MMA Fighter: Game Developer Used My Likeness Without Permission

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April 13, 2015 Earlier this month, mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Felice Herrig took to Instagram to accuse video game developer NetherRealm Studios and its parent/distributor Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Inc. of using her likeness without permission. Herrig claims that her image served as a model for “Cassie Cage,” a character in the newly released […]

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Processing Credit Card Payments for Online Gaming and Fantasy Sports

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April 22, 2015 Late last week, the nation’s largest credit card companies (American Express, Discover, MasterCard and Visa) began utilizing Merchant Category Codes (MCCs) specifically designated for credit card transactions entered into between consumers and legal online gaming venues – such as those permitted to operate in New Jersey, Nevada and Delaware. These MCCs, or

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David Klein Discusses TWC-Comcast Merger with NPR Marketplace

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If Comcast and Time Warner Cable go ahead with their planned merger, they’d control almost 30 percent of all the cable TV subscribers in the U.S., possibly raising fears that they’d own too much of the market. They will reportedly sit down with Justice Department officials this week. So, how do you reassure the regulators that you’re not

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MLB Players Banned from Daily Fantasy Baseball for Prizes

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April 13, 2015 At last week’s IMG World Congress of Sports, Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred announced that Major League Baseball (“MLB” or the “League”) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (“MLBPA” or the “Union”) have agreed to prohibit League players from participating in daily fantasy baseball competitions involving prizes. How does this development

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Treble Damages Not Automatic in TCPA Litigation

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April 13, 2015 Last month, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit clarified the standard for obtaining treble damages under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). In Lary v. Trinity Physician Financial & Insurance Services, the district court declined to award treble damages to the plaintiff on a motion for default judgment.

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