lawsuits

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sportscaster and TV host Erin Andrews took the witness stand Monday, breaking down repeatedly and telling jurors of the devastation she continues to feel after a […]

The decision is a major legal victory for Manuela Herzer, a former companion of Redstone, the former head of CBS and Viacom.

A judge’s action Fri­­day might delay Schurz Commu­nications from selling NBC affiliate WAGT Augusta, Ga., to Gray Television Group, which operates the market’s CBS affiliate WRDW. The conflict between Media General and its ABC affil WJBF and the owners of the two other stations is complicated by the involvement of federal agencies and spectrum usage rights, but it boils down to a contract dispute, Judge Michael N. Annis said.

French media giant Vivendi agreed to pay billionaire mogul John Malone‘s Liberty Media $775 million to settle a decade-old lawsuit related to USA Networks. The settlement, announced Friday, puts an end to the suit stemming from Vivendi’s 2001 purchase of Liberty Media’s stake in USA Networks.

  NEW YORK (AP) — Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul filed a lawsuit Wednesday against ESPN and reporter Adam Schefter for posting his medical records last summer. The lawsuit, filed […]

While not named as defendants, Les Moonves and CAA have been dragged into the ring in a legal dust-up over the Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather battle of last spring. Actor Gabriel Rueda has sued CBS, Showtime, Pacquiao and his trainer/coach Freddie Roach in a multi-claim breach of contract complaint filed in L.A. Superior Court on Wednesday. Rueda, who also goes by Gabriel Salvador, says he is owed more $8.6 million for making introductions for the CBS boss that lead to the record-breaking May 2, 2015, Fight Of the Century.

A New York Internet media company is crying foul over FremantleMedia North America’s use of the name Buzzr for its TV and digital game-show network. Codename Enterprises, which operates Tumblr-like website Buzzr.com, filed a lawsuit against FremantleMedia alleging trademark infringement, false advertising, trademark dilution and unfair competition.

ALBANY, N.Y.(AP) — A widow urged New York’s highest court Thursday to reinstate a lawsuit involving a television episode featuring her husband’s treatment and death at a New York hospital. […]

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan rejected FilmOn.com Inc.’s claims that a judge abused his discretion by holding the company in contempt and penalizing it $90,000. The company also was ordered to pay more than $100,000 in legal fees.

With just hours before it was scheduled to go to trial today, Fox News Channel has reached a deal over an iconic photograph from the tragic attacks of 9/11. According to FNC and North Jersey Media Group, the confidential settlement reached Monday will “discontinue” all claims, counterclaims and proceedings the parties have had against each other since the latter sued the former and host Jeanine Pirro in October 2013.

The dispute arose last summer when the Hispanic network decided not to broadcast the Miss Universe and Miss USA pageants then owned by Donald Trump after he made some controversial remarks about Mexicans.

Fox Broadcasting and Dish Network have finally come to an agreement to settle a bitter lawsuit over the ad-skipping, place-shifting Hopper. On Wednesday, court papers were filed stipulating to a dismissal, marking the end of a legal battle that has lasted nearly four years and resulted in judicial guidance on newer uses of copyrighted programming.

It’s time for the U.S. Department of Justice to clarify its new policies for investigating media newsrooms, argues Media Financial Management’s Mary M. Collins. Failing to do so means that publishers will continue to face large and uncertain expenses to protect their journalists and their reputation.

Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone will be evaluated Friday by a doctor hired by his ex-girlfriend in a legal brawl over who should have the power to make health care decisions for him.

Online video distributor FilmOn is not entitled to a compulsory cable license that would enable it to stream TV programs, a coalition of TV broadcasters argues in new court papers. The broadcasters want the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a decision issued last year by U.S. District Court Judge George Wu in Los Angeles, who said that FilmOn should be considered a “cable system,” and therefore entitled to a cable license.

Less than a month after Byron Allen got AT&T and DirecTV carriage deals after charging them with racial discrimination in a $10 billion lawsuit, he’s got some new targets. On Wednesday, both the FCC and Charter Communications were sued for $10 billion in federal court by Allan’s Entertainment Studios and the National Association of African American-Owned Media for “racial discrimination in contracting for television channel carriage.”

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has ruled to allow a medical examination of Viacom and CBS chairman Sumner Redstone. In a hearing Friday, a judge did not allow a request by Redstone’s ex, Manuela Herzer, to have the 92-year-old executive deposed. But the judge did rule to allow for Redstone to be examined for one hour by Herzer’s medical expert.

The 61-year-old executive has spent the last week getting torched by an activist calling for his ouster and a shareholder lawsuit saying he and the rest of the Viacom board put loyalty to Executive Chairman Sumner Redstone ahead of their fiduciary duties. And if that’s not enough to put Dauman on edge, now the CEO may be forced to duke it out with Shari Redstone, daughter of the 92-year-old company founder, and Charlie Ergen’s Dish TV.

The embattled media giant that owns MTV, Comedy Central and other popular brands, got hit with a double whammy on Tuesday — a shareholder lawsuit accusing the board of failing its fiduciary duties and a highly critical activist investor presentation.

Sumner Redstone’s lawyers are asking a judge to dismiss a petition that seeks to have the media mogul declared mentally incompetent, claiming the case is an unwarranted intrusion into Redstone’s privacy.

NEW YORK (AP) — The heirs to a New Hampshire teacher who wrote a poem about a “soft kitty” eight decades ago said in a lawsuit Monday that TV’s “The […]

Judge David J. Cowan said Monday that Viacom and CBS executive Sumner Redstone does not have to submit to a medical examination in a suit filed by the 92-year-old media mogul’s former girlfriend seeking to take control of his health decisions. The judge said Viacom’s CEO, Philippe Dauman, may need to be deposed about his recent interactions with Redstone, but if he gives testimony it should be restricted to details about medical issues.

The hearing Monday afternoon in Los Angeles Superior Court has been prompted by a recent filing by Sumner Redstone’s former companion, Manuela Herzer, who contends his signature was forged on a recent document. Redstone controls CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc.

A U.S. appeals court heard arguments on Friday over the legality of the FCC’s net neutrality rules, in a case that may ultimately determine how consumers get access to content on the Internet. The fight is the latest battle over Obama administration rules requiring broadband providers to treat all data equally, rather than giving or selling access to a so-called Web “fast lane.”

Univision lawyers filed papers in Manhattan federal court asking a judge to toss out the lawsuit Trump filed in July claiming that Univision unjustly broke a contract to broadcast beauty pageants, citing his “disgraceful allegations” about Mexican immigrants.

A 12th season of Bones may not be such a sure bet after all. Series stars David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel, along with executive producer Kathleen Reichs, filed a lawsuit on Monday against 21st Century Fox, Fox Entertainment Group, 20th Century Fox Film Corp. and Fox Broadcasting in pursuit of “tens of millions of dollars” they believe they’re owed.

Bones stars Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz, and author Kathy Reichs, have filed suit against Fox, claiming that the studio has cheated them out of tens of millions in profits from the series via self-dealing and misallocation.

A bitter battle to control the fortune of ailing billionaire Sumner Redstone escalated Wednesday when the media mogul’s ex-girlfriend filed a lawsuit alleging that he is mentally impaired and unable to make decisions. The lawsuit raises important questions about whether the 92-year-old Redstone is capable of overseeing the affairs of the two media companies that he controls, Viacom Inc. and CBS Corp., and whether he should be ejected from the top of the multibillion-dollar empire.

Barry Josephson alleges he’s been cheated out of his share of profits from Fox’s longest-running hour-long drama. He claims Peter Rice, Dana Walden and Gary Newman strong-armed him into accepting a lower fee to keep the show going.

Fantasy-sports websites DraftKings and FanDuel are fighting back against the New York attorney general’s order to cease operations in the Empire State. On Friday, the two companies separately filed appeals to stop the motion by New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman, filed Tuesday, that DraftKings and FanDuel are illegal gambling outlets subject to criminal penalties.