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Howard Entm't., Inc. v. Kudrow

Contracts, Entertainment Law, Evidence
In a suit for breach of contract against a Hollywood actress by her former manager, trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant...

Comerica Bank v. Howsam

Banking Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Entertainment Law
Following an international commercial arbitration awards in favor of a bank and against defendants in connection with loans to fund production of...

Touchstone Television Productions v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County

Labor & Employment Law, Contracts, Entertainment Law
In a suit filed by an actress against Touchstone, claiming she was wrongfully terminated from the television series Desperate Housewives, the trial...

Monge v. Maya Magazines, Inc.

Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law, Copyright, Media Law
In a suit brought by Latin American celebrities for copyright infringement, arising from the defendants' publication of previously unpublished photos...

Grober v. Mako Prod. Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent, Civil Procedure, Entertainment Law
In a patent infringement suit related to a platform stabilizing a camera for filming motion pictures from moving vehicles, the district court's...

Fishman Transducers, Inc. v. Paul

Commercial Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In an action primarily for trademark infringement and false advertising under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. section 1051 et seq. (2006), brought by a...

Forest Park Pictures v. Universal Television Network, Inc.

Contracts, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Media Law
In a dispute over the concept for a television show involving the question of the extent to which the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. section 101 et seq.,...

Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations, Inc.

Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law, Media Law, Administrative Law, Communications Law
In an action involving the FCC's modified indecency enforcement regime to regulate "fleeting expletives," as applied to three incidents, two...

Broadcast Music, Inc. v. DMX, Inc.

Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Media Law, Remedies
In a consolidated case involving two petitions requesting the court to set a "reasonable" rate pursuant to antitrust consent decrees, after music...

Banco Popular de Puerto Rico v. Asociacion de Compositores y Editores de Musica Latinoamericana

Intellectual Property, Copyright, Remedies, Contracts, Entertainment Law
In consolidated copyright infringement cases, the First Circuit holds that: 1) the district court did not abuse its discretion by allowing a music...