Media and Film Cases

In media and film litigation our attorneys have recently represented:

• A television producer who sued Court TV for canceling a "reality TV" series without paying the required kill fee.

• Television and film producer Martin Ransahoff in a lawsuit against Paramount for breach of contract.

• A video producer who sued a law firm for malpractice arising out of miscalculated royalty payments.

• Sarnoff Paramount Pathe News Images, Inc., the Sarnoff family, and the former International President of CNN Superchannel against several companies and their executives who fraudulently conveyed a large and valuable film library through complex international business transactions.   We compelled the return of this unique film library -- which contains the 20th Century history of the United States on 20 million feet of film -- to our clients.  We also obtained a court judgment exceeding $16 million for our clients.

• Copyright owners in claims against dozens of Hollywood film companies who misappropriated film footage without paying royalties.

• Television and film studio employees who sued 20th Century Fox Film Corporation and Fox Digital for a variety of unfair business practices.

• Contract Disputes
• Media and Film
• Bankruptcy
• Business Torts
• Class Actions