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Bowers v. Federation Internationale de l'Automobile

Contracts, Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law, Sports Law
In a suit by auto race fans seeking to recoup their expenses in attending and viewing an auto race where most of the field dropped out beforehand,...

Orkin v. Taylor

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Entertainment Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In an action brought by descendants of a Jewish art collector claiming that she was wrongfully dispossessed of a van Gogh painting during Hitler's...

Kronemyer v. Internet Movie Data Base, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law
In a dispute with defendant website IMDb, plaintiff claimed he was executive producer of motion pictures "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and "Wishcraft"...

Grupo Televisa, S.A. v. Telemundo Commc'ns Group, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Entertainment Law, International Law
In dispute between Mexican radio and television production companies and a rival Spanish-language U.S. television company over a Mexican soap opera...

Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. Universal-MCA Music Publishing, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property
In a suit against approximately 800 defendants involved in the record and music-publishing business alleging various claims of copyright infringement,...

White River Amusement Pub, Inc. v. Town of Hartford

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In case involving a public indecency ordinance affecting adult entertainment business offering nude and semi-nude female dancing, as well as food and...

Berg v. Traylor

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Entertainment Law
In dispute between a minor who had a recurring acting role on the show "Malcolm in the Middle" and his former personal manager, an arbitration award...

In re: Napster, Inc. Copyright Litig.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Copyright, Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Evidence, Intellectual Property
In a civil case in which outright disclosure of attorney-client communications is sought under the crime-fraud exception: 1) both parties have a right...

Dyer v. Childress

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law
In case arising out of Tenth Anniversary Edition DVD of the film "Reality Bites," denial of defendants' special motion to strike plaintiff-s lawsuit...

Nichols v. Moore

Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
Summary judgment for film producer Michael Moore in a defamation suit brought by the brother of one of the Oklahoma City bombers is affirmed over...