October 17, 2019 5:22pm PT by Ashley Cullins Ron Meyer Sues Claiming Forged Mark Rothko Painting Cost Him $10 Million The CAA co-founder and Universal Studios vice chairman in 2001 paid $900,000 for a painting that he was told had been created and signed by the famous artist.
October 17, 2019 4:02pm PT by Scott Johnson 'Resident Evil' Producers Seek Dismissal of Stunt Performer’s Lawsuit Over Injuries Olivia Jackson had sought unspecified damages for ongoing medical needs related to the 2015 motorcycle accident on the set of 'The Final Chapter.'
October 17, 2019 3:39pm PT by Eriq Gardner Settlement Between Michael Jackson's Ex-Manager, Estate Falls Apart The Michael Jackson Estate refused to pay Tohme Tohme his settlement money unless he agreed to a non-disparagement clause.
October 17, 2019 3:25pm PT by Ashley Cullins Ryan Kavanaugh Sues SoCal Edison Over "Catastrophic" Woolsey Fire The film financier alleges "SCE failed to take adequate precautions to prevent its equipment from sparking the Woolsey Fire."
October 17, 2019 2:07pm PT by Eriq Gardner Appeals Court Gives Pandora New Hope for Escaping Class Action Over Pre-1972 Recordings A lawsuit led by Flo & Eddie of The Turtles is endangered because Congress passed the Music Modernization Act.
October 17, 2019 7:54am PT by Ashley Cullins Alan Dershowitz Must Face Defamation Suit Filed After Twitter Dare The attorney and pundit tweeted that his rape accusers were guilty of perjury and challenged them to sue for defamation. One woman did.
October 17, 2019 6:39am PT by Eriq Gardner Trump Administration Staying Out of Challenge to Music Licensing Law for Now Justice Department lawyers address possible intervention down the road in a lawsuit from an Eminem publisher against Spotify.
October 16, 2019 10:05am PT by Eriq Gardner CBS Says There Was Never Any 'Judge Judy' Library Sale (Never Mind the Press Release) In new court papers in an ongoing lawsuit, it's also argued that Judith Sheindlin's emails with a longtime CBS attorney are protected under attorney-client privilege.
October 16, 2019 9:40am PT by Ashley Cullins MoviePass Films Deal Challenged in Lawsuit Ted Farnsworth, former CEO of MoviePass Films' parent company Helios, is also a defendant.
October 16, 2019 7:49am PT by Eriq Gardner Law Firm Asks Judge to Stop Netflix's Imminent Release of 'The Laundromat' Jürgen Mossack and Ramón Fonseca, embroiled in the "Panama Papers" scandal, say the Steven Soderbergh film is defamatory and its Friday release would interfere with a criminal trial should federal prosecutors charge them with money laundering.
October 15, 2019 4:01pm PT by Eriq Gardner The Weinstein Co. Gets Closer to Suing Harvey and Bob Weinstein After objecting to the retention of a law firm for fear it would blow up a $44 million settlement, the Committee of Unsecured Creditors gives a green light.
October 15, 2019 2:44pm PT by Eriq Gardner Judge Urged to Reject "Broad Immunity" for Facebook The $5 billion deal to end a government investigation into the social media company's privacy practices included a liability waiver that critics are seizing upon as intolerable.
October 14, 2019 4:32pm PT by Eriq Gardner Netflix Faces a Very Curious Lawsuit Over 'When They See Us' A company that trains police departments on interrogations sues over Ava Duvernay's series about the Central Park jogger case.
October 11, 2019 9:55am PT by Eriq Gardner Fox News Faces Lawsuit Alleging Sex Orientation Bias Against Makeup Stylist Juan Legramandi says he was fired after repeatedly complaining about comments from co-workers.
October 08, 2019 3:51pm PT by Rebecca Sun Ex-ICM Partners Agent Sues for Defamation Over Defecation Rumor Spencer Baumgarten, who was fired last week, is suing for whistleblower retaliation, defamation, invasion of privacy and infliction of emotional distress, among other claims.
