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A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Friday threw out a $147.5 million defamation suit brought by Joe Arpaio against The New York Times, saying the former sheriff of Arizona’s Maricopa County had come “nowhere close” to proving a crucial aspect of his case… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Netflix Inc. and the production company behind the streaming service’s “Afflicted” series allegedly tricked the subjects of the documentary into participating and then smeared them as crazy for insisting that they suffer from chronic ailments, according to a suit lodged Wednesday in California state court… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Creative Artists Agency on Monday became the latest Hollywood talent shop to accuse the Writers Guild of America of “attempting to restrain competition on a staggering scale” by orchestrating a boycott against payments that agents collect from pairing talent with studios… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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United Talent Agency Inc. sued the Writers Guild of America in California federal court Thursday, becoming the second Hollywood talent shop to accuse the guild of breaking antitrust laws by orchestrating a boycott against payments that agents collect from pairing writers with studios… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A Los Angeles talent agency has accused the Writers Guild of America of committing a “wanton abuse of union authority” by orchestrating a boycott against payments talent agents collect from pairing writers with studios, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in California federal court… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 