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Ayala v. Antelope Valley Newspapers, Inc.

Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law
In plaintiffs' suit on behalf of themselves and a putative class of newspaper carriers, claiming that their employer improperly classified them as...

Charles v. City of Los Angeles

Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law, Media Law
In plaintiffs' suit challenging the validity of a city ordinance requiring a building permit for all temporary signs other than those containing "a...

Dex Media W., Inc. v. City of Seattle

Constitutional Law, Media Law
In plaintiffs' suit challenging the validity of a city ordinance requiring publishers of yellow page directories to obtain and pay a fee for each...

Lacey v. Maricopa County

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a section 1983 suit against government officials in the county sheriff's office and the county attorney's office, by owners of a local newspaper,...

WPIX, Inc. v. IVI, Inc.

Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Media Law
In a copyright infringement suit, brought by producers and owners of copyright programming, against defendant for streaming plaintiffs' copyrighted...

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by Latin American celebrities for copyright infringement, arising from the defendants' publication of previously unpublished photos...

In Re: Publ'n Paper Antitrust Litig.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Class Actions, Media Law
In an antitrust class action alleging a conspiracy to fix prices of "publication paper," a type of paper used in preparing printed material of various...

In re Philadelphia Newspapers, LLC

Bankruptcy Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
In Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings of a news publisher and its affiliates, district court's judgment denying plaintiffs' requests for the allowance...

Press Democrat v. Sonoma Co. Herald Recorder

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Media Law
In a dispute contesting the adjudication that a newspaper met the requirements to post legal notices pursuant to Government Code section 6000, the...

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.,...