United States Ninth Circuit

The creators of the yet-unproduced film, "The Minotaur," are not collaterally estopped from pursuing a copyright infringement claim against the producers of "Terminator II."

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/04/2005
• Decided 08/15/2005
• Published 08/15/2005

Judges

• O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge., Before O'SCANNLAIN and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges, and LOVELL, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Patricia J. Barry, Los Angeles, CA, argued the cause for the appellants and filed the briefs.


• For Appellees:
  
• Marisa G. Westervelt, Christensen, Miller, Fink, Jacobs, Glaser, Weil & Shapiro LLP, Los Angeles, CA, and Charles N. Shephard, Greenberg, Glusker, Fields, Claman, Machtinger & Kinsella LLP, Los Angeles, CA, argued the cause for the appellees;  Louis R. Miller, Christensen, Miller, Fink, Jacobs, Glaser, Weil & Shapiro LLP, Los Angeles, CA, and Howard L. Horwitz, Oberstein, Kibre & Horwitz, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, were on the briefs.