoga Founder Faces Arrest Warrant Over Former Legal Adviser's Fight to Recover Damages

As of Wednesday, there is a warrant out for the arrest of Bikram Yoga founder Bikram Choudhury who has failed to pay the more than $7 million in damages owed to the global yoga business' former legal adviser.
13 minute read

Daily Business Review

New Twist in the Case of Marvel CEO's Secretly Collected DNA

A Florida attorney will defend himself against the accusation that he participated in fraud by deposing billionaire Ike Perlmutter as a way to collect his DNA.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Dallas Lawyer Drops Houston Law Student and Others on Season Opener of 'The Bachelorette'

Rachel Lindsay, a trial lawyer in Dallas who is starring on "The Bachelorette" reality TV show, gave her "first impression" rose to a chiropractor from Miami who impressed her by complimenting her in Spanish.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Actor Accuses Attorney Neighbor of Harassment Campaign in Messy Co-Op Dispute

Justin Theroux, the star of HBO's "The Leftovers" and son of a longtime Baker McKenzie lawyer, has accused his downstairs neighbor of waging a scorched-earth campaign to bully and intimidate him after Theroux began renovating the New York apartment where he sometimes lives with wife Jennifer Aniston.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Bill to Tax, Regulate Daily Fantasy Sports Clears Assembly

New Jersey on Monday moved closer to joining the growing ranks of states enacting legislation regulating daily fantasy sports betting—the multimillion-dollar-a-year industry that, until recently, has gone unregulated nationwide.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Strike 3 for Abbott & Costello Heirs' 'Who's on First' Copyright Dispute

After a swing and a miss at both the trial court and appellate level, a copyright infringement lawsuit over the use of comedy duo Bud Abbott and Lou Costello's "Who's on First" routine has struck out, with the U.S. Supreme Court declining to review the case.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Lawyer Finds Love on Reality TV Show 'The Bachelorette'

Trial lawyer Rachel Lindsay stars on Season 13 of "The Bachelorette, " an ABC reality television program.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Fantasy Sports Operators Eye Calif. Ruling on Horse Racing

A federal judge's decision this week that entry fees paid to play on the fantasy horse racing website Derby Wars are wagers could be a warning signal to the booming fantasy sports industry.
5 minute read

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