Entertainment & Sports
Jul. 7, 2015
Appellate opinion on Fox interns' suit could prohibit future similar class actions
The "Black Swan" case was a daring challenge to the growing popularity of unpaid internships, and spawned dozens of similar actions. But after a decisive appellate ruling Thursday that reversed a lower court and found in favor of Fox Searchlight Pictures Inc., attorneys say for-profit employers are likely to be free of similar class actions in the future.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The "Black Swan" case, filed four years ago, was a daring challenge to the growing
popularity of unpaid internships in a sluggish economy, and spawned dozens of similar
actions. But after a decisive appellate ruling Thursday that reversed a lower court
and found in favor of Fox Searchlight Pictures Inc., attorneys say for-profit empl...
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