all - Opinion Summaries

Doe v. Gangland Productions, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
In an action brought by plaintiff whose identity was not concealed in an episode of defendants' documentary television series, Gangland, the district...

Sorenson v. Superior Court

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law, Media Law
Following charges against defendant for allegedly killing his mother, defendant's petition for a writ of mandate challenging the superior court's...

Time Warner Cable Inc. v. FCC

Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Media Law
Petitions for review of a 2011 Order of the Federal Communications Commission promulgating rules intended to curb anti-competitive behavior by...

Wang v. Chinese Daily News, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law
In a new opinion following remand from the U.S. Supreme Court for reconsideration in light of in light of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 131 S. Ct....

Giovanniello v. ALM Media, LLC

Consumer Protection Law, Media Law, Class Actions, Communications Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's complaint, brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act for an unsolicited fax advertisement that he allegedly...

Fox Broadcasting Company, Inc. v. Dish Network LLC

Contracts, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Media Law
The district court's order denying plaintiff's request for a preliminary injunction against defendant's products that skipped over commercials is...

Federated University Police Officers Association v. Superior Court (Los Angeles Times Communications)

Evidence, Government Law, Media Law
A petition for writ of mandate from a trial court order requiring the release of unredacted reports containing the names of UC police officers under...

Crews v. Willows Unified School District

Attorney's Fees, Education Law, Government Law, Media Law, Sanctions
The trial court's order for payment of attorney fees and costs by plaintiff, a newspaper publisher, to defendant-district that complied with a...

Toho-Towa Co. v. Morgan Creek Productions, Inc.

Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Judgement Enforcement, Media Law
The trial court's order adding defendant as a judgment debtor to a judgment for more than $5.7 million which plaintiff was awarded against two of...

The Authors Guild Inc. v. Google Inc.

Class Actions, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Media Law
The district court's order certifying a plaintiff class of authors claiming that defendant committed copyright infringement by copying and displaying...