Entertainment Law 
Reed Smith Adds Music Industry Atty From Grubman – site.law360.com
Law360, New York (June 26, 2012, 5:54 PM ET) — Reed Smith LLP announced Tuesday that a transactional attorney from boutique entertainment law firm Grubman Indursky Shire & Meiselas PC has joined Reed Smith as a partner in its New … Continue reading
SAG-AFTRA leaders tout new global treaty on performers’ rights – Los Angeles Times
The treaty also provides actors with legal protections by, among other things, making it easier for actors to seek legal claims against the unauthorized use of their material. Unlike writers and directors, actors have never had such rights …
Michael Jackson’s convicted doctor wishes he testified: lawyers – Reuters
If the verdict were to be reversed on grounds of an error of law by the court or over an issue of admissibility of evidence or flawed jury instructions, leading to a retrial, the defense would then seek to put … Continue reading
This Just In: Fireworks law leaves Great Lakes Bay residents extra uneasy around Fourth of July – MLive.com
Now it’s legal to buy bottle rockets, aerial cakes, Roman candles and firecrackers. This means residents won’t have to wait until those big, planned shows to hear the loudest variety of booms. Now those booms could come from a neighbor’s … Continue reading
Stallone lands Expendables legal victory – Utv
Stallone denied the allegations, with his legal team arguing that he had written several drafts of The Expendables before Webb’s script began circulating in Hollywood. During a summary judgment on Monday, Judge Jed Rakoff sided with Stallone and dismissed …
Movie Investors Sue Over ‘One of the Greatest Box Office Flops of All Time’ – Hollywood Reporter
The brothers also supposedly spoke how the top entertainment law firm of Mitchell, Silberberg and Knupp was already “closing” initial P&A, that they were in negotiations with Paramount for library titles (including previous Dorm Date films), that ancillary …
Celebrities and Entertainment News, Rumors and Gossip – Seattle Post Intelligencer
Singer Courtney Love has been hit with a new lawsuit from her former legal team. Bosses at Keith A. Fink & Associates have accused the Hole rocker of failing to pay them for their services between the months of January … Continue reading
Metaphor and Health Care: On The Power to Make Metaphor Into Law – Huffington Post
Perhaps as early as today, the conservative-dominated Roberts Court will choose a metaphor that will affect millions of people and perhaps change the history of our country very much for the worse. This week’s likely judgment was prefigured in …
Entertainment districts may be created in Tuscaloosa – The Business Journal
City officials plan to study turning certain popular night spots in Tuscaloosa into state-approved “entertainment districts,” where … The Alabama Legislature enacted a law during the 2012 session that allowed Tuscaloosa and other cities …
City considers enacting entertainment districts – Tuscaloosa News
Cities similar in size to Tuscaloosa are allowed up to two districts. According to the law, each entertainment district can measure up to 1⁄2 square mile. At its meeting last week, Senior Associate City Attorney Jimbo Woodson told the City … Continue reading
