Nossaman LLP – The Northern District of Georgia recently granted CNN’s motion to dismiss a consumer class action that alleged CNN committed a violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”), 18 U.S.C. § 2710. Perry v. Cable News Network, Inc., Case No. 1:14-cv-02926-ELR, *2 (N.D. Ga. Apr. 20, 2016). In so doing, the Perry […]
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The Bahamas Man Who Stole Celebrity Secrets for Profit LawFuel.com – Law News Online – Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ALONZO KNOWLES pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court to criminal copyright infringement of scripts of movies and television shows that had not yet aired,
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LawFuel.com – Lawyer News Online – Skadden is representing HCP, Inc. in the spin-off of its HCR ManorCare portfolio of skilled nursing and assisted living assets (a portfolio valued at approximately $5.1 billion by HCP), as well as other skilled nursing assets, into an independent, publicly traded REIT. HCP is an S&P 500 company with
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SANTA ANA, California – A longtime member of the Mexican Mafia prison gang who controlled Latino street gangs in Orange County for at least three decades was sentenced today to 15 years in federal prison after being found guilty earlier this year of federal racketeering offenses. Peter Ojeda, 74, was sentenced this morning
LOS ANGELES – A Downey man who falsely certified that contaminated beef was free of E. coli O157:H7 bacterium has been sentenced to a year of home detention and required to pay $307,695.90 in restitution. Jim Johnson, 67, had pleaded guilty to falsifying a Certificate of Analysis in United States District Court last
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Pam Bondi has been in contact with Frontier Communications Corporation, and today sent a letter to the company requesting better customer service for Floridians. Frontier acquired Verizon Communications wireless properties in parts of Florida earlier this year. Since then, more than 100 consumers have contacted the Attorney General’s Office with complaints about internet, security,
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Donald Trump and his presidential campaign has embodied all sorts of controversies and contradictions, but the lawyer his campaign hired is also from a firm that is fighting deportation of thousands of refugees from Central America. Donald F McGahn is a former Republican chairman of the Federal Election Commission and a Jones Day partner. The
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Morrison Foerster – On April 27, Judge Dee Lord found the two remaining Jawbone patents in the 963 Investigation (Certain Activity Tracking Devices, Systems, and Components Thereof) invalid under Section 101. The two patents subject to this Initial Determination were family members of one of the patents Judge Lord found invalid on March 3 (see
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LawFuel.com – Lawyer news daily – Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Leslie R. Caldwell, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, announced that ARTHUR BUDOVSKY, 42, was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 20 years in prison for running a massive
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Addition of Angela Kerek represents a major step in building out a dedicated finance practice in Germany and highlights continued investment in European capabilities Angela Kerek BERLIN (May 3, 2016) LawFuel.com – The Lawyer News Site – Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Angela Kerek has joined the
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