September 18, 2020 4:33pm PT by Eriq Gardner 'Spinal Tap' Creators Settle Rights Dispute With StudioCanal After nearly four years in court, Harry Shearer and company have achieved a breakthrough.
September 17, 2020 11:46am PT by Ashley Cullins 'Billions' Battle Won't Be Reconsidered by Judge Performance coach Denise Shull claimed one of the characters is based on her, but the court isn't convinced.
September 17, 2020 8:45am PT by Ashley Cullins IMDb Beats Lawyer's Suit Over Alleged Film Date Error A lawyer-producer claimed the release date listed on his film's IMDb profile is interfering with his ability to get it distributed.
September 17, 2020 6:35am PT by Eriq Gardner Nicki Minaj Gets Fair Use Win, Heads to Copyright Trial A judge writes that requiring artists to get clearances before going into the studio would stifle innovation.
September 17, 2020 6:15am PT by Eriq Gardner Why Cash-Strapped Towns Are Suing Streaming Giants A growing number of municipalities are going to court against Netflix, Hulu and Disney+ to argue these companies need to pay their fair share of revenue as a utility fee.
September 15, 2020 1:27pm PT by THR staff Power Lawyers: New York Nominations Are Open The Hollywood Reporter's new feature on East Coast entertainment attorneys will publish Nov. 18.
September 15, 2020 10:03am PT by Ashley Cullins DOJ Tells TikTok Employee Ban Isn't Targeting His Pay A California federal judge has denied Patrick Ryan's request for a temporary restraining order after the DOJ indicated TikTok employees' salaries won't be impacted by the looming ban.
September 15, 2020 7:54am PT by Eriq Gardner Disney, Paramount Can't Escape Lawsuit Over Risks of Filming Football Movies A Los Angeles judge will allow legal claims to proceed from the family of the late Darryl Hammond, who performed as an extra in "The Longest Yard" and "Invincible"
September 14, 2020 7:17am PT by Ashley Cullins 'Narcos' Producer Gaumont Can't Get Ex-CEO's Severance Back Over Undeleted Files Katie O'Connell Marsh paid the company $600 to keep her laptop when she was terminated, and the company says she should have erased its confidential info but didn't.
September 11, 2020 11:29am PT by Ashley Cullins 'Fast & Furious' Spinoff Fight Settles The deal comes a week after a California appeals court shot down Universal's attempt to move the fight to arbitration.
September 10, 2020 7:19pm PT by Ashley Cullins Department of Justice Argues TikTok Employee Can't Stop Trump's ByteDance Ban The DOJ says the TikTok employee has no business questioning whether the executive order was issued in response to a bona fide national emergency and can't prove he'd be irreparably harmed by it.
September 10, 2020 12:36pm PT by Ashley Cullins AMC Fights to Show Jury Frank Darabont's "Abusive" Emails in 'Walking Dead' Profits Trial But the network doesn't intend to discuss the litigation between agents and writers over packaging fees.
September 09, 2020 5:24pm PT by Ashley Cullins Ben Affleck Starrer 'Hypnotic' Sparks COVID-Related Insurance Suit Chubb National Insuranced refused to extend the full policy when filming was delayed due to the pandemic, according to the complaint.
September 09, 2020 6:27am PT by Eriq Gardner Hilary Swank Sues Union Health Plan for Not Covering Ovarian Cysts The Academy Award-winning actress files a scathing lawsuit against those running the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan.
September 08, 2020 11:30am PT by Eriq Gardner In 'Jersey Boys' Ruling, Appeals Court Adopts New Standard for Nonfiction If an author represents the work as true, he or she can't later say it was made up to carry a copyright lawsuit.
