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

February 22, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years ago

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

  

Jasmine Guy Slapped With $87K Lawsuit by American Express

April 13, 2011 By Tim Kenneally & Pamela Chelin 2 years ago

Former "A Different World" rich kid accused of blowing off her credit-card bill

  

Why Tasini's Blogger Lawsuit Against the Huffington Post Makes No Sense

April 12, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Arianna is right: it's absurd to compare work of HuffPo's paid journalists with unpaid contributors

  

Haim Saban Loses Court Round; Former Tax Lawyer Can Sue Him

April 12, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Judge lifts a stay that had prevented his former tax attorney from pursuing a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the mogul over unpaid commissions

  

Nielsen, ComScore In Legal Fight Over Patents

March 22, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Internet measurement services charge each other with violating intellectual property rights

  

Sony Drops Complaint Against Strause Brothers for 'Battle: L.A.'

March 17, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

On investigation, the studio was satisfied that the special effects company did not steal its assets for "Skyline"

  

MPTF Sued Over 89-Year-Old Patient's Mysterious Death

March 15, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Family of Carrie DeLay is suing the hospital looking for answers as to why the elderly woman fell to her death

  
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