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A pre-trial conference for the publisher claim including the Phoenix Suns is slated for October, while the rest of the 13 NBA-related cases are mostlikely to be combined into an umbrella match.
The claims imposed versus NBA groups by numerous music publishers declare the groups are utilizing their music without consent. Now, those matches are rapidly heating up, with at least one of the cases — the lawsuits including the Phoenix Suns — slated for an October tip-off.
The other 13 filings versus groups consistingof the New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers, Indiana Pacers, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat, New Orleans Pelicans, Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, and San Antonio Spurs appear mostlikely to face combination into a single over-arching suit.
Notably, in each of the cases aside from that including the Phoenix Suns, dockets seen by DMN presently program a “Notice of Case Assignment/Reassignment” with recommendations to other emerging cases. This highly suggests that the cases will be combined into a single claim, provided their resemblance to one another.
A debtconsolidation action might take location in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, which is likewise dealingwith the Phoenix Suns trial, though it’s yet uncertain who will adjudicate, as well as an precise list of publisher complainants.