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Eriq Gardner
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The Rainmaker is focused on how the players in Hollywood, Silicon Valley, Washington, and Wall Street are leveraging the courts (and their expensive lawyers!) for their own gain. It's brought to you by Eriq Gardner, America's foremost expert on media and entertainment law.
THE LATEST ARTICLES
HOLLYWOOD
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March 29, 2022
The Will Smith Legal Fallout
ABC, the F.C.C., the L.A.P.D… How Hollywood and the law enforcement are making sense of slapgate, one day later.
HOLLYWOOD
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March 21, 2022
The Andy Warhol Legal Diaries
Will the Supreme Court save the $1.7 trillion art market? Some in the art world are worried that a copyright ruling last year could make it unlawful to derive recognizable inspiration from something else.
HOLLYWOOD
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March 17, 2022
Inside Chris Cuomo’s $125 Million Case Against CNN
Interestingly, some of the precedent for the filing hangs on a previous suit—regarding Michael Jackson, no less—that is already being contested by some of the very same players. Plus, Fox News’ fresh legal headache.
HOLLYWOOD
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March 15, 2022
CBS Is Finally Settling Its Les Moonves Litigation
The former television executive, despite losing his $120 million severance, is still costing CBS money following his #MeToo defenestration.
WASHINGTON
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March 14, 2022
The Atlantic’s Most Peculiar Lawsuit
Ruth Shalit Barrett’s lawsuit against the august magazine’s parent company, and its own recently-filed motion to dismiss, address many complex issues about her past as a plagiarist. Naturally, perhaps, it also comes down to narrative framing.
HOLLYWOOD
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March 9, 2022
The War Comes to Hollywood
Russia’s horrific invasion of Ukraine is reshaping the global economy. And for Hollywood, that means one thing: a torrent of future litigation.
WALL STREET
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March 8, 2022
MLB Players Ponder the Emergency Option
As the stalemate between owners and players drags on, a once-unthinkable legal maneuver is now on the table.
HOLLYWOOD
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March 7, 2022
Bill Cosby’s Next Chapter
News on Cosby’s coming trial, one of the ugliest divorces in Hollywood, and Activision’s bizarre legal headache.
HOLLYWOOD
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March 3, 2022
Netflix’s Legal Crusade in Child Erotica Law
New legal filings explain the latest developments in a bizarre legal skirmish involving an indie darling, former actor D.A., and the Texas appeals court.
HOLLYWOOD
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February 28, 2022
The Bill That Could Blow Up Hollywood
Ketanji Brown Jackson could be an unpredictable vote on media cases with no easy answers. Meanwhile, a new California law is driving Netflix ballistic.