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'Happy Days' Cast Sues Over Merchandise Sales
Posted on 24 Apr 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

LOS ANGELES - (AP) Members of the "Happy Days" cast sued CBS Corp. on Tuesday, alleging they're not getting a cut of the money made in sales of DVDs, lunch boxes, board games and other merchandises related to the television show. The plaintiffs... Read More

Bret Michaels Sues Tony Awards Over 2009 Mishap
Posted on 29 Mar 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

LOS ANGELES - (AP) Bret Michaels sued CBS Broadcasting and the organizers of the Tony Awards on Friday over a 2009 mishap that resulted in him being hit in the head by a set piece, claiming the accident contributed to a brain hemorrhage that nearly killed... Read More

Charlie Sheen Files $100 Million Lawsuit Against Warner Bros.
Posted on 11 Mar 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - (AP) Charlie Sheen brought his verbal war against Warner Bros. and the executive producer of "Two and a Half Men" to the courtroom on Thursday, filing a $100 million lawsuit seeking to recoup his salary and wages for the... Read More

Bret Michaels' Lawsuit Over Tonys Accident Moved To New York
Posted on 11 Jul 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

LOS ANGELES - (AP) Bret Michaels' lawsuit over an accident at the 2009 Tony Awards that the singer claims nearly killed him should be heard in New York where the accident happened, a federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled. It makes more sense for... Read More

Warner Bros. Attorney: Charlie Sheen's 'Moral Turpitude' Was Grounds For Firing
Posted on 9 Mar 2011 by Gregg Lawson

LOS ANGELES - Facing the threat of litigation from Charlie Sheen and his lawyer, the attorney for Warner Bros. Television said in a letter that the " Two and a Half Men " stars' "moral turpitude," which includes furnishing cocaine... Read More

Why TV Shows About the Supreme Court Tank
Posted on 29 Sep 2010 by Michelle Olsen, Appellate Daily

This post first appeared on Appellate Daily . ABC has tried. CBS has tried. Now, NBC is trying-to launch a drama series about the Supreme Court, that is. The ABC and CBS experiments failed and the latest, NBC's Outlaw , looks doomed as well. Why... Read More

Discrimination Lawsuit Filed Against CBS Game Show The Price Is Right
Posted on 18 Aug 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

LOS ANGELES - Carney R. Shegerian, an employee rights attorney and founder of Shegerian & Associates, has announced the filing of a civil rights lawsuit on behalf of model Shane Stirling against the television game show The Price Is Right alleging... Read More