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Doe 2 v. Superior Court (Avongard Products)

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law
In a suit brought by a film industry visual special effects (vfx) provider for libel, alleging defendant's anonymous emails to a film producer and a...

Manzari v. Associated Newspapers Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law, Entertainment Law
In an action alleging defamation by a pioneer in the online adult entertainment industry and famous under her professional name, Danni Ashe, the...

Russel Road Food and Beverage, LLC v. Spencer

Intellectual Property, Trademark, Entertainment Law
In a trademark dispute involving the use of the mark CRAZY HORSE for entertainment services, namely exotic dance performances, the district court's...

Bay Area Citizens v. Assoc. of Bay Area Govts.

Entertainment Law, Government Law
In an environmental action, the trial court's denial of plaintiff's petition for a writ of mandate is affirmed where the defendant, Bay Area agencies,...

In re: Nickelodeon Cons. Privacy Litig.

Cyberspace Law, Consumer Protection Law, Class Actions, Communications Law, Entertainment Law
In a consolidated multi-district class action against Google and Viacom raising concerns over online privacy, the district court's dismissal of most...

Capitol Records, LLC v. Vimeo, LLC

Intellectual Property, Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law
In an action brought by sound recording copyright owner plaintiffs alleging infringement by defendant's internet video streaming and sharing service,...

Free Speech Coalition v. Atty Gen US

Cyberspace Law, Constitutional Law, Media Law, Entertainment Law
In a challenge to the constitutionality of the Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act of 1988's recordkeeping, labeling, and inspection...

McFeeley v. Jackson Street Entertainment

Labor & Employment Law, Entertainment Law
In a suit brought by exotic dancers against their dance clubs for failure to comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act and corresponding Maryland wage...

Cheffins v. Stewart

Property Law & Real Estate, Injury & Tort Law, Entertainment Law
In an action under the Visual Artists Rights Act and Nevada law, in which Plaintiffs transformed a used school bus into La Contessa, a mobile replica...

Brodeur v. Atlas Entertainment, Inc.

Entertainment Law, Media Law
In a defamation action involving California's anti-SLAPP statute, the trial court's denial of the motion to strike is reversed where defendant's 2013...