all - Opinion Summaries

Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. Am. Legacy Found.

Contracts, Entertainment Law, Media Law
A declaratory judgment favor of plaintiff, a non-profit, arising from a contract dispute under a Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) between the...

US v. Lyons

Criminal Law & Procedure, Entertainment Law, Evidence, Sentencing
A conviction for mail fraud involving fraudulent celebrity memorabilia is affirmed where there was sufficient evidence for a rational jury to conclude...

Miller v. Glenn Miller Prods., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
Summary judgment and dismissal of a complaint brought by the adopted children and wife of a world-renowned bandleader, and their exclusive licensing...

Reno Air Racing Ass'n, Inc. v. McCord

Civil Procedure, Entertainment Law, Evidence, Intellectual Property, Remedies, Trademark
An award of damages and a permanent injunction against defendant due to his infringement of two trademarks belonging to plaintiff is affirmed, but a...

Higgins v. Superior Court of Los Angeles

Communications Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
A petition for a writ of mandate challenging an order compelling siblings, who appeared in an episode of the television program "Extreme Makeover:...

Marathon Entm't, Inc. v. Blasi

Contracts, Entertainment Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendant actress, in fee dispute between plaintiff personal manager and defendant, is reversed and remanded to determine...

Lions Gate Entm't Corp. v. Image Entm't Inc.

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Entertainment Law, M&A, Remedies, Securities Law
Summary judgment is entered in favor of plaintiff, an independent producer and distributor of motion pictures and other entertainment, on all claims,...

Gathright-Deitrich v. Atlanta Landmarks, Inc.

Civil Rights, Entertainment Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where plaintiffs, wheelchair patrons of defendant's historic landmark movie theater, could not meet...

Manhattan Ctr. Studios, Inc. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.

Administrative Law, Entertainment Law, Labor & Employment Law
An order of the National Relations Board (NLRB) finding that petitioner committed an unfair labor practice is remanded for further proceedings where...

Hart v. Parks

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Entertainment Law, Evidence, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment for defendants, a police chief and officers, in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 case is affirmed where Los Angeles police officers did not...