EMI Music Publishing failed to pay royalties for using The Four Seasons' song "C'mon Marianne" in the "Jersey Boys" musical, the estate of composer Raymond Bloodworth claims in New York County Supreme Court.
Prin Pictures and Christopher Petiprin absconded with an $110,000 investment in the production of a television pilot called "Psyc-Out" that never got made, Marshall Sylver claims in Clark County Court.
Drew Heriot, the director and co-writer for the movie "The Secret," based on a self-help principle called the "Law of Attraction," wants Simon & Schuster to stop selling its bestselling books and audio books based on his allegedly misappropriated screenplay. Heriot and Drew Pictures Pty Ltd. seek an injunction in Chicago Federal Court.
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