December 13, 2018 5:30pm PT by Ashley Cullins "Funniest Person in the World" Sues The Laugh Factory Over Prize Money Malaysian comedian Harith Iskander says he's still owed more than $70,000 of a promised $100,000 prize.
December 13, 2018 1:55pm PT by Eriq Gardner Paramount Defeats 'Wolf of Wall Street' Libel Suit From Stratton Oakmont Alum The Martin Scorsese film was based on a true story, but used composite characters. A judge rules former Stratton Oakmont general counsel Andrew Greene can't establish actual malice.
December 13, 2018 9:57am PT by Eriq Gardner CAA Tries in Vain to Hush Up Star Agent's $15 Million Arbitration Win Menacing, profane emails and texts weren't enough for CAA to show it had cause to terminate Ben Dogra. Despite CAA's best efforts to keep the matter confidential, what happened in arbitration doesn't stay in arbitration.
December 13, 2018 6:57am PT by Eriq Gardner Meek Mill Docuseries Producers Say Lawyer Can't Seize "Off the Record" Interview Tape Roc Nation and Amazon argue that "spoken words" are not property that can be recovered.
December 12, 2018 2:56pm PT by Eriq Gardner Roy Moore Claims Sacha Baron Cohen's 'Yerushalayim TV' Fraud Voids Deal The controversial Alabama judge attempts to keep his $95 million lawsuit alive in D.C.
December 12, 2018 11:49am PT by Ashley Cullins Nintendo Sues California Man for Allegedly Rigging Consoles and Pirating Games Nintendo says the defendant is also instructing players on how to use the illegal components "in a manner least likely to be caught or arouse suspicion."
December 12, 2018 11:06am PT by Eriq Gardner 'National Enquirer' Owner Admits Paying Off Ex-Playboy Model for Donald Trump Federal prosecutors have agreed not to prosecute American Media Inc. for campaign contributions upon the acceptance of responsibility, cooperation with an investigation, and compliance improvements.
December 12, 2018 10:28am PT by Eriq Gardner FCC Reviewing Rule Prohibiting Mergers Among Big Four Broadcast Networks A divided FCC will take comment on whether to allow marriages between ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC.
December 12, 2018 8:11am PT by Eriq Gardner Appeals Court Weighs in on Resale of Digital Files The Second Circuit affirms a copyright judgment against ReDigi, which attempted to assist consumers in reselling purchased iTunes songs, but the appeals court does imagine a legal secondary market for a collection of songs on a thumb drive.
December 11, 2018 2:58pm PT by Ashley Cullins Donald Trump Awarded $300K in Legal Fees in Stormy Daniels Defamation Fight Daniels must pay the president $293,052.33 in attorneys' fees, costs and sanctions after losing her defamation lawsuit against him, a California federal judge has ruled.
December 11, 2018 1:56pm PT by Eriq Gardner Donald Trump, Wedding Crasher, Ends Up Being Bad Copyright News for Esquire.com Judge rejects proposition that personal images posted on social media are free grist for use by media companies.
December 11, 2018 12:02pm PT by Ashley Cullins Writer Sues Disney Over Home Video Profits 'The Jerk' scribe Michael Elias claims Disney has been violating his contract for 1982's 'Young Doctors in Love' by only including 20 percent of home video revenue when it calculates the amount due to profit participants.
December 11, 2018 8:56am PT by Eriq Gardner Sinclair Urges FCC to Reject Petition Calling for Early License Review The American Cable Association has pointed to alleged malfeasance in the aborted Sinclair-Tribune deal and challenges whether Sinclair holds basic character qualifications to continue running Fox and ABC stations in the D.C. area.
December 11, 2018 8:22am PT by Ashley Cullins John Wick 'John Wick' Producer Challenges Lender's Claim in Bankruptcy MJW Films and its subsidiary J Wick Productions each declared bankruptcy in October.
December 10, 2018 12:43pm PT by Eriq Gardner 'Walking Dead' Co-Creator Frank Darabont's $280M Suit Against AMC Headed to Trial The decision represents a favorable development for AMC, which avoids a disastrous ruling on the big-dollar issue and gets a claim dismissed with regard to Darabont's negotiating rights on seasons past the one he was fired.
