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In 2022, Choreographer Kyle Hanagami (“Hanagami”) brought suit against video game developer and publisher Epic Games, Inc. (“Epic”), claiming that a virtual animation – known as an “emote” – that Epic sol ...

Author: Gary McLaughlin and Sandra Hanian While California has long prohibited noncompete agreements (subject to narrow exceptions), two California bills recently signed into law expand the scope of the State’s polic ...

Authrs Jeremy Mittman and Thea E. Rogers California Governor Newsom recently signed into law a new law allowing for “reproductive loss leave” (SB 848) which will permit eligible employees to take up to five days of ...

Authors: Robert H. Rotstein and Eleanor M. Lackman On September 25, 2023, Judge Stephanos Bibas of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, sitting by designation in the District of Delaware, issued an opinion ...

As MSK reported last year, there was a distinct possibility of legal, including constitutional, challenges to the new California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (the “CAADCA"), a law aimed at protecting children online ...

Authors: Brian Fu & Frida P. Glucoft What is the REAL ID Act, and when does it go into effect? The REAL ID Act establishes minimum security standards for licenses and prevents federal agencies from accepting licens ...