The ruling is also a blow to David Bergstein as the appeals court affirms they were partners in five bankrupt companies. read more […]

In an important appeal that divided Hollywood, the Third Circuit sides with the likeness rights of celebrities over protections afforded by the First Amendment. (SAG-AFTRA 1, MPAA 0)read more […]

A roundup of entertainment law news including why a judge won't dismiss copyright claims against Apple and Google.read more […]

Miles Millar and Alfred Gough had claimed millions of dollars in damages over the way WBTV handled financials on the long-running Superman series.read more […]

     (CN) - Consumers have standing to sue Kohl's Department Stores for allegedly falsely advertising goods as on sale, when they were routinely sold at that price, the 9th Circuit ruled.     Antonio Hinojos bought a Samsonite suitcase from Kohl's advertised as 50 percent off its "original" price of $299.99. He also bought a number of shi […]

     (CN) - Fayette County, Pa. may preclude evidence of a police officer's recent suicide as it continues to litigate a case stemming from the seizure of drugs and drug paraphernalia during the Church of Universal Love and Music's "funk fest," a federal judge ruled.     On Aug. 1, 2009, the Fayette County Drug Task Force raided the nonde […]

     (CN) - A federal judge dismissed the claims of a California district attorney who said he was maliciously prosecuted on charges he raped a junior colleague.     Michael Gressett, of Martinez, Calif., sued the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office, a retired district attorney, and assorted officers and attorneys, in 2012.     Gressett was a […]