• November 14, 2017 | The Recorder

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  • June 30, 2017 | The Recorder

    NFL Sacks Antitrust Class Action Over 'Sunday Ticket' TV Package

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  • June 6, 2017 | The Recorder

    Koh Axes Attorney Fees for Trio of Plaintiffs Firms in 'No-Poach' Case

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  • Flo & Eddie v. Sirius XM Radio, 15-1164-cv

    Publication Date: 2017-02-21
    Practice Area: Copyrights
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Calabresi, Chin, and Carney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Henry Gradstein, Maryann R. Marzano, on the brief, Harvey Geller, Gradstein & Marzano, P.C., Los Angeles, CA.; Evan S. Cohen, on the brief, Los Angeles, CA.; Michael Gervais, Arun S. Subramanian, Susman Godfrey LLP, New York, NY.; Robert Rimberg, Goldberg Rimberg & Weg PLLC.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Cassandra L. Seto, on the brief, Daniel M. Petrocelli, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Los Angeles, CA.; Johnathan D. Hacker, on the brief, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae Law Professors Gary Pulsinelli, Julie Ross, and Peter Jaszi, in support of Defendant-Appellant: Brandon Butler, American University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae Howard Abrams, Brandon Butler, Michael Carrier, Michael Carroll, Ralph Clifford, Brian Frye, William Gallagher, Eric Goldman, James Grimmelmann, Yvette Liebesman, Brian Love, Tyler Ochoa, David Olson, David Post, Michael Risch, Matthew Sag, Rebecca Tushnet, and David Welkowitz, in support of Defendant-Appellant: Eugene Volokh, UCLA School of Law, Los Angeles, CA. For Amicus Curiae Electronic Frontier Foundation, in support of Defendant-Appellant: Mitchell Stoltz, Vera Ranieri, Electronic Frontier Foundation, San Francisco, CA. For Amicus Curiae Pandora Media, Inc., in support of Defendant-Appellant: R. Bruce Rich, Benjamin E. Marks, Gregory Silbert, Todd Larson, Kami Lizarraga, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Public Knowledge, in support of Defendant-Appellant: Sherwin Siy, John Bergmayer, Raza Panjwani, Public Knowledge, Washington, D.C. For Amicus Curiae National Association of Broadcasters, in support of Defendant-Appellant: Stephen B. Kinnaird, Paul Hastings LLP, Washington, D.C.; Rick Kaplan, National Association of Broadcasters, Washington, D.C. For Amicus Curiae New York State Broadcasters Association, Inc., in support of Defendant-Appellant: Adam R. Bialek, Stephen J. Barrett, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, New York, NY.; David L. Donovan, New York State Broadcasters Association, Inc., Albany, NY.

    Case Number: 15-1164-cv

    Cite as: Flo &Eddie v. Sirius, 15-1164-cv, NYLJ 1202779535509, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided February 16, 2017) CASE NAME Flo & Eddie, Inc., a California Corpor

  • February 14, 2017 | The Recorder

    Big-Law Roster Turns Out to Defend NFL's 'Sunday Ticket'

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  • January 26, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

    'I Beg You to Recuse Me': Anna Nicole Smith Judge Finally Gets His Wish

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  • November 14, 2016 | National Law Journal

    Sirius XM Radio Agrees to Settle Copyright Case With 60s Rock Band The Turtles

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  • October 18, 2016 | The Recorder

    Dreamworks Agrees to $50M Settlement in Case Alleging Collusion to Suppress Wages

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  • May 26, 2016 | The Recorder

    Judge OKs No-Poach Class Action Against Animation Studios

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  • May 7, 2016 | The Recorder

    Koh Keeps Quiet at 'No-Poach' Hearing

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