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Eriq Gardner December 30, 2025
A look ahead at the most consequential media lawsuits and legal crises that will come to their conclusion in 2026.
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Eriq Gardner December 16, 2025
A field guide to the A.I. cases and deals that will shape 2026, including Disney’s recent peace treaty, the Elon-Altman feud, the next round of labor negotiations, the whole ScarJo voice issue, and many more…
Carl Rinsch
Eriq Gardner December 10, 2025
The incredible saga of Carl Rinsch, who bilked Netflix for millions that he spent on Dogecoin, a couple of Rolls-Royces, and a half-million-dollar mattress, has come to trial. Is Rinsch a “creative genius” who merely failed to deliver, or something more sinister?
David Zaslav
Eriq Gardner November 25, 2025
Echoes of the Diller–Redstone Paramount brawl and potential Delaware court battles are beginning to haunt the long road to resolution for David Zaslav’s sale of Warner Bros. Discovery.


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Eriq Gardner November 18, 2025
The streaming boom has been partly enabled by an underappreciated—and potentially incredibly valuable—suite of software, which suddenly has license holders and distributors racing to courthouses across the globe. The future of digital content delivery may hang in the balance. And Warner Bros. Discovery is on the front lines.
Michael Jackson
Eriq Gardner November 11, 2025
More than 15 years after the King of Pop died with millions in debt, his estate has experienced a remarkable turnaround. But why is a multibillion-dollar business being administered out of a corner of the legal system typically reserved for validating wills, settling debts, and parceling out leftovers?
Ted Sarandos
Eriq Gardner November 4, 2025
As the technology quickly proliferates, studios are learning that it’s better to be safe than sorry, and guidance is coming faster than you can say “compliance.” But will it be enough?
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Eriq Gardner October 28, 2025
News and notes on how the government shutdown might disproportionately benefit Disney’s ability to close its Fubo deal, and why Comcast co-C.E.O. Brian Roberts still has options to circumnavigate Trump’s perceived veto power on the WBD deal.


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Eriq Gardner October 21, 2025
The yearslong legal feud between YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson and restaurateur Robert Earl is headed back to court this week, with Donaldson arguing that he’s defending his brand and personal integrity—and Earl insisting that Beast Industries cares only about cash.
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Eriq Gardner October 14, 2025
One area of the law likely to draw more fire is the messy question of who has legal standing to object to A.I. outputs—an issue inflamed, of course, by OpenAI’s unveiling of Sora 2, which sent Hollywood into a familiar panic, scrambling to figure out how to opt out.
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