Cases
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Foxcroft Productions, Inc. v. Universal City Studios, LLC (2022) 76 Cal.App.5th 1119
On behalf of Columbo creators, GMSR persuades Court of Appeal to reinstate a fraud claim and keep alive a breach of contract claim involving Universal Studios’ failure to pay tens of millions in royalties
Quincy Jones v. MJJ Productions, Inc. (May 5, 2020, B285986) 2020 WL 2140759
GMSR wins reversal of $6.8 million award in litigation between MJJ Productions and Quincy Jones
Estate of Jackson (May 16, 2019, B282375) 2019 WL 2136114
Court of Appeal rejects claim that Michael Jackson gave away 15% of his business at a middle-of-the-night meeting
Wind Dancer Production Group v. Walt Disney Pictures (2017) 10 Cal.App.5th 56
GMSR obtains reversal of summary judgment in Home Improvement profit-participation case, enabling the creators/producers to proceed to trial
Crosby v. HLC Properties, Ltd. (2014) 223 Cal.App.4th 597
GMSR wins publicity rights dispute for Bing Crosby’s heirs; Court of Appeal’s decision helps delineate publicity rights of celebrities and their heirs, brings stability to settlements by reaffirming the breadth of releases of claims
Celador Internat., Inc. v. American Broadcasting Cos., Inc. (9th Cir. 2012) 499 Fed.Appx. 721
Television show creator found contractually entitled to 50% of network’s profits; substantial evidence supported jury’s $269 million damages award
Price v. Stossel (9th Cir. 2010) 620 F.3d 992
Ninth Circuit holds that district court erred in dismissing GMSR’s client’s express defamation claim against ABC on anti-SLAPP grounds.
Ladd v. Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. (2010) 184 Cal.App.4th 1298
Court of Appeal affirms $3.2 million judgment for movie studio’s underpayment of profit participation and reverses a nonsuit on fraud and other claims
Blanks v. Seyfarth Shaw LLP (2009) 171 Cal.App.4th 336
Court of Appeal reverses $30 million malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty judgment based on error in instructing on Talent Agencies Act
Halicki Films, LLC v. Sanderson Sales and Marketing (9th Cir. 2008) 547 F.3d 1213
Ninth Circuit reverses judgment against GMSR’s clients in copyright/trademark case concerning “Eleanor” from Gone In 60 Seconds
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