The Pietz Law Firm recently filed a motion to sanction Malibu Media, LLC for its repeated failures and subsequent refusal to file Notices of Related Cases in the 28+ cases it has filed in the Central District of California so far this year.  For copies of the motion papers, with all the details, click here […]

In a case closely watched by Hollywood legal types, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reaffirmed the viability of stolen idea lawsuits. The case, which is a big win for the little guy, is Montz v. Pilgrim Films & Television, Inc., 2011 U.S. App. Lexis 9099 (May 4, 2011) (en banc). This case is […]

Thanks to this recent decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, consumer-oriented businesses may now be able to avoid most, if not all of certain types of class action lawsuits with nothing more than a simple arbitration agreement. The bottom line for businesses is that its time to dust off your standard contracts and review the […]

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