Jury Clears Promoter in Death of Michael Jackson

The jury’s verdict saves A.E.G. Live, the world’s second-largest concert company, from paying what could have been huge damages.

    



Court Gives a Victory to Pandora Over Licensing Streaming Music

A federal judge ruled against Ascap, saying it must make its entire publishing catalog available for licensing by Pandora.

    



Record Labels Sue Sirius XM Over the Use of Older Music

Sony, Universal, Warner and ABKCO, an independent label, said the satellite service used recordings from before 1972 without permission.

    



Business Briefing | Legal News: Judge Rules Against Injunction in Effort to Buy Newspaper

A judge said he would not stop the company that owns The Las Vegas Review-Journal, Stephens Media, from trying to buy out the family publishers of the rival Las Vegas Sun.

    



Networks Get a Victory in Court Over Streaming Service

A federal court in Washington blocked one service from streaming the networks’ programs until a copyright infringement lawsuit concludes.

    



Songwriters Sue to Defend a Summer Hit

Robin Thicke and his co-writers said they were inspired by a Marvin Gaye hit, but didn’t copy it, when they wrote “Blurred Lines.”

    



Copyright Lawsuit Targets Cover Songs on YouTube

A group of music publishers has sued Fullscreen, a leading supplier of videos to YouTube, saying that many of its videos infringe on their copyrights.

    

Business Briefing | Legal News: Glaxo to Pay $45 Million to State Over Drug Marketing

GlaxoSmithKline agreed to pay Louisiana $45 million to settle lawsuits accusing it of improperly marketing the diabetes drug Avandia and other drugs.

    

Jackson’s Mother, Defiant and at Times Forgetful, Wraps Up Her Testimony

Katherine Jackson, 83, faced cross-examination in the wrongful-death lawsuit she brought against the promoters of her son’s comeback tour.

    

As Legal Battle Continues, N.C.A.A. Ends Tie With Electronic Arts

The decision is perhaps the biggest development in a battle focused on the rights of college athletes in how their likenesses can be used and what, if any, compensation they should receive.

    

F.C.C. Is Told Verizon Underpaid Data Refunds

A lawyer told the Federal Communications Commission that Verizon might have collected more than $240 million from false charges, more than four times the amount it agreed to refund.

    

Judge Rejects 3 Lawsuits Against Former Elmo Puppeteer

A federal judge cited the statute of limitations in dismissing the lawsuits by men who said that the former puppeteer Kevin Clash had sexually abused them.

    

BP Challenges Settlements in Gulf Oil Spill

The oil company asserted that thousands of claims were either inflated or nonexistent in ads that are to appear in three major newspapers Wednesday.

    

Food Network Drops Paula Deen

The network announced Friday that it would not renew Ms. Deen’s contract at the end of June, after she apologized for using racist language.

    

Borghese v. Borghese: Battle for a Royal Name

The issue over who may use the Borghese history, at least for marketing purposes, is at the center of one of the most contentious lawsuits facing trial in New York courts this summer.

    

Condé Nast Faces Suit From Interns Over Wages

The interns, who worked for W Magazine and The New Yorker, say they were paid less than $1 an hour.

    

New York Post Sued Over Boston Bombing Article

Two men say photographs and an article that made them look as if they were suspected in the Boston Marathon bombings inflicted emotional distress.

    

Promoter Ignored Ill Singer, Jackson Family Lawyers Say

In the family’s wrongful death suit, e-mails from AEG Live executives were used to argue that the company neglected Michael Jackson’s health shortly before his death.

    

Publishers Tell of Disputes With Apple on E-Book Prices

The Justice Department has claimed that the publishers used Apple as a conduit to communicate with each other; Apple lawyers have sought to portray the conversations as normal business proceedings.

    

‘Bots’ That Siphon Off Tickets Frustrate Concert Promoters

Digital tools known as “bots” are accused of trying to buy hundreds of thousands of tickets a day, shutting out fans.