December 13, 2019 9:06am PT by Ashley Cullins Ex-APA Employee's Suit Alleging a "Sexually Abusive Environment" Moved to Arbitration She sued the agency and CEO Jim Gosnell as a "Jane Doe" — but an L.A. judge finds she's not entitled to sealing of documents that protect her identity.
December 13, 2019 7:45am PT by Eriq Gardner Judge Finds The Wrap's Contract With Reporter to Be Unlawful Sharon Waxman falls flat in a poaching suit against The Information just as the entertainment industry witnesses the opposite result in a battle between Fox and Netflix.
December 12, 2019 9:13am PT by Ashley Cullins Netflix Fuller House Jeff Franklin Given Green Light to Depose Bryan Behar in 'Fuller House' Fight In a dispute about the reason behind Franklin's removal from the series, an L.A. judge will allow discovery addressing "whether Behar's statements were germane to the end of the relationship" between Franklin and Warner Bros.
December 11, 2019 12:24pm PT by Jonathan Handel Disney Pay Equity Class Action Can Proceed, Court Rules An L.A. judge rejected Disney's argument that the circumstances of each woman's claim aren't similar enough to warrant suing as a group.
December 10, 2019 2:01pm PT by Ashley Cullins Bill Cosby's Criminal Case Primed for Pennsylvania Supreme Court "It is impossible for two incidents of sexual assault involving different victims to be identical in all respects," finds the court in response to Cosby's argument that the stories of five women who testified to his "prior bad acts" weren't similar enough to be relevant.
December 09, 2019 6:54pm PT by Ashley Cullins Kim Kardashian West Out for Blood Over Use of Her Image in Vampire Facial Marketing Kardashian West is suing an Alabama doctor for using her name and likeness without permission to promote the procedure.
December 09, 2019 5:14pm PT by Ashley Cullins Filmmaker Sues Feds Over "Unconstitutional" Fees to Shoot in National Parks Independent filmmaker Gordon Price was prosecuted for shooting parts of his feature 'Crawford Road' on public lands without a permit, and now he's taking the matter to civil court.
December 09, 2019 2:25pm PT by Ashley Cullins Epic Games Asks Court to Declare 'Fortnite' Dancing Pumpkin Doesn't Infringe on Viral Character A former news anchor who licensed his "Dancing Pumpkin Man" dance moves to Epic Games threatened to sue the company for also using his viral character's likeness without permission.
December 09, 2019 7:07am PT by Eriq Gardner MPA Taps Copyright Office Director Karyn Temple as General Counsel Charles Rivkin announces the top Hollywood trade group's new hire.
December 06, 2019 4:51pm PT by Ashley Cullins Shia LaBeouf Can't SLAPP His Way Out of Bartender's Slander Suit The actor's fame isn't enough to make anything he says or does a matter of public interest, the court ruled.
December 06, 2019 2:50pm PT by Eriq Gardner Marvin Gaye Family Claims in Court That Pharrell Williams Committed Perjury A huge copyright lawsuit assumed finished explodes again after Williams recently talked about reverse engineering Marvin Gaye during the creation of "Blurred Lines."
December 06, 2019 12:44pm PT by Jonathan Handel Court Appears to Reject Writers Guild Motion to Dismiss Agency Case Judge André Birotte issued a tentative opinion in the agencies' favor, but is withholding judgment for several weeks.
December 06, 2019 11:41am PT by Ashley Cullins Mark Geragos Responds to Dr. Luke Perjury Accusation in Fiery Court Filing Kesha's former counsel says Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald's accusations of perjury and contempt are the latest in a line of "vexatious scorched-earth litigation tactics."
December 06, 2019 7:11am PT by Eriq Gardner Justice Department Backs Price-Fixing Claim Against Nation's Radio Stations The DOJ sticks up for Irving Azoff's Global Music Rights, which licenses works to songs performed by The Eagles, Jay-Z, Taylor Swift, Drake and Madonna, among others.
December 05, 2019 3:46pm PT by Ashley Cullins Filmmakers Sue Feds Over Social Media Screening of Visa Applicants Doc Society and the International Documentary Association are taking Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to court.
