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Sander/Moses Prods., Inc. v. NBC Studios, Inc.

Contracts, Entertainment Law, Evidence
In case involving compensation for production of television series "Profiler," summary adjudication for defendant on breach of fiduciary duty claim,...

Funky Films, Inc. v. Time Warner Entm't Co.

Civil Procedure, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property
Summary judgment for defendants Time Warner and HBO, creators of the television mini-series "Six Feet Under," in a copyright infringement suit is...

Bates v. Township of Van Buren

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law, Government Law
Dismissal of a topless dancer's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action challenging a town ordinance that prohibited nudity at "any establishment licensed or...

Charter Commc'ns, Inc. v. Federal Commc'ns Comm'n

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Media Law
Petition for review of defendant's refusal to rescind rule that will preclude cable operators from offering set-top converter boxes that bundle both...

Conchatta Inc. v. Miller

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Entertainment Law, Government Law
A Pennsylvania Liquor Code statute and a regulation that prohibit "lewd" entertainment at any licensed establishment are facially invalid because they...

Kaiser v. Bowlen

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Entertainment Law
In a contract dispute arising out of the sale of a National Football League franchise, a jury verdict dismissing a breach of warranty claim is...

Bridge Capital Investors v. Susquehanna Radio Corp.

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Construction, Contracts, Entertainment Law, Media Law
Summary judgment in favor of plaintiff in breach of contract action relating to the relocation of FM radio stations is affirmed over claim that the...

Trudeau v. Fed. Trade Comm'n

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law, False Advertising, Media Law
Dismissal for failure to state a claim of a challenge to a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) press release that reported the settlement of a case the...

Flatley v. Mauro

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
A defendant whose assertedly protected speech or petitioning activity was illegal as a matter of law, and therefore unprotected by constitutional...

Echostar Satellite L.L.C. v. Fed. Communications Comm'n

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Entertainment Law, Government Law, Media Law
A petition for review, brought by a provider of direct-to-the-home satellite television service, of two orders in which the FCC adopted an improved...