Texas Governor Says Many Businesses Can Reopen May 1
Ten days after easing restrictions on some businesses and medical procedures, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced Monday the next steps in the state’s economic reopening this week.
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Son of Ex-Albanian President Wants New Shot at ‘War Dogs’ Case
An attorney for the son of a former Albanian president asked an 11th Circuit panel Thursday to revive his defamation lawsuit against the author and publisher of a book behind the 2016 film “War Dogs,” claiming they falsely accused him of being a mobster who engaged in corrupt arms dealing.
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NASA Math Pioneer Portrayed in ‘Hidden Figures’ Dies at 101
Katherine Johnson, who died at 101 on Monday, was a “human computer” and one of a handful of pioneering black mathematicians who crunched the numbers NASA needed to get crewed spacecraft off the ground and into the heavens.
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Losing Nemo: Clownfish Cannot Adapt to Climate Change
The star of Pixar’s blockbuster “Finding Nemo” may be about to vanish again — this time for good — as its peculiar mating habits put it at risk from climate change, scientists said on Tuesday.
Read morePress Group Warns of Bad Precedent in Johnny Depp Case
The $50 million defamation case filed in Virginia by actor Johnny Depp against his ex-wife could have a chilling effect on news organizations in the state, an attorney for the Virginia Press Association argued Friday.
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NCAA champion gymnast Ariana Berlin claims Carmel Creek Productions owes her money for the 2015 Netflix film “Full Out,” which was based on her life story, in San Diego Superior Court.
Read morePanama Papers
Mossack Fonseca, the international law firm at the heart of the Panama Papers scandal, and its two principals are suing Netflix for defamation in Connecticut federal court over the movie “The Laundromat,” which they say depicts them as “ruthless uncaring lawyers who are involved in money laundering, tax evasion [and] bribery.”
Read moreSouthern California Man Faces Federal Charges in $14M Movie Scam
A movie deal with Netflix that didn’t exist, mythical giant Paul Bunyan and forged documents form the heart of a $14 million scam, according to federal prosecutors who announced charges against a Southern California man Tuesday
Read moreStudio Sues Automaker For Skipping on ‘Blade Runner’ Ads
Film studio Alcon Entertainment sued French auto company Automobiles Peugeot Thursday for failing to spend $40 million to promote “Blade Runner 2049” in exchange for prime placement of its auto trademark in the film.
Read moreWeinstein Wins Dismissal of Judd Harassment Claim
A federal judge threw out actress Ashley Judd’s sexual harassment claim against disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein on Wednesday, but allowed her defamation claim to move forward.
Read more‘Straight Outta Compton’ Copyright Spat Tossed
A federal judge has tossed a copyright lawsuit brought by the former manager of rap group N.W.A against the makers of biopic “Straight Outta Compton,” finding he made little more than passing contributions to the film’s screenplay.
Read moreJudge Tosses ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Defamation Case
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed libel claims against Paramount Pictures brought by a former financial executive who argued the Leonardo DiCaprio-led movie “Wolf of Wall Street” falsely portrayed him as a “criminal, a drug user and a degenerate.”
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Tom DeSanto — producer of “Xmen” and “Transformers” — sued Gail Gygax — the widow of Gary Gygax, creator of “Dungeons & Dragons,” claiming they formed a partnership to exploit the brand, but she tried to negotiate a video game deal without him, in L.A. Superior Court.
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AMC Entertainment Under Fire Over Dismaying Financials of Acquisitions
(CN) – AMC Theaters faces a shareholder derivative after the company’s stock took a nosedive when it announced disappointing results
Read moreJudge Clears ‘Gone Girl’ Creators in Copyright Dispute
A federal judge dismissed an author’s claim that the popular thriller novel and movie “Gone Girl” is based on her copyrighted screenplay, finding that the stories are considerably different.
Read moreFeds Want ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ to Pay Up
As the “Wolf of Wall Street” was in Lithuania giving a motivational speech Wednesday, his lawyer was in a Brooklyn courtroom battling government prosecutors who want to garnish his finances for restitution and other penalties he owes.
Read moreDragon Box
Netflix, Disney, Paramount and other studios accuse Dragon Media and two individuals in a federal complaint of mass copyright violations through selling a Dragon Box hardware device.
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