The Johnsons cover recent litigation concerning the protection of Sherlock Holmes as a character, the burden of proving substantial similarity, the Ninth Circuit's game-changing Led Zeppelin decision, and a recent spate of unpublished reversals of defense-side motion practice wins.
Will Smith's production company and Warner Bros. have settled a lawsuit over their “King Richard” biopic about Richard Williams, the father of tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams, Warner Bros. said.
The magazine notes Johnson's representation of Sylvester Stallone, Michelle Phillips, William Shatner, JoJo Siwa, and more.
While new industry guidelines signal a path forward for safely resuming film production during the COVID-19 pandemic, productions must be scrupulous in following the guidelines and not succumb to the temptation to cut corners.
Mr. Johnson opines on the practical component of Depp's litigation over recent tabloid reporting concerning his life and how it squares with the actual facts and legalities of his claim.
Matters surveyed include mandatory arbitrator disclosures, rescission for failure to pay royalties, and copyright protection in jokes.
A jury found in February that the defendants had misappropriated Hubert Hansen's right of publicity by pasting his name and the story of his Depression-era Hollywood juice stand on every bottle of Hubert's Lemonade.
About 15 of the children and grandchildren of Hubert Hansen, who founded Hansen's beverages and died in 1951, were awarded $9.6 million in damages, and another $7.4 million in legal fees and costs, in a suit against Coca-Cola and the Monster Beverage Corp. in a ruling by San Diego Superior Court Judge Timothy Taylor.
A Los Angeles state court lawsuit filed on Tuesday claims that the Warner Bros.' highly anticipated film about the life of Richard Williams is based on a multi-million dollar breach of contract.
Bauer Media Group can't use the First Amendment to end a legal fight with Richard Simmons over a tracking device he found attached to his live-in caretaker's vehicle — even if the company didn't know about the tracker.
Topics surveyed include attorney fee shifts and foreign damages under copyright law, bubbling conflicts between United States and European defamation law, and the impact of fraud and self-dealing findings on net profits disputes.
If a lawyer is not careful, their statements to the press about litigation matters can subject them to civil liability or judicial sanctions, “litigation privilege” notwithstanding.
The heirs of "The Andy Griffith Show Theme" creators claim CBS doesn't have a license to use the song in DVDs or on digital platforms.
Stallone scored an initial victory when the judge rejected Warners' dismissal motion and ruled that he had sufficiently stated a claim encompassing others injured by the studio's accounting.
Johnson & Johnson attorneys discuss Hollywood's current internal war over "packaging" arrangements, how they affect the flow of royalties owed to talent on entertainment projects, and how entertainers must navigate the employment market while their agents are sidelined.
A production entity puts time and effort into a piece of work, only to often later have the minor disaffirm the contract, leaving the entity high and dry. This makes knowledge and mastery of handling entertainment contracts in New York and California involving minors crucial.
Like its content, Bravo's legal battle with a woman who says she was shown giving birth on reality television without her consent will play out in public after a California judge found the contract she signed to be unconscionable and refused to send the matter to arbitration.
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The lawsuit was filed in New York and alleges that Sony charges itself intercompany fees of up to 68% on foreign streaming revenues, diminishing the pot of money available to artists.
Producers often rely on free release forms available for download online, but how can they be sure that these online forms provide sufficient protection, especially in the areas of reality television or documentary type films?
The Johnsons provide tips and war stories for anyone engaged in producing or advertising goods or services involving use of thenames and likenesses of third arties in a commercial setting.
Alexandra Trent says that she gave birth to the daughter of “Flipping Out” star Jeff Lewis and his partner Gage Edward in 2016, and that the reality show's producers filmed the birth without her permission.
Disney can't escape a lawsuit that contends the 1989 Tom Hanks comedy Turner & Hooch, which grossed $71 million at the box office and more in home entertainment, was profitable as early as 1991, but that Disney misrepresented this in profit participation statements in the past decades.
In defending the lawsuit, Universal's attorney Robert Klieger argued that plaintiffs lacked specificity on how they were allegedly underpaid. However, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Alan Rosenfield decided that the creators of the show sufficiently pleaded their contract and fraud claims.
Acccording to the complaint, "Universal decided it just wasn’t going to account to Plaintiffs on Columbo. Universal just sat on the money owed to Mr. Link and Mr. Levinson for years without any justification. Universal had never issued a profit participation statement to Plaintiffs.”
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