Civil Litigation
Feb. 7, 2020
Summary judgment hearing no laughing matter
A Malaysian comedian accused the Laugh Factory comedy club of failing to pay him a $100,000 prize for winning a comedy contest while the club’s owner accused the comedian of stealing trade secrets when he opened a club in his country called the “Joke Factory.”
LOS ANGELES -- A summary judgment hearing in federal court Thursday was no laughing matter as a Malaysian comedian accused the Laugh Factory comedy club of failing to pay him a $100,000 prize for winning a comedy contest while the club's owner accused the comedian of stealing trade secrets when he opened a club in his country called the "Joke Factory."
Comedian Harith Iskander claims after he won the Laugh Factory's "Funniest Person...
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