all - Opinion Summaries

People v. Cole

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Health Law, Media Law, Remedies
An injunction against defendants prohibiting them from advertising certain optometric services, including eye examinations is affirmed under the facts...

Marder v. Lopez

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law
Dismissal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) of plaintiff's copyright and related claims involving the movie "Flashdance" is affirmed...

Star Tribune Co. v. Minnesota Newspaper Guild Typographical Union

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law
In a dispute involving the alleged publishing of expert freelance articles in a section of a newspaper reserved solely for the work of union members,...

Viacom Outdoor, Inc. v. City of Arcata

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Construction, Government Law, Media Law, Property Law & Real Estate
California's Outdoor Advertising Act, Bus. & Prof. Code section 5200 et seq, does not preempt municipal ordinances that require a permit for...

Curay-Cramer v. Ursuline Acad. of Wilmington

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law
In a case involving the firing of a private Catholic school teacher after she signed her name to a pro-choice advertisement in a newspaper, grant of...

Laws v. Sony Music Entm't

Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law
Summary judgment for defendant-music company in a suit brought by a professional vocalist and recording artist for misappropriating her voice and name...

Kamakana v. City & County of Honolulu

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law
An order, pursuant to a newspaper's request, unsealing pleadings and documents in an underlying suit by a police detective claiming retaliation by a...

Wolfe v. Barnhart

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law, Media Law
An agency decision denying an administrative law judge within the Social Security Administration permission to collect royalties from the publisher of...

Lyle v. Warner Bros. Television Prods.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law
Summary judgment for defendants in a sexual harassment cause of action under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) is affirmed where, on the...

Council on Am. Islamic Relations v. Ballenger

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
Dismissal of a defamation suit brought by a nonprofit as barred by sovereign immunity is affirmed where a congressman acted "within the scope of...