June 04, 2020 1:50pm PT by Eriq Gardner 'Midnight Rider' Director's New Film Is Targeted as the Work of a "Murderer," Spurring Libel Threats The producers of Randall Miller's 'Higher Grounds' threaten to sue a friend of the camera assistant who was killed on the director's last movie.
June 04, 2020 12:36pm PT by Eriq Gardner Gabrielle Union Files New Complaint Over 'America's Got Talent' Firing The actress tells California authorities about a "toxic culture" that includes blatant racism on the Simon Cowell-created competition show.
June 01, 2020 3:57pm PT by Ashley Cullins Amber Heard's Makeup Artist Fighting Live Testimony in Johnny Depp's U.K. Libel Trial The trial, which was delayed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, is currently set to begin July 7.
May 28, 2020 9:41am PT by Eriq Gardner Talent Agencies: Because Everyone Can Sue Us, Nobody Can Sue Us CAA, UTA and WME attempt to swipe down an amended lawsuit over packaging fees.
May 28, 2020 7:36am PT by Eriq Gardner Judge Finds Unlicensed Song in Burlesque Documentary to Be "Fair Use" of Copyright Netflix is able to prevail over the musicians behind the children's song "Fish Sticks n' Tater Tots."
May 27, 2020 11:36am PT by Eriq Gardner Netflix Faces Libel Suit for Linking I.C.E. Contractor to Miserable Immigration Detention Facilities GEO Group says its state-of-the-art facilities provide "safe, secure, and humane environments," not what's portrayed in the fictional series 'Messiah.'
May 27, 2020 7:18am PT by Eriq Gardner Trump Pledges Social Media Crackdown, D.C. Circuit Offers Its Version of Subtweet A conservative group alleging its political viewpoints have been suppressed on Twitter and other platforms gets an interestingly-timed judgment.
May 26, 2020 2:49pm PT by Eriq Gardner Netflix Looks to Save Itself from Viacom's Poaching Suit A summary judgment argues that Viacom is unlawfully using post-employment term non-competes.
May 26, 2020 12:10pm PT by Eriq Gardner CBS, NBC, ABC Affiliates: No Ownership Opportunities for Women Unless Supreme Court Intervenes An amicus brief predicts broadcasting won't be able to compete with Netflix, YouTube, and Facebook without deregulation.
May 26, 2020 10:50am PT by Eriq Gardner California Authorities Bring Suit Against 'Criminal Minds' Team for "Unchecked" Sexual Harassment Disney, CBS, and the executive producers must face claims of firing those who resisted the advances of a director of photography.
May 26, 2020 9:10am PT by Eriq Gardner Coronavirus Chubb Says Holocaust Group's Coronavirus Lawsuit Fails The prominent insurer has tapped one of the entertainment industry's star litigators to fight coverage claims from the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
May 22, 2020 1:08pm PT by Eriq Gardner Rachel Maddow, MSNBC Beat Libel Suit Over "Russian Propaganda" A judge rejects a complaint from the owner of Trump-friendly One America News because reasonable viewers can recognize opinion.
May 22, 2020 6:28am PT by Eriq Gardner Rep. Devin Nunes Fails in Bid to Stick It to CNN in Virginia Court A judge concludes that the lawmaker's $435 million libel suit has hardly anything at all to do with the state. The case is transferred to New York, a more convenient forum for CNN.
May 21, 2020 2:21pm PT by Ashley Cullins Bauer Media Can't SLAPP Its Way Out of Richard Simmons' Tracking Device Lawsuit In Touch Weekly says it hired a PI to photograph Simmons leaving the hospital, but a California appeals court finds that purported newsgathering doesn't give the outlet First Amendment protection for a suit over a tracking device that was installed on his caretaker's vehicle.
May 21, 2020 10:50am PT by Eriq Gardner Copyright Office Says Landmark Piracy Law Needs Fine-Tuning A multiyear study concludes that Section 512 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act no longer strikes a proper balance between rights owners and rights users.
