Sports:

• Florida’s Seminole Tribe on Friday defended state officers in a problem to the legality of a 2021 pact permitting the tribe to obtain on-line sports activities betting wagers, saying in a short filed with the state Supreme Court that the settlement is according to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. Tribe Tells Fla. High Court Gaming Pact Is Constitutional – Law360
• DraftKings Inc. provided a misleading $1,000 bonus to lure prospects to its betting platform that solely paid out if new customers dumped $5,000 into the account and wagered 5 occasions that quantity over 90 days, based on a proposed class motion filed Friday in Massachusetts state court docket. DraftKings $1K Bonus Deceived New Customers, Suit Says – Law360
• Attorneys for celebrities, sports activities figures, distinguished buyers, and monetary establishments have rushed a federal court docket in Florida with briefs contesting private legal responsibility in reference to the collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency alternate, disputing claims that their constructive public feedback fueled a multibillion-dollar crypto bust. Athletes, YouTubers, Banks Want Out Of FTX Litigation – Law360
• The New York Times should face a defamation declare launched by a University of Alabama males’s basketball participant after it printed an article that pointed to his presence on the scene of a deadly capturing and made a number of since-retracted statements alleging he was concerned, an Alabama federal choose dominated on Wednesday. NYT Must Face Alabama Basketball Player’s Defamation Claim – Law360

MLB

• Los Angeles federal prosecutors have requested to push again the trial date for former Dodgers star Yasiel Puig, accused of obstruction of justice and making false statements, as they appear to attraction a choose’s resolution to exclude a retracted plea deal as proof. Feds Want Ex-MLB Star’s Trial Paused Amid 9th Circ. Pitch – Law360
• A Florida appeals court docket on Friday discovered that the dad and mom of a minor league baseball participant don’t must arbitrate their wrongful demise swimsuit in opposition to a health care provider for the Minnesota Twins whom they are saying did not diagnose their son’s harmful coronary heart situation, discovering the dispute doesn’t fall inside an arbitration settlement. No Arbitration In Minor League Baseball Player’s Fla. Death Suit – Law360
• Major League Baseball is urging a New York federal court docket to toss an antitrust lawsuit filed by a retailer of sports-branded merchandise, calling it a “baseless challenge” to well-established legal guidelines that govern the distribution of licensed client items. MLB Blasts ‘Baseless’ Merchandise Antitrust Suit – Law360

NFL:

• A soccer fan has sued the NFL and New Jersey State Police over claims he was handed a soccer that Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts used to attain a landing in opposition to the New York Giants and subsequently was battered by stadium safety and law enforcement officials after he refused to offer it again. NFL Fan Says He Was Accosted Over QB’s Touchdown Ball – Law360
• The couple that former NFL participant Michael Oher is suing over proceeds from the bestselling ebook and blockbuster film The Blind Side opposed his movement for a brief injunction in opposition to utilizing his title, picture, and likeness whereas repeating that Oher had demanded cash and threatened “to go to social media and expose to the world how he was robbed” by them. ‘Blind Side’ Couple Fights Oher’s Claims They Are ‘Thieves’ – Law360
• A former worker of the Jacksonville Jaguars who oversaw the soccer crew’s digital bank card program was accused by federal prosecutors of charging greater than $22 million on the crew’s credit score traces to fund a lavish private life-style. Ex-Jaguars Employee Siphoned $22M From Team, Feds Say – Law360

GOLF

• The No. 3 ranked golfer on this planet, Jon Rahm, has left the PGA Tour in favor of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf in a deal price over $300 million. After what gave the impression to be a truce when the PGA Tour and LIV Golf introduced in June that the 2 entities would merge to “unite” golf, no official deal has been made, and the Saudis have poached their most high-profile golfer but. Jon Rahm’s $300 million LIV Golf offer ‘is stunning,’ says Sen. Ron Johnson – Law360

Entertainment:

TV & MOVIES

• Disney urged a CA federal choose to dismiss a proposed antitrust class motion concentrating on live-streaming carriage agreements forbidding ESPN’s exclusion from low-cost bundling packages, arguing that tweaks to the subscribers’ swimsuit can’t save beforehand nixed damages claims and that the choose ought to’ve tossed the whole lot of the swimsuit. Disney Again Targets ESPN Streaming Bundles Suit – Law360
• Digital-effects firm Rearden LLC’s counsel informed a CA federal jury throughout opening arguments that Disney owes as much as $400 million for allegedly utilizing its copyrighted special-effects software program for the 2017 remake of Beauty and the Beast whereas Disney’s counsel mentioned it respects copyright regulation and “did nothing wrong.” Disney Owes $400M For ‘Beauty And The Beast’ FX, Jury Told – Law360
• Actor Terrence Howard has sued Creative Artists Agency in CA state court docket, alleging the expertise company’s conflicting pursuits led him to simply accept a wage under business requirements for his function on the hit tv present Empire. Terrence Howard Accuses CAA Of Fraud In Salary Suit – Law360

MUSIC

• Liberace’s rhinestone-encrusted live performance piano as soon as once more discovered itself within the limelight when the 1^st Circuit held {that a} district court docket wrongly tossed the Gibson Foundation’s swimsuit accusing a piano retailer of refusing to return the piano after Gibson entrusted it with warehousing the instrument. 1st Circ. Revives Fight Over Liberace’s Rhinestone Piano – Law360
• A girl has accused Sean “Diddy” Combs and his report label’s longtime president of trafficking and raping her when she was 17, telling a New York federal court docket that she was impressed to return ahead after latest, related claims by R&B singer Cassie and three others. Diddy, Ex-Record Label President Hit With Another Rape Suit – Law360

THEATER & FASHION

• A 2^nd Circuit panel appeared unfavorable towards reviving an embattled Broadway producer’s antitrust lawsuit difficult his placement on the Actors’ Equity Association’s “do not work” record, saying it appears clear that the union acted appropriately after actors alleged wage violations and a poisonous work setting. 2nd Circ. Doubts Broadway Producer’s Union Blacklist Suit – Law360
• The 2^nd Circuit cited a latest Supreme Court resolution that stripped particular First Amendment protections for a Jack Daniel’s-spoofing chew toy in a ruling that may permit Vans to implement a restraining order in opposition to a Brooklyn artwork collective that made a parody of its marquee shoe. Jack Daniel’s Ruling Helps Vans Defeat 2nd Circ. TM Appeal – Law360

VIDEO GAMES & PUBLISHING

MEANWHILE, IN HOLLYWOOD…

• A CA federal choose requested counsel for Sarah Silverman and different authors to clarify why she shouldn’t trim secondary claims from their copyright infringement swimsuit over OpenAI’s synthetic intelligence product, pointing to the “short and sweet” opinion of one other federal choose tossing related claims in opposition to Meta. Sarah Silverman’s OpenAI Suit Faces Specter Of Meta Setback – Law360
• The liquor firm owned by rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has requested a CN chapter choose to let it study its ex-brand supervisor, who’s chargeable for fraud in a NY arbitration and civil continuing linked to his alleged embezzlement, to show his belongings in his chapter case. 50 Cent’s Co. Wants To Probe Assets Of Ex-Liquor Boss – Law360
• A CA state choose licensed a category of at the least 8,900 girls who say The Walt Disney Co. paid them lower than their male colleagues, rejecting Disney’s argument that the ladies did not adequately determine “substantially similar” jobs carried out by the women and men. Disney Must Face Class Of 9K Women Alleging Pay Disparity – Law360