January 17, 2020 1:44pm PT by Jeremy Barr Weinstein Trial Harvey Weinstein's Defenders, Prosecutors Preview Trial Strategy During Jury Selection Process With the embattled mogul's trial scheduled to kick-off next Wednesday, both sides showed off some of the arguments they will make to the 12 jurors.
January 17, 2020 11:47am PT by Eriq Gardner Indie Cinema Alliance Warns Amazon May Buy Movie Theaters, Abuse Power If DOJ Gets Its Way A coalition representing 236 independent cinema companies tells a judge that a "much fuller factual inquiry" is required before terminating the Paramount Consent Decrees.
January 16, 2020 10:13am PT by Jeremy Barr Weinstein Trial Seven Jurors Selected for Harvey Weinstein's New York Trial The jurors, four men and three women, were selected on Thursday.
January 15, 2020 4:28pm PT by Eriq Gardner Judge Allows CBS Shareholder Lawsuit Thanks to What Leslie Moonves Said About #MeToo CBS escapes a range of claims including ones tied to the code of ethics it had issued, but the media giant finds itself unable to fully dismiss a complaint due to what the disgraced exec expressed at a Variety event.
January 15, 2020 4:12pm PT by Ashley Cullins 'The Doctors' Producers Sued Over Botched Implant Removal Fitness influencer Jenelle Butler says Stage 29 Productions was negligent in choosing her surgeon.
January 15, 2020 2:17pm PT by Jeremy Barr Harvey Weinstein's Lawyers Ask (Again) for Trial to Be Moved Away From New York City Arthur Aidala, a lawyer for Weinstein, cited the extensive press coverage of the trial.
January 15, 2020 2:03pm PT by Eriq Gardner Ed Sheeran Ordered to Disclose Concert Income for Copyright Lawsuit A judge rejects the argument that an ASCAP license legitimized performance of "Thinking Out Loud."
January 15, 2020 11:00am PT by Ashley Cullins Hollywood Power Firms Goodman, Schenkman and Stone, Genow to Merge The combined law firm will be called Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson & Christopher.
January 15, 2020 8:58am PT by Ashley Cullins Music Producer Says His Rights Were "Stolen" After a Stroke in Lawsuit Against Publishers Michael Stokes says a "Good Samaritan" in the music industry told him others were profiting from his work.
January 14, 2020 2:54pm PT by Ashley Cullins Netflix Netflix Blasts Mo'Nique's Retaliation Claim as "Nonsensical" in Discrimination Dispute Over $500K Stand-Up Special Offer "[Mo'Nique] appears to claim that after she made a public call for a boycott based upon an opening offer that Netflix believed was fair, Netflix had an affirmative obligation to increase its offer," writes Netflix's attorney Crystal Nix-Hines.
January 13, 2020 7:52am PT by Eriq Gardner Paramount Pictures Wants Out of Lawsuit Focused on Football Player's Death In response to a suit from the family of Darryl Hammond, who was an extra in "The Longest Yard," the studio says there's a difference between playing professional football and what happens during the making of a movie.
January 10, 2020 7:40am PT by Ashley Cullins Ex-CAA Agent Settles Sexual Assault Suit From Actress Cameron Mitchell and Demi Mann have reached a settlement resolving her lawsuit.
January 09, 2020 10:10am PT by Ashley Cullins Bill Cosby Asks Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Take His Case, Says "#MeToo Hysteria" Denied Him Due Process The comedian says he was denied the presumption of innocence in a petition that asks the state's high court to revisit his case.
January 08, 2020 10:26am PT by Ashley Cullins Hustlers Jennifer Lopez's 'Hustlers' Character Sparks Defamation Lawsuit The real-life "Ramona" isn't happy with the way she was portrayed in the film.
January 08, 2020 7:58am PT by Eriq Gardner The Church of Scientology Says Danny Masterson Stalking Suit Must Go to "Religious Arbitration" New court papers argue that four suing women consented to "ecclesiastical rule" and forever relinquished their right to sue.
