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adult venue's insurer did not successfully exclude ads from ad injury coverage

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26, 2024) Defendant, d/b/a Wonderland, operated an adult entertainment club and was one of the many such sued by various models for using their images in advertising without their consent from 2015 to 2019. The consent judgment was a lump sum and, Princeton argued, included uncovered claims; most of the images fell within the 2017-18 period.

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Ninth Circuit Upholds “Sign-in-Wrap”–Keebaugh v. Warner Bros.

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This is a false advertising lawsuit again the mobile app game Game of Thrones: Conquest. Many sites have multiple overlapping governance documents with similar names, so it’s fair for consumers to expect accurate specificity. sought to send the case to arbitration. The district court disagreed. Warner Bros.

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Netflix prevails over claims by lawyers that they were misportrayed in money laundering film

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23, 2020) MFSA brought trademark dilution and false advertising claims against Netflix for its portrayal in the film “The Laundromat.” Libel/false light claims aren’t addressed in this decision; see below.) Rogers governed the false advertising claim. It “tells the story of the documents known as the Panama Papers.

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The SHOP SAFE Act Is a Terrible Bill That Will Eliminate Online Marketplaces

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Read literally, all advertising “allow[s] for arranging the sale or purchase of goods,” so this law potentially obligates EVERY ad-supported publisher to undertake the content moderation obligations the bill imposes on online marketplaces. ” [Does this create an affirmative obligation to include images?

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Look Back, Look Ahead: State Attorneys General Enforcement – Part One

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Last month, as part of BakerHostetler’s “Look Back, Look Ahead: Advertising and Marketing Law in 2021 & 2022” webinar series, partners Craig A. 4: Early Opioid Medication Litigation Rulings Favor Advertisers. The following summarizes our 10 key takeaways from 2021. Takeaway No. Takeaway No.

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Third Circuit Says Section 230 Doesn’t Apply to Publicity Rights Claims–Hepp v. Facebook

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The majority says “if likeness interests are disregarded on the internet, the incentives to build an excellent commercial reputation for endorsements may diminish…information provided by promotional advertisements can enhance market efficiency and vibrancy” but these are orthogonal statements. (I