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After a six-day trial, an eight-person jury unanimously agreed that the defendants had committed fraud and breach of contract against Johnson & Johnson's clients and found punitive damages were warranted, which will be measured at a later stage..

By MATT REYNOLDS, Courthouse News Service, Friday, September 14, 2012 LOS ANGELES (CN) – A longtime TV producer claims in court that his former accountants defrauded him by failing to keep track of money he was owed for creating the '80s sitcom, “Amen.” Ed Weinberger sued his former business mana...

The firm alleged Weinberger's accounting firm Freedman Broder & Co. and Myers & Associates committed malpractice by failing to properly monitor Weinberger's contingent compensation for the NBC TV series.

A judge has rejected Universal's attempt to toss the Glen Larson's key claims at the initial stage of his multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Universal over money from a string of hit shows from the 1970s and 1980s.

Doug Johnson responds to Drake's public denial of owing co-authorship as to "Marvin's Room."

Johnson & Johnson is representing The Temptations, the pioneering male vocal group from the 1960s, who are acting as class representatives against Universal Music and seeking millions of dollars they and others were allegedly cheated out from digital downloads and ringtones.

Over the last few months, the music industry has been rocked by multiple lawsuits alleging that artists such as Kenny Rogers, Sister Sledge, Rob Zombie and others have been cheated out of substantial money from the improper calculation of revenues from digital music.

The members of the musical group Sister Sledge have banded together with an Oscar-nominated actress and songwriter to file a major class action lawsuit against Warner Music Group alleging they have been cheated out of millions of dollars based on improper calculations of revenue from digital music sales.

The suit is based on Eminem's successful similar suit against Universal Music Group from last year alleging the record companies failed to pay royalties on digital downloads to “legacy” artists whose contracts never foresaw the advent of ITunes and the disappearance of physical records.

The firm represents Ericka Lee, Drake's ex-girlfriend, over claims that she has been improperly denied co-writer royalties for her work on the rapper's hit song.

The parties are sparring over SAG's request for a state court judge to seal information about how it handles millions of dollars of foreign levies as part of the settlement in the tangled class-action suit over the funds.

The lawsuit claims Capitol Records grossly underreported royalties owed and is Bogarting $100 million to $250 million in so-called "unmatched income" that Capitol claims it cannot link to any particular artist.

Johnson is one of a number of high-profile attorneys interviewed regarding the recent spate of profit participation litigation brought against studios for failing to account to creatives for various properties' earnings.

Johnson represents the screenwriter whose interests are being pursued in an arbitration brought by the Writers Guild of America for violation of the guild agreement's “separated rights” provisions.

Mr. Johnson represents Jessica Bendinger, the film's screenwriter, in a dispute against the film's producers for usurping rights to a stage adaptation of the film.

Larson, who produced "Knight Rider,” “Battlestar Galactica,” “Magnum, P.I.” and a string of other hits, is suing Universal for millions in unpaid profits.

The firm represents Glen Larson over claims that the legendary producer has been cheated out of millions of dollars in profits from some of the most iconic shows of the 1970s and ‘80s.

The suit takes aim at deals in which agencies receive a “package fee,” instead of the customary 10 percent commission, in exchange for packaging multiple elements of a show.

The firm represents Michael Elias and Richard Eustis, who allege that CAA reaped huge “package fees” from the show but failed to disclose that its own profits would prevent the creators from sharing in the success.

The firm has sued both Warner Bros. and MGM for claims that the studios have failed to pay profits to the Charles Bronson estate from two hit 1970's films.

Johnson & Johnson is representing Mike Connors, star of the classic 1960's detective series "Mannix," for claims that CBS/Paramount owes him millions in unpaid profits on the show.

Johnson & Johnson had sued Drake for unlawfully sampling the 1975 song “Fallin' in Love” by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds on his hit song 2009 "Best I Ever Had." By Rebecca Haithcoat, Fri., May 13 2011 ​Playboy gets (Young) Money. Last June, Playboy Enterprises Inc. sued rapper Drake for copyright infringement. The Hefner empire claimed that The Young Money/Cash Money Records artist's breakthrough s...

The firm represents multiple victims of Anthony Pellicano and has pursued litigation against various third parties who utilized his unlawful private investigation services.

The published decision rejects the defendants' claims to protection under California's anti-SLAPP statute and upholds sanctions obtained by Johnson & Johnson against a law firm that utilized Anthony Pellicano's services.

The producer is asserting claims over Universal and Sony's failure to properly account for his 50% share of net profits on multiple films.