The Hollywood Lawyer

JULY 1, 2022

Actor Lena Headey of “Game of Thrones” has been sued by her former management company over breach of contract and unpaid fees. Troika, the agency that managed Headey between 2005 and 2020, claims “the actress owes $1.5 The agency also seeks a […].

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MARCH 22, 2022

Out of 65 products named in this year’s awards, just two legal technology products made the cut: Evisort , a company that provides AI-driven contract management for legal, procurement, sales, finance and IT teams; and Onit , a company that provides enterprise workflow products for corporations and corporate legal departments. .

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LawTechnologyToday

JUNE 21, 2021

But he’s not exactly Vincent Van Gogh and prior to October 2020, had never sold a piece for more than $100. An NFT is composed of software code in the form of “smart contracts.” Smart contracts are open-sourced blockchain protocols that control the transfer of digital currency under certain terms and conditions.

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LexForti

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Summary: This article highlights the challenges of invoking the remedy of ‘substituted performance’ in case of breach of turnkey contracts, and suggests potential solutions for the same. To this end, this article shall analyze the challenges of availing substituted performance in turnkey contracts. Turnkey Contracts.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 6, 2022

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of paralegals and legal assistants is projected to grow 12 percent from 2020 to 2030, faster than the average for all occupations. Paralegals and legal assistants held about 345,600 jobs in 2020. Finance and Insurance 3%. Federal Government 5%.

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The Hollywood Lawyer

DECEMBER 7, 2020

In 2020, Chance The Rapper released The Big Day , his first studio album. Critics lauded the new record, but fans were not as supportive, and tour ticket sales were down. Chance fired his former manager, Pat Corcoran, in April. ” for being fired after the album failed to drive sales in April. www.thehollywoodlawyer.com.

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The Hollywood Lawyer

JANUARY 14, 2022

The Candian movie theater company, Cineplex has come into $965 million after winning their breach of contract lawsuit against Cineworld. In 2019, the two companies signed a contract where Cineworld agreed to purchase Cineplex for $2.81B, creating the largest movie theater chain globally.

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At the Lectern

APRIL 27, 2023

” Because the agreement is not such a “contract,” a challenge to it need not be brought under validation statutes with their very short time limit. .” ” Because the agreement is not such a “contract,” a challenge to it need not be brought under validation statutes with their very short time limit.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 16, 2025

C) This Clause is for the benefit of the Finance Parties only. As a result, no Finance Party shall be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a Dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law, the Finance Parties may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions. [2]

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LawSites

JANUARY 11, 2022

software company with products for contract management, virtual deal rooms and electronic signatures. In November 2020, Onit acquired McCarthyFinch , provider of a suite of AI-driven contract management software, then, a month later, it acquired AXDRAFT , developer of contract automation software.

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MyCase

JULY 27, 2021

Most notably, 74% report they are Investing in New Technology to Support Firm Operations and Client Work (up 7 points from 2020); 42% are Creating Dedicated Innovation Function/Focus (up 8 points); and 42% are Formalizing Client Feedback Approach (up 3 points).” Technology: a top investment in change.

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The Hollywood Lawyer

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Paramount has sued its insurance company, Federal Insurance Company, over breach of contract for not covering Covid-19 costs on Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible 7. in February 2020, then in March 2020, and twice in October 2020 because of illness among crew covered under its insurance plan. […].

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Patently O

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Patent assertion finance today is a multibillion-dollar business. [2] litigation finance boom of the past 20 years—as has been widely reported, private equity now undergirds huge swaths of U.S. Patent assertion finance today is a multibillion-dollar business. [2] 2] Virtually nonexistent in the patent space in the U.S.

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ALPS

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Join them as they discuss the implications of 2020 and their effect on ALPS in 2021. After graduating from the University of Montana in 1996 with a degree in finance, he began his career with the Chubb Corporation. Well, certainly 2020 was not what any of us envisioned. Transcript: MARK BASSINGTHWAIGHTE: Hello and welcome.

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The Hollywood Lawyer

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

2020 when a U.S. Chooseco owns the trademark to “Choose Your Own Adventure,” They sued Netflix over their Emmy winner Black Mirror episode, “Bandersnatch,” the interactive choose your own experience. Netflix’s attempt to get the case dismissed failed in Feb. www.thehollywoodlawyer.com.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2021

As awful as was the year 2020 for so many reasons, my year-end report last year found reasons to be optimistic. The silver lining of 2020,” I wrote, “is that we have been forced to consider changes that were long overdue and then given the opportunity to implement those changes.”. It is as if we are serving time in a legal tech limbo.

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Fordham Law News

OCTOBER 14, 2022

8] The Securities Act of 1933 identifies investment contracts as securities. [9] 9] Whether an asset constitutes an investment contract depends on a test the Supreme Court laid out in SEC v. 13] By likening coins to the orange groves in Howey , Hinman determined that many cryptocurrencies constituted investment contracts. [14]

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The Hollywood Lawyer

JULY 2, 2021

Fireman claims they are not “on the hook” to cover Disney’s claims to cover the costs of the pandemic’s “Second Wave” and “Holiday Hiatus” in 2020. In part, their disagreement stems from uncertainty about what clause […].

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The Hollywood Lawyer

MARCH 8, 2021

The pandemic caused The Chicks’, formerly known as Dixie Chicks, to cancel their 2020 tour across North America. The band’s touring company Tunashoe Tours has now sued WRB Underwriting over breach of contract for $6.6 […]. They went to their insurance companies to recover their losses, and all paid out except U.K.

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Vanguard

JUNE 11, 2020

Thursday, June 11, 2020. Lindsay Conner, the leader of the entertainment group at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips in Los Angeles, has represent ed film studios and television networks and brokered a $500 million, 50- film co-financing deal between China’s P erfect World Pictures and Universal. Changing deal and contract terms .

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LawSites

JUNE 15, 2023

2015 Crowdsourced Research Site Casetext Raises $7M Series A Financing. 2020 Notable New Casetext Product Drafts Your Litigation Briefs For You. 2023 Casetext Launches Co-Counsel, Its OpenAI-Based ‘Legal Assistant’ To Help Lawyers Search Data, Review Documents, Draft Memos, Analyze Contracts and More. Top Law Firm Invests $8.2M

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The Fashion Law

MAY 18, 2021

As a result of “deteriorating financing metrics,” TAL – which became a minority owner of the company following its 2016 investment – alleges that the Del Vecchios “began soliciting offers for Brooks Brothers from potential third-party buyers” without any involvement from the plaintiffs.”

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The Hollywood Lawyer

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

2020 when a U.S. Chooseco owns the trademark to “Choose Your Own Adventure,” They sued Netflix over their Emmy winner Black Mirror episode, “Bandersnatch,” the interactive choose your own experience. Netflix’s attempt to get the case dismissed failed in Feb. www.thehollywoodlawyer.com.

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Fordham Law News

APRIL 14, 2022

Regulators began the process of phasing out the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and replacing it with the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”). [1] 1] The end of LIBOR and its replacement with SOFR has had, and will continue to have, a considerable impact on both existing and future contract negotiations.

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The Hollywood Lawyer

MARCH 21, 2022

Two different parties are suing over Dua Lipa’s 2020 hit song, “Levitating,” for copyright infringement. Artikal Sound System is one, and they accuse Lipa and her Warner Records songwriting team (Bosco Kante, Clarence Coffee Jr, Sarah Hudson, and Stephen Kozmeniuk) of plagiarizing their 2017 song, “Live Your Life.”

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Written by Eduardo Silva de Freitas (Erasmus University Rotterdam), Xandra Kramer (Erasmus University Rotterdam/Utrecht University) & Jos Hoevenaars (Erasmus University Rotterdam), members of the Vici project Affordable Access to Justice, financed by the Dutch Research Council (NWO), www.euciviljustice.eu.

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The Hollywood Lawyer

APRIL 4, 2022

6ix9ine and his legal team have settled a copyright lawsuit filed by Texas-based production group, Beatdemons over the artists’ 2020 single “Gooba.” ” The song was 6ix9ine first release after serving time in prison, and the song reached number #3.

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The Hollywood Lawyer

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Scott Rudin has settled a 2020 lawsuit for $6.3M between him and the ad agency SpotCo. According to the lawsuit, the ad agency claimed Rudin had failed to pay back up to $6.3 million in advertisement work. SpotCo claimed they did work for Rudin’s Broadway shows, including “The Waverly Gallery,” “To Kill A Mockingbird,” “King […].

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The Hollywood Lawyer

JANUARY 21, 2022

Screenwriter Nicole Gilbert-Daniels is suing Lionsgate Entertainment and Starz over their highly-recognized series “P-Valley,” which premiered in 2020 and resembled her play, “Soul Kitten Cabaret,” from 2011.

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The Fashion Law

OCTOBER 1, 2021

In 2020, alone, over 10 million Brits used BNPL to purchase goods online, accounting for nearly 4 percent of online retail sales. billion of spending in 2020. Whitney Simpson is Senior Associate at Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP , who specializes in non-contentious consumer finance and payment related matters.

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The Hollywood Lawyer

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Apple is taking a 2020 Kickstarter-backed action-comedy named “Apple Man” to court in a new 467-page lawsuit. Apple wants its trademark registration denied. Apple claims this is about their brand association.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Derivatives 101 A derivative is a contract that derives its value from the price of an underlying asset or physical commodity. Futures – A futures contract is “an agreement to purchase or sell a commodity for delivery in the future … at a price that is determined at initiation of the contract.” wheat, cotton, rice, etc.]

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The Hollywood Lawyer

JANUARY 5, 2021

.” Sweeney claims that Wayne quietly sold his masters earlier this year, “Specifically in or about June of 2020, Lil Wayne was able to sell the Young Money masters to Universal Music Group for in excess of $100 million,” reads the complaint. As such, the information so provided should never be construed as legal advice.

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The Hollywood Lawyer

MAY 14, 2021

This year the show saw a 60% drop in viewership over 2020 and provide a $20-million rebate to NBC to alleviate the […]. Times investigation into the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s membership and financial and ethical practices.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Demo video: [link] Founded: 10/28/2020, Vancouver, BC, Canada Target customer: Solos, small and medium size firms. We run a gender decoder for all new job postings, and we hired international contract software engineers. We are currently working through POCs and contracts with several service providers. Anything else?

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The Fashion Law

MAY 7, 2021

This week, Bloomberg stated that online sales for the likes of adidas, Nike, and Fast Retailing-owned Uniqlo “plunged in China” in the wake of the backlash, with sales on adidas’s Alibaba-hosted Tmall shop “slumping by 78 percent in April” compared to April 2020, according to Morningstar Inc.

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The Hollywood Lawyer

AUGUST 1, 2022

The “Unofficial Bridgerton Musical Album Live in Concert” is facing a Netflix lawsuit for producing the show based on the network’s 2020 show “Bridgerton.” ” The unsanctioned show by songwriters Barlow and Bear debuted in Washington, DC, at the Kennedy Center.

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