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CONTRACTS – Marvel Entm’t LLC v. Kimble

BRIEF – Kimble has claimed that there was a 1990 verbal agreement that Marvel would pay him royalties if it used his idea for a Spider-Man toy that would shoot foam string from the user’s palm. Marvel argues that a 2001 settlement supersedes the alleged verbal agreement, and that res judicata bars relitigation of the issue. (9th Cir.)

ENTERTAINMENT LAW – M.G.M. Studios Inc. v. Jake LaMotta

COMPLAINT – After M.G.M. made the Martin Scorcese hit film Raging Bull, the subject of the story, Jake LaMotta, wrote a second memoir called Raging Bull II. M.G.M. claims it had a right of first refusal on the film rights to Raging Bull II, but production has begun on a film with a different company. M.G.M. seeks to enjoin the production and release of the film. (Cal.Super.)

LABOR – United Teachers of Los Angeles v. Los Angeles Unified Sch. Dist.

OPINION – The California Supreme Court has rejected a teachers union’s bid to force the arbitration of a dispute over the Los Angeles Unified School District's plan to convert a public high school into a charter school. (Cal.)

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Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, file photo. REUTERS Beck Diefenbach

Facebook, Yahoo tie up, settle lawsuits

7/6/2012

The two companies approved a deal that will encompass cross-licensing of patents and collaboration on advertising offerings during major media events.

Netflix REUTERS Brian Snyder

Federal judge approves Netflix privacy settlement

7/6/2012

Subscribers accused Netflix of violating consumer privacy laws by keeping records of DVD and Internet videos they watched for at least two years after they canceled service, and also keeping credit card information.

Federal Judge Richard Posner in chambers. REUTERS John Gress

Judge who shelved Apple trial says patent system out of sync

7/5/2012

Prolific 7th Circuit jurist Richard Posner tells Reuters that the technology industry's volatility makes patent litigation attractive for companies looking to wound competitors.

DeNiro, LaMotta and Scorsese at the 25th Anniversary screening of Raging Bull.

MGM files to stop production of 'Raging Bull' sequel

7/5/2012

The studio claims a sequel to the acclaimed 1980 film is a "low-budget B-movie" and said it violates the terms of a rights agreement.

Career Tracker

Lawyers on the move

7/5/2012

King & Spalding adds two partners to its New York office; Two energy partners to join Chadbourne & Parke in Los Angeles.

Bankruptcy Court, file photo. REUTERS Brendan McDermid

Mammoth Lakes, Calif., files for bankruptcy

7/5/2012

The town filed for Chapter 9 municipal protection from its creditors due to a nearly $43 million legal judgment against it.

A foreclosed home in Stockton, California 2008. REUTERS Robert Galbraith

How Stockton went broke: A 15-year spending binge

7/3/2012

Other U.S. cities have also experienced boom and bust. But analysts and investors see the California city as an extreme case of fiscal mismanagement over the past two decades.


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