all - Opinion Summaries

Muzikowski v. Paramount Pictures Corp.

Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law, Sanctions
In an action for defamation arising out of a character in a movie that plaintiff believed represented him in a negative light, summary judgment for...

Brilliance Audio, Inc. v. Haights Cross Communications, Inc.

Commercial Law, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Media Law, Trademark
In the context of the "first sale" exception in trademark law that provides a defense to claims of infringement, resale of a product does not fall...

Whitby v. Infinity Radio, Inc.

Contracts, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law, Remedies
In a contract dispute between a radio personality and a radio company involving the enforceability of a non-compete covenant, the court finds that the...

Deschenie v. Bd. of Educ. of Cent. Consol. Sch. Dist. No. 22

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Indian Law, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law
In a former employee's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against a board of education and additional individuals alleging defendants took adverse employment...

Prime Media, Inc. v. City of Brentwood

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Media Law
For purposes of the standing requirements for suit in federal court, a plaintiff is required to establish injury in fact as to each provision of a...

Kahle v. Gonzales

Constitutional Law, Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law
Dismissal of a complaint brought by the builders of an "Internet library" is affirmed where Eldred v. Ashcroft, 537 U.S. 186 (2003), forclosed their...

Pritchett v. Pound

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law
In a dispute over the copyright ownership of two books, summary judgment and an award of attorney's fees for plaintiffs are affirmed where: 1) sole...

Santa-Rosa v. Combo Records

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Media Law
Dismissal of singer's claims against a record company for rescission of his recording contract and for a declaratory judgment that he has an ownership...

Rasmussen v. Collier County Publ'g Co.

Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
Summary judgment for defendants in a libel suit brought by an entrepreneur who established ESPN, finding that articles and editorials about which he...

In re Primedia Inc. Derivative Litig.

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Media Law, Securities Law
In a stockholder derivative suit challenging the propriety of a series of preferred stock redemptions undertaken by defendant-Primedia corporation,...