Legal News

• Miami Lawyers in Bacardi, Bombay Sapphire Class Action Over Prohibited Ingredient August 19, 2019
  A class action complaint was entered in Miami-Dade Circuit Court against Bacardi and Winn-Dixie Stores on Aug. 9. The legal action was prompted by attorney Roniel Rodriguez's discovery that Bombay Sapphire contains grains of paradise, an ingredient outlawed by Florida statutes.         
• Fortnite Breach Suit Highlights Video Games' Oversized Cyber Vulnerabilities August 19, 2019
  The cyber threats faced by the video game industry are likely higher than those faced by others, while the industry's liabilities are unique as well. Games platforms popular with children, for instance, may fall under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.         
• Covington Team Lobbies for Philippine Journalist Maria Ressa, Charged With Libel August 19, 2019
  Covington & Burling partners Peter Lichtenbaum and Kurt Wimmer registered to lobby for Maria Ressa, founder of the media site Rappler.         
• Baker McKenzie Takes Skadden's Corporate Leader in Silicon Valley August 19, 2019
  Leif King, who led Skadden's corporate practice in Silicon Valley, has decamped the New York firm to join Baker McKenzie.