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.
December 10, 2018 9:59am PT by Eriq Gardner Jay-Z Scores Diversity Commitment from American Arbitration Association Although Iconix Brand Group attacked the hip-hop mogul's move as a "charade," his attorney says the AAA is now pledging to expand its roster of black arbitrators.
December 10, 2018 8:54am PT by Eriq Gardner Paul Haggis Rape Accuser Demands Any Disguised Sexual Misconduct Settlements Haleigh Breest has served a subpoena on CAA and in a bid to enforce document demands, her lawyers cite the Donald Trump "hush deal" with Stormy Daniels.
December 10, 2018 7:13am PT by Eriq Gardner Leslie Moonves Could Still Fight CBS for His $120 Million Severance A look at the key factors guiding Moonves' decision for a counterattack — and what it would look like.
December 07, 2018 1:55pm PT by Ashley Cullins 'The Grinder' Costumer Fighting to Keep Gender-Based Claims in Fred Savage Lawsuit The court previously dismissed the claims, finding the costumer failed to prove any of the alleged behavior was motivated by her gender.
December 07, 2018 10:06am PT by Eriq Gardner Spotify Wants Appeals Court to Decide Who in Music Can Sue for Copyright Infringement Despite the passage of licensing reform, the streamer still faces lawsuits with billions on the line.
December 07, 2018 9:03am PT by Eriq Gardner California Appeals Court Nixes New Trial for 'Survivor' Consultant Mark Burnett's former partner, Conrad Riggs, appears to win an important round in his long-running dispute with Layne Leslie Britton over cash from "Survivor" and Donald Trump's "Apprentice."
December 07, 2018 7:13am PT by Eriq Gardner Gizmodo Says Ex-CNN Pundit Jason Miller's Defamation Suit Built on False Allegation In a $100 million complaint, Trump's former communications chief argued that reporting on a sealed document isn't privileged. But in a motion to dismiss, Gizmodo responds that the document wasn't actually sealed.
December 06, 2018 3:40pm PT by Ashley Cullins Madison Square Garden CEO Settles Antitrust Suit Debevoise & Plimpton will pay James Dolan's $600,000 settlement with the FTC for failing to report voting securities he acquired in 2017 as part of his compensation package, according to MSG.
December 06, 2018 12:23pm PT by Ashley Cullins Grandson Requests Sumner Redstone Guardian The 95-year-old media titan has a "severe speech impairment," so a court-appointed independent attorney would protect the integrity of the legal proceedings, Tyler Korff says.
