| Description | Date | Docket # |
|---|---|---|
Jenni Rivera Enterprises v. Latin World Entertainment etcCommunications Law, Entertainment Law
Reversed order denying Defendant’s motion to strike. Plaintiff represented deceased celebrity, Jenni Rivera, and they sought to restrict disclosure by...
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06/25/2019 | B279739 |
Brown v. GoldsteinContracts, Entertainment Law
Revived claims brought by members of the band WAR alleging that their music publisher breached a contract by failing to pay them certain song...
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04/16/2019 | B278949 |
Zakk v. DieselContracts, Entertainment Law
Revived a film producer's claim that he had an enforceable oral contract entitling him to an executive-producer credit for a film that was a sequel to...
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03/25/2019 | B284432 |
MDQ, LLC v. Gilbert, Kelly, Crowley and Jennett LLPCommercial Law, Entertainment Law
In an interpleader action, addressed a dispute among parties connected to the production of a Tony-award winning Broadway musical. Held that a...
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02/27/2019 | B283025 |
Symmonds v. MahoneyCivil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Entertainment Law
Held that a rock star's decision to terminate his drummer implicated free speech rights. The fired drummer alleged that he was let go because of his...
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02/01/2019 | B283529 |
Capitol Records, LLC v. ReDigi Inc.Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright
Affirmed a finding of copyright infringement, in a lawsuit that involved copyrighted music recordings resold through an internet platform. The suit...
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12/12/2018 | 16‐2321 |
National Association of African American-Owned Media v. Charter Communications, Inc.Entertainment Law, Media Law, Civil Rights
Held that an African American-owned operator of television networks sufficiently pleaded a claim that a cable television operator refused to enter...
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11/19/2018 | 17-55723 |
Doe v. Marine-LombardEntertainment Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In an amended opinion, held that Louisiana statutes requiring certain erotic dancers at nightclubs to be 21 years of age or older was not...
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11/16/2018 | 17-30292 |
Wilson v. Dynatone Publishing Co.Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright
Held that a copyright ownership claim was timely filed. The statute of limitations was not triggered by the defendants' act of registering their...
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11/14/2018 | 17‐1549 |
Fahmy v. Jay-ZCopyright, Entertainment Law
In an amended opinion, held that an Egyptian musical composer's heir could not sue the rapper Jay-Z and other defendants for copyright infringement....
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11/01/2018 | 16-55213 |