In a unanimous published decision, the California Court of Appeal held that the County of Los Angeles’s process for entering into “social program agreements” does not violate the Brown Act. Every year, the County enters into contracts with social service organizations that provide vital services to County residents. These programs feed the homeless, provide medical...Read More
Universal Music Sues Over VH1 DJ Competition Series The third season of ‘Masters of the Mix’ allegedly used lots of unlicensed music By Eriq Gardner Universal Music describes a new lawsuit over VH1’s Masters of the Mix as a “cut-and-dry copyright infringement case,” but modest trappings aside, there’s a few reasons to pay attention to...Read More
On July 3, 2014, Judge Edmond E. Chang of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois dismissed plaintiff Ron Toma’s copyright complaint against the band Mötley Crüe for the lack of personal jurisdiction. Toma’s complaint stemmed from the band’s use of the famous “Belt Buckle Image” – the cover art of...Read More
By Alfred Lee, Los Angeles Business Journal – July 2, 2012 Open, Shut Aggressive attorney Louis R. ‘Skip’ Miller says forget trying to make a case for his sensitive side. To tell old war stories, you have to have lived through a few firefights. Attorney Louis “Skip” Miller has had his share. In the ’90s,...Read More
-New York Post Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi is facing further headaches in her legal battle with licensing company SRG Ventures over an e-mail sent by her dad describing her as “the hottest thing on the market.” The pregnant power gnome partnered with SRG to launch a litany of Snooki-related merchandise in 2010, but she filed a suit...Read More
Britney Spears Sued for $10M Over Fragrance Line 12:04 AM 3/31/2011 by Dean Goodman (Reuters) Licensing firm Brand Sense, which helped the pop singer launch her fragrance line, alleges that Spears balked at paying commission. Britney Spears is being sued for more than $10 million by a licensing firm that helped the pop singer launch...Read More
Alameda Point Developer Files New Complaint Based on New Evidence of Destruction of Documents, Demonstrates Breach of Contract and Fraud Seeks $100 million in damages from City of Alameda Published: Tuesday, 30 Nov 2010 | 2:04 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif., Nov 30, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The developer of the former Alameda Naval Air Station...Read More
Axl Rose Sues Activision Over ‘Guitar Hero’ November 23, 2010 By Antony Bruno Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose is suing Activision Blizzard for $20 million over the use of the band’s classic “Welcome to the Jungle,” in the 2007 videogame Guitar Hero III. According to the lawsuit (see the full filing here), Rose wanted...Read More
Judge Orders Lehman, SunCal To Mediation Over CA Real Estate Jacqueline Palank 04 November 2010 A California bankruptcy judge has put the brakes on Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s bid to take control of 20 real-estate projects it backed with developer SunCal Cos. and ordered the two sides into mediation.Judge Erithe A. Smith of the U.S....Read More
WHO’S WHO IN LAW – SKIP MILLER Special Report By LABJ Staff Reporter Monday, October 11, 2010 SKIP MILLER, 63 Firm: Miller Barondess LLP Law School: UCLA Selected Clients: Los Angeles County, Lions Gate, East West Bank, SunCal Cos., KB Home, Don Felder of the Eagles, Axl Rose of Guns N’ Roses, Steven Tyler. Years...Read More
