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Intellectual Property

Jun. 12, 2014

Warner Bros. wants Greenberg attorneys kicked off Tolkien case

Movie studios and its partner filed a motion Tuesday to have the estate of The Lord of the Rings' author J.R.R. Tolkien's lawyers kicked off the copyright lawsuit.


By Alexandra Schwappach


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In the latest chapter of the ongoing copyright dispute between Warner Bros. Digital Distribution Inc. and the estate of The Lord Of The Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien, the movie studios and its partner filed a motion Tuesday to have the estate's lawyers kicked off the case.


Warner Bros. and its partner Saul Zaentz Company want Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP disqualifi...

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