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Entertainment Law

Nov. 6, 2014

Joel R. Weiner

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Los Angeles Litigation


In a major intellectual property case, 2nd District Court of Appeal Justice Nora Margaret Manella wrote in April that Weiner's client NBCUniversal Inc. did not unlawfully steal the idea for "Ghost Hunters," a hit reality TV series.


Manella found that plaintiff and parapsychologist Larry Montz exceeded California's two-year statute of limitations on idea theft claims when he sued in November 2006, claiming that he pitched the paranormal detectiv...

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