Entertainment & Sports
Jul. 21, 2011
Film companies lose appeal over residuals
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's order of default against a group of production company defendants who engaged in discovery misconduct.
By Erica E. Phillips
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In what appeared to be a message to litigators about discovery delay tactics, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's order of default against a group of production company defendants who repeatedly failed to comply with court orders to produce evidence. Dreith v. Nu Image Inc. et.al., CV05-04146 (C.D. Cal., filed June 8, 2005)
The Film Musicians Secondary Markets Fund had accused several film ...
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