April 22, 2019 7:05am PT by Eriq Gardner Snap's Board Facing Blowback for Not Disclosing Whistle-Blower Lawsuit in IPO Anthony Pompliano's wrongful termination suit was sealed, and now investors are attacking Snap's board members for not providing notice of Pompliano's allegations regarding user growth.
April 19, 2019 5:09pm PT by Ashley Cullins Lack of Florida Twitter Following Helps Writer Dodge Jason Miller Defamation Suit Miller sued Gizmodo for defamation, and then added another claim after the tweet was posted in response to his lawsuit.
April 19, 2019 12:09pm PT by Ashley Cullins Roman Polanski Sues to Get Back Into Film Academy The 'Rosemary's Baby' director was expelled last year, along with Bill Cosby.
April 18, 2019 6:45am PT by Tatiana Siegel Johnny Depp's Lawyer Battle Drags in Elon Musk, Kevin Tsujihara Several top attorneys and executives were served deposition notices on Wednesday in connection with a lawsuit filed by the actor against his former representative Jake Bloom.
April 17, 2019 1:12pm PT by Ashley Cullins Producer of Madonna's "Vogue" Wins Fees Fight With Warner on Appeal Shep Pettibone claimed the publisher was improperly withholding his royalties to pay its attorneys fees from a copyright fight over the song.
April 17, 2019 12:20pm PT by Eriq Gardner 'Stranger Things' Creators Headed to Trial for Allegedly Stealing Idea for Netflix Series A judge denies summary judgment to Matt and Ross Duffer as they — and Netflix— quickly fight to guard information about dealmaking and future plot points from becoming public next month.
April 17, 2019 11:09am PT by Eriq Gardner Project Veritas Beats Lawsuit for Secretly Recording Union Official If the bartender can hear, there can't be an expectation of privacy.
April 17, 2019 10:07am PT by Jonathan Handel WGA Negotiations Writers Guild Sues Talent Agencies as Dispute Goes Nuclear "The Guild itself has agreed to the legitimacy of packaging for more than 43 years," responded the Association of Talent Agents.
April 17, 2019 9:29am PT by Eriq Gardner Will the Writers' Fight With Agents Lead to the Uber-ification of Hollywood? For years, California's Talent Agencies Act has held competition in check. Perhaps that's about to change.
April 16, 2019 6:42pm PT by Ashley Cullins Jeff Franklin Sues New 'Fuller House' Showrunner Over Firing The 'Full House' creator claims co-executive producer Bryan Behar conspired to get him thrown off the Netflix spinoff so he could take his place.
April 16, 2019 3:51pm PT by Ashley Cullins Joke Experts Axed From Conan O'Brien Trial A California federal judge vetoed two experts proffered by the man suing O'Brien for joke theft and granted the late-night host's request to close the court during testimony about confidential financial information.
April 16, 2019 12:28pm PT by Eriq Gardner 'Biggest Loser' Contestant Beats Defamation Suit From Reality Show's Doctor Joelle Gwynn told The New York Post she was given illicit pills to lose weight and likened her situation to "rape." A court concludes Dr. Robert Huizenga can't demonstrate actual malice.
April 15, 2019 4:56pm PT by Ashley Cullins 'How to Get Away With Murder' Grip Sues ABC for Sex Discrimination The woman claims the workplace was "a cesspool of misogyny, discrimination and hate."
April 15, 2019 3:04pm PT by Eriq Gardner Judge Asked to Let 300 Jailed Kids Sue Over Fox's Filming of 'Empire' at Youth Detention Center The plaintiffs allege that despite knowing a jailhouse takeover would impact the lives of inmates, Fox nevertheless took a crew of more than 200 for two weeks of shooting.
April 15, 2019 7:53am PT by Eriq Gardner Will It Soon Be Legal to Say Curse Words on Broadcast Television? On Monday, the Supreme Court considers scandalous and immoral trademarks, but the larger regulation of indecency could also be on the line.
