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Category: REEL LEGAL

Terrence Howard files lawsuit against CAA over Empire salary
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Terrence Howard files lawsuit against CAA over Empire salary

By Reel Chicago Dec 6, 2023
Actor Terrence Howard has filed a lawsuit against Creative Artists Agency (CAA), alleging a conflict of interest in the agency's handling of his compensation for the Chicago-pr...
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Minority New York agency sues DDB over Army account
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Minority New York agency sues DDB over Army account

By Colin Costello Jan 22, 2021
Minority owned New York ad agency HERO Group (aka HERO Collective) filed suit against Omnicom-owned agency DDB in Illinois Northern District Court court this week, alleging DDB...
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Byron Allen proceeds with $10B lawsuit against Charter
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Byron Allen proceeds with $10B lawsuit against Charter

Aug 31, 2020
Byron Allen announced that Judge George H. Wu has again denied Charter Communications’ Motion to Dismiss Allen’s $10 billion lawsuit against Charter for racial discrimi...
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Dodging the #MeToo bullet or a policy of unintended consequences?
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Dodging the #MeToo bullet or a policy of unintended consequences?

Anne S. Jordan Nov 19, 2019
A Chicago attorney examines corporate dating policies, including the one that prompted McDonald's to fire former CEO Steve Easterbrook Anne S. Jordan is an attorney with t...
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Chance the Rapper’s lawyer among Billboard’s best
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Chance the Rapper’s lawyer among Billboard’s best

From Swanson, Martin & Bell Aug 28, 2019
Swanson, Martin & Bell partner Jeffrey S. Becker earns spot on 2019’s Top Music Lawyers List Billboard Magazine has named Jeffrey S. Becker to its 2019 Top Music La...
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Hey! Is that my graffiti in your film?
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Hey! Is that my graffiti in your film?

By Travis Life Jun 6, 2018
Entertainment lawyer Travis Life explains how courts settle disputes about copyrighted material appearing in films without legal clearance Filmmakers are usually so f...
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Evolving talent agreements after Weinstein and #MeToo
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Evolving talent agreements after Weinstein and #MeToo

By Jed Enlow Apr 12, 2018
If your cookware company was about to release a print campaign with Mario Batali’s face plastered all over it, the day after he issued his infamous cinnamon roll apology for s...
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Was there a rogue phallus in “Maya the Bee”?
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Was there a rogue phallus in “Maya the Bee”?

By Jed Enlow Oct 25, 2017
Last month, Netflix was forced to remove an episode of the popular animated children’s series Maya the Bee after a viewing mom posted a screen grab on Facebook that allegedly ...
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Politicians and Rock-n-Roll
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Politicians and Rock-n-Roll

by Travis Life Sep 18, 2017
We see it every election cycle: a candidate stands on a podium while a crowd cheers and music blares. Ronald Regan blasted "Born In The U.S.A." George W. Bush boomed "Brand New ...
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“Let’s pull a still from online to add in post”
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“Let’s pull a still from online to add in post”

By Jed Enlow Aug 31, 2017
Welcome to Reel Legal — a new column about the legal matters that affect ad agencies, filmmakers, television shows and more — written by attorneys from Leavens Str...
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