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Litigation

Oct. 15, 2011

Judge strikes 'Hurt Locker' lawsuit

In what many see as an important win for the Hollywood entertainment industry, a federal court struck down U.S. Army Master Sgt. Jeffrey Sarver's right of publicity lawsuit against hit film "The Hurt Locker" Thursday.


By Erica E. Phillips


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - In what many see as an important win for the Hollywood entertainment industry, a federal court struck down U.S. Army Sgt. Jeffrey Sarver's lawsuit against the makers of 2009 hit film "The Hurt Locker" Thursday.


Sarver claimed that the film - which follows an army sergeant stationed in Iraq whose team is tasked with defusing improvised explosive devices - was clearly ba...

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