by Edwin F. McPherson | Sep 5, 2018 | Blog, Copyright
On August 13, 2018, the United States District Court Central District of California, in Marcus Gray, et al. v. Katy Perry, et al., denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment, which sought to dismiss plaintiffs’ action alleging that the song...
by Edwin F. McPherson | Jul 31, 2018 | Blog
On December 15, 2017, the Court of Appeal of the State of California, First Appellate District, in California-American Water Company v. Marina Coast Water District, et al., affirmed the trial court’s order requiring defendants to pay contractual attorney fees...
by Edwin F. McPherson | Jul 26, 2018 | In the news
Sharon Osbourne accused AEG Presents of “blackmailing” her husband after she released a copy of an unsigned agreement from AEG, requiring that her husband, Ozzy Osbourne, perform at least one of his farewell shows at Staples Center if he...
by Edwin F. McPherson | Jul 26, 2018 | Blog, Copyright
On June 28, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court granted review in the case of Fourth Estate Pub. Ben. Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, LLC, 856 F.3d 1338 (11th Cir. 2017). The case should resolve the split that exists among the circuits...
by Edwin F. McPherson | May 12, 2018 | In the news
Partner Ed McPherson was quoted in The Daily Telegraph article “Hollywood Divided as ‘Morality Clauses’ Return to Contracts in Wake of Weinstein,” discussing the shift in Hollywood to include morality clauses in contracts since the emergence of sexual harassment...
by Edwin F. McPherson | Apr 23, 2018 | In the news
By: Ron Camacho & Debbie Speer, 9:00 AM, Friday, 4/20/2018 With a lawsuit filed on April 9 by Soul’d Out Productions of Portland, Ore., against Goldenvoice and AEG over Coachella’s 2018 contracts, the issue of radius clauses has...
by Edwin F. McPherson | Apr 5, 2018 | In the news
— Entertainment giant forces Michael Fierstein into bankruptcy after its string of shameful attempts to delay the case to starve him out — LOS ANGELES – Edwin F. McPherson with McPherson LLP, a Los Angeles-based entertainment litigation law...
by Edwin F. McPherson | Mar 21, 2018 | In the news
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