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Connection Dist. Co. v. Holder

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law, Media Law
In an adult magazine's First Amendment challenge to the Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act's reporting requirement, summary judgment for...

Richland Bookmart, Inc. v. Knox County, Tennessee

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law
In a suit challenging the constitutionality of a county ordinance that establishes licensing requirements and regulations for sexually-oriented...

Lott v. Levitt

Civil Procedure, Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit by an academic alleging that he was defamed by a passage in the book Freakonomics, dismissal of the claim is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff...

Taco Bell Corp. v. TBWA Chiat/Day Inc.

Contracts, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law, Remedies
In a suit against an advertising agency seeking indemnification for damages entered against plaintiff in a suit based on plaintiff's breach of an...

Wilchombe v. Teevee Toons, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property
In a copyright infringement case involving the rap song "The Weedman" which appears on a Lil John album "Kings of Crunk", dismissal of...

US v. AMC Entm't, Inc.

Civil Rights, Entertainment Law, Health Law, Media Law
In an action under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) seeking to require AMC to provide "full and equal enjoyment" to disabled moviegoers in...

Halicki Films, LLC v. Sanderson Sales & Mktg.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In an action alleging, inter alia, copyright and trademark infringement involving the original and remade motion pictures "Gone in 60 Seconds", as...

E.S.S. Entm't 2000, Inc. v. Rock Star Videos, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Trade Dress, Trademark
In an action brought by the operator of a strip club in Los Angeles against the producer of a video game in the "Grand Theft Auto" series claiming,...

Bernardi v. County of Monterey

Attorney's Fees, Entertainment Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Order awarding attorney's fees under Government Code section 6259(d) is affirmed over claims of error that: 1) the lodestar amount, calculated by...

US v. McTiernan

Communications Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Entertainment Law, Evidence
In a case involving an alleged former client of notorius Hollywood private investigator Anthony Pellicano, conviction for making a false statement to...