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JVC Secures Anti-SLAPP Appellate Victory for Disney
October 2025 - Jordyn Ostroff and Jean-Paul Jassy successfully appealed a trial court order denying Disney's anti-SLAPP motion against Karen Willis, a representative of the Village People. After Disney and its representatives declined to re-book the Village People for additional concerts at Disney venues, Ms. Willis sued Disney, alleging claims for fraud and unfair competition. Following oral argument by Jordyn Ostroff, the Fourth District of the California Court of Appeal concluded that Disney's selection of which musical acts to hire for concerts, as well as its communications with the Village People about the band's potential participation in those concerts, falls within the scope of the anti-SLAPP statute.
Jassy Vick Carolan Secures Anti-SLAPP Victory for TMZ
September 2025 - Jordyn Ostroff, Kevin Vick, and Jean-Paul Jassy secured an anti-SLAPP victory for TMZ in a lawsuit brought by the Marubo Tribe of the Javari Valley, tribe leader Enoque Marubo, and sociologist Flora Dutra. Plaintiffs sued TMZ, The New York Times, and Yahoo for defamation and related claims arising from their reporting on the Tribe's newfound access to the internet, and the positive and negative consequences of the Tribe's connectivity. Media coverage can be found here, and the Court's order granting TMZ's anti-SLAPP motion in full can be found here.
Jassy Vick Carolan LLP Joins Amici Brief in Challenge to Executive Order Targeting Law Firms
April 2025 - Jassy Vick Carolan joined other firms in an amici brief supporting law firm Perkins Coie’s request for a permanent injunction against a recent executive order sanctioning Perkins Coie for its past representation of the President’s political opponents. Jassy Vick Carolan joined in the amici efforts to protect core First Amendment principles that are central to our firm’s values and to support the independence of the legal profession and the rule of law. A copy of the amici brief is available here. A copy of the list of firms joining in the amici brief is available here.
Vick Serves as Panelist on Beverly Hills Bar Association Program on Defamation, Anti-SLAPP and Music Law
March 2025 - Kevin Vick served as a panelist for the Beverly Hills Bar Associations recent video panel “Music Industry Defamation with Kevin Vick and Miles Feldman - BHBA's The Music Law Beat.” The panel addressed recent defamation lawsuits in the music industry and the importance of anti-SLAPP laws to those lawsuits. Video of the panel is available on YouTube here. Vick was also quoted in a related Forbes article available here.
Goller selected a member of The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers
March 2025 - Karlene Goller was selected a member of The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers in the field of Media, First Amendment, Public Records. Lawdragon selected its members through its "process combining journalistic research, discussion with peers and other knowledgeable sources and an abundance of nominations." |
