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CAA Tries To End WGA Standoff in Hollywood
In Hollywood, agents still rule. Two really big ones, the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and the Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) have been locked in a feud for the past 18 months over packaging fees and ownership interests (aka money and let’s call it respect). CAA asked a federal judge Tuesday to issue a preliminary […]
Bandai/Namco Resolves Ms. Pac-Man Legal Dispute with Retro Console Maker AtGames
Sometimes even longtime business partners can disagree and end up in court. Such is the case with Bandai/Namco, owners of the rights to Pac-Man and Mc Pac-Man and AtGames, which produces retro consoles featuring those games among others. This week, the Bandai/Namco AtGames lawsuit has been dismissed a little over a year after it […]
Golden State Warriors Bump Debt Dispute to State Supreme Court
The NBA has had a strange year. After seeing the lowest TV ratings in years and not being able to bring in fans to watch the games due to Covid-19, money is pretty tight. And when money gets tight, people start shooting desperation 3-point shots in the form of legal disputes. So after losing in […]
The Legal Battle Behind Stan, the World’s Most Expensive Dinosaur Fossil
He’s big. 13 feet tall and 40 feet long with 58 teeth. And he’s been dead a good long while. But it turns out dead things can still cause fights. As is the case with the rock-star fossil hunter Larson brothers who dug up Stan aka the most expensive dinosaur bones in the world and […]
Wine Store Targeted in Alleged Nuisance ADA Lawsuit
Another small business has been targeted by an out-of-state law firm suing over violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Denver-based Blanchard Family Winery is an example of a business with a retail location and a website where the lawsuit alleges a blind man in Douglas County could not access the information he needed […]
The Gap Hit with Lawsuit to Recoup Back Rent
As the U.S. pulls itself out of the coronavirus pandemic, landlords and tenants have a lot of things to sort out. In the retail space, the Simon Property Group is now suing The Gap and other stores for failing to pay rent. In one of the first major retail rent showdowns of the pandemic, Simon […]
$140M Class Action Against 44 Top Herbalife Distributors Reopens in Federal Court
Legal tales teach us lots of morals. Today’s story is no different as a federal court in Miami has reopened a class action seeking more than $140 million in damages against 44 of the top distributors of Herbalife, a global nutrition supplement company. And if the plaintiffs prevail, Shannon Derouselle, a business law professor not […]
Doobie Brothers Get Humorous Response After Threatening Bill Murray’s Golf Company
Hey, who says legal matters can’t be fun! The lawyers representing Bill Murray’s golf apparel company sent a humorous response to the Doobie Brothers after the band issued a similarly comedic letter that accused Murray of using their “Listen to the Music” in ads without compensation. On Wednesday, the Doobie Brothers’ lawyers publicly sent a […]
Evel Knievel Brand Sues Disney
Evel Knievel garnered worldwide fame and recognition starting in the late 1960s when performing death-defying motorcycle jumps. By the early 1970s, Knievel became equally known for his readily identifiable signature wardrobe: a white jumpsuit embellished with star-spangled red, white and blue patriotic insignia with matching cape and helmet, and for his similarly decorated motorcycle. Evel’s […]
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