Sports & Entertainment

Sports:

• The Women's National Basketball Association "abused its monopolistic control" of women's pro basketball when it allowed the Connecticut Sun to be sold to an owner who is moving it to Houston, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., told the U.S. Department of Justice in a letter on Monday. Blumenthal Demands DOJ Open Antitrust Investigation into...
• A Pennsylvania federal judge has further narrowed a shareholder class action accusing Dick's Sporting Goods of misleading investors about inventory levels and losses because of theft after the COVID-19 pandemic, disagreeing with a magistrate judge on the actionability of some of the suit's challenged statements. Lawsuit claims Dick's Sporting Goods executives misled shareholders - Pittsburgh Business Times
• A Florida federal jury awarded $110,000 in damages to an attorney who said an AIG unit refused to pay costs while defending a sports memorabilia company's former CEO against securities violations after the insurer claimed the executive's policy had exhausted its benefits.  Jury Says AIG Unit Owes Atty $110K For Defense Costs

Entertainment:

LAWSUITS OF THE RICH & FAMOUS

• Blake Lively's lawsuit against her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni and his production company will soon head to trial on her claims of retaliation but not on her other allegations, including sexual harassment, a Manhattan federal judge ruled. Judge dismisses Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against Justin Baldoni - CBS News
• The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review Joseph "Tiger King" Maldonado's murder-for-hire conviction on the basis of the Netflix documentary star's claim that a judge failed to properly examine several witnesses' post-trial recantations. Supreme Court refuses to hear case of Louisiana man sentenced to life imprisonment, “Tiger King” appeal - SCOTUSblog
• Dallas federal prosecutors announced that they have charged Memphis rapper Pooh Shiesty and eight others with holding three music industry executives at gunpoint — reportedly including Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane — to steal valuables and force Pooh Shiesty's release from his contract with Gucci Mane's record label. Gucci Mane kidnapped, robbed by Pooh Shiesty, DOJ says; arrests made

MUSIC

• Cardi B escaped a lawsuit accusing her song “Enough (Miami)” of copying one featured in the FX series Reservation Dogs, as a judge found the court lacks jurisdiction over the performer and her codefendants. Cardi B wins dismissal of copyright lawsuit over ‘Enough (Miami)’ - Music Business Worldwide
• A Michael Jackson tribute act and two arms of Jackson’s estate agreed to end a lawsuit over various forms of intellectual property associated with the late pop superstar. Michael Jackson Estate vs. MJ Live: Lawsuit Quietly Ends - MJVibe
• The artist behind NSYNC's iconic "Bye Bye Bye" choreography has accused Sony Music of licensing the dance for use in both Marvel Studios' 2024 film Deadpool & Wolverine and Epic Games' Fortnite without his permission or giving him credit. Wade Robson Sues Sony Music Over Choreography Rights: A Test Case for Intellectual Property in Dance – Legal News Feed
• A French music company resolved a suit in NY federal court filed by a group of major music labels that asserted $500 million in claims that it distributed manipulated versions of copyrighted tracks to social media. French Music Company Settles $500 Million Copyright Lawsuit With Major Labels, Highlighting Digital Infringement Challenges – Legal News Feed
• The National Music Publishers' Association and its members have told a TX federal court that X Corp.'s antitrust suit fails to allege any conspiracy, with the best argument the company could muster being an "implausible" interpretation of a single word — "we" — in a single email. Music Publishers Rebuke X Corp.’s Antitrust Claim as Hinged on ‘We’ Email Interpretation – Legal News Feed

TELEVISION & FILM

• NBCUniversal Media LLC and its Peacock TV LLC streaming service defeated a proposed class action alleging they shared the video-viewing information of mobile-app users with third parties in violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act. NBCUniversal, Peacock Defeat Privacy Suit Over App Info Sharing
• A CA federal judge has thrown out a suit brought by Pepperdine University accusing Netflix and Warner Bros. of infringing trademarks via a fictional basketball team in the TV show Running Point that the university said is identical to its Waves team, finding the show doesn't mislead a viewer into thinking Pepperdine was involved in its production. California Court Dismisses Pepperdine’s Trademark Lawsuit Against Netflix and Warner Bros. – Legal News Feed