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Civil Litigation,
Entertainment & Sports

Jun. 28, 2019

Hollywood agency sues writers guild, alleging antitrust violations

A new front in the Hollywood war over packaging fees opened Thursday with an antitrust lawsuit filed by United Talent Agency against the Writers Guild of America.

A new front in the Hollywood war over packaging fees opened Thursday with an antitrust lawsuit filed by United Talent Agency against the Writers Guild of America.

The agency accused the guild of "radically upending over 40 years of settled, mutually-beneficial business relationships" with a change made in April to the guild's code of conduct. The newly adopted code of conduct requires writers to fire their talent agents should they ...

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