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George Clooney and Julia Roberts Court Each Other (With a Lawsuit)

May 1, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 3 weeks ago

"The Descendants" star George Clooney and "Mirror Mirror" star Julia Roberts are suing two companies, claiming that their likenesses were used without permission

  

News Corp. Faces 46 More Lawsuits Over Hacking

April 20, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 5 weeks ago

News Corp.'s British publishing unit finds itself the target of several more civil suits, making the total over 100

  

'The Bachelor' Bias? Lawsuit Accuses Show of Racial Discrimination (Update)

April 17, 2012 By Tim Molloy 5 weeks ago

Lawsuit: No "Bachelor" or "Bachelorette" of color in 23 seasons

  

Howard Stern's $300M Suit Against Sirius Dismissed

April 17, 2012 By Tim Molloy 5 weeks ago

Stern and agent sought bonuses for subscribers

  

Apple Fights Back on E-Book Pricing: We Broke Amazon's Monopoly

April 13, 2012 By Brent Lang 6 weeks ago

Apple is fighting back against the Justice Department's claims

  

Yahoo Sues Facebook, Takes Credit For Social Network's Success

March 12, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 10 weeks ago

Yahoo alleges that Facebook violated 10 of its patents, ripping off its messaging, ads and more

  

SAG Merger: Union Calls Opponents' Lawsuit a 'Stunt'

February 22, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 13 weeks ago

Screen Actors Guild decries a lawsuit that aims to block a SAG merger with AFTRA, calling its claims "preposterous"

  

Facebook Sues Mark Zuckerberg (No, Not That Mark Zuckerberg)

December 18, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 22 weeks ago

Sued by the tech giant, an Israeli social-media entrepreneur fights back by officially changing his name to that of the company's founder

  

Village Voice Sues Time Out New York

November 16, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 27 weeks ago

The owner of the Village Voice and other alternative publications accuses Time Out of stealing “Best of NYC”

  

IMDB: Actress Suing Over Age Reveal Is 'Selfish,' Trying to Commit Fraud

November 14, 2011 By Tim Molloy 27 weeks ago

Site asks judge to dismiss actress' lawsuit

  

Feds Shut Down Zediva, Streaming Service Agrees to Pay $1.8M Damages

October 28, 2011 By Brent Lang 30 weeks ago

U.S. District Judge John Walter issues a permanent injunction over copyright violations

  

Suit Claiming Arianna Huffington Stole HuffPost Idea to Go to Trial

October 26, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 30 weeks ago

Although Huffington has deemed the allegations "ridiculous," New York judge refuses to throw it out

  

Ryan O'Neal to University of Texas: Gimme Back My Warhol!

October 13, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 32 weeks ago

Actor says school wrongfully took napkin doodle by pop-art icon

  

Publicist Michael Levine to Ronni Chasen Tipster: Leave Me Out of It

October 3, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 33 weeks ago

Levine said he hoped to raise a reward fund for Chasen, but never did so

  

Charlie Sheen Pending 'Settlement' With WB Is Really Just Back-Pay

September 21, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 35 weeks ago

The deal is is really made up mainly of money the actor is owed for back-end profits on “Two and a Half Men”

  

Hollywood Reporter Calls Bull on Nikki Finke News Theft, Will Check on Copied Code

September 14, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 36 weeks ago

"It is not copyright infringement to report these stories, even if on occasion Deadline.com posts them first"

  

Why Nikki Finke’s Content Theft Lawsuit Is Interesting, If Still Batty

September 14, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 36 weeks ago

Finke is attempting something that is almost certainly impossible: Stopping reporters from picking up the phone and confirming news that her site has published

  

HFPA Case Against Dick Clark Productions Going to Trial

August 9, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 41 weeks ago

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the case over the Golden Globe Awards will proceed

  

Comcast Sues DirectTV for False NFL Advertising

August 4, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 42 weeks ago

The country's largest cable operator and largest satellite operator will continue their spat in court

  

News Corp. Shareholders Sue Over Phone Hacking Scandal

July 11, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 45 weeks ago

Claim filed in Delaware by angry investors

  

Netflix, Time Warner Sued by Deaf Groups Over Lack of Closed Captions

June 17, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 49 weeks ago

Lawsuits allege that companies are violating anti-discrimination laws by not providing equal access to content for the hearing-impaired

  

Charlie Sheen Case Won't Be Latest Trial of the Century; Dispute Going to Arbitration

June 15, 2011 By Tim Molloy 49 weeks ago

Warner Bros.: "We're very gratified by the court's ruling enforcing the parties' arbitration agreement."

  

Black Eyed Pea Sues Business Manager -- Claims Fraud

May 10, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

EXCLUSIVE: Guitarist George Pajon claims that his business manager and accountant, Sean Larkin, caused him more than $1 million in damages

  

Starz and Disney Sue Dish Network Over Year-Long Giveaway

May 3, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Satellite provider under legal heat for offering its subscribers perhaps a bit too much value

  

Ovitz Rejects Anita Busch’s Lawsuit, Says: She 'Knew the Risks'

April 29, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

Ovitz denied any responsibility for any alleged damage to Busch’s life, citing a statue of limitations and the fact that any damage was caused by a third person.

  

'General Hospital' Creators' Daughters Sue ABC; Say They Were Stiffed on Revenue

April 27, 2011 By Tim Kenneally & Pamela Chelin 1 year ago

Daughters of soap opera's creators claim that network fell through on profit-sharing agreement

  
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