Todd Cunningham

July 28, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A Fox News executive fired earlier this year has sued 21st Century Fox, charging the network's parent company with slander, fraud and reneging on the terms of a settlement reached in February, when he was dismissed amid a flurry of sexual harassment charges and lawsuits.

By Todd Cunningham

6 minute read

July 27, 2017 | Litigation Daily

Veteran Texas litigator Mike McKool calls the breach of contract case pitting producer Quincy Jones against MJJ Productions and the estate of pop superstar Michael Jackson “one of the most enjoyable I've ever handled.”

By Todd Cunningham

5 minute read

July 27, 2017 | The Recorder

Michael Jackson's MLJ Productions must pay music producer Quincy Jones $9.4 million in unpaid royalties from the soundtrack to the documentary film "This Is It" and the late pop star's Cirque du Soleil shows, a jury has ruled.

By Todd Cunningham

3 minute read

July 27, 2017 | The Recorder

David Ulich's film chronicles the massacre of the Israeli Olympic team.

By Todd Cunningham

19 minute read

July 25, 2017 | The Recorder

What do Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Beast of "Beauty and the Beast" fame and the raunchiest and richest movie superhero ever have in common? They're all characters in movies that are named in a growing series of recent suits filed by San Mateo visual effects firm Rearden Inc., which is owned by Silicon Valley entrepreneur Steve Perlman.

By Todd Cunningham

7 minute read

July 24, 2017 | The Recorder

Two of the largest entertainment industry unions have elected three presidents, and no one had to break a sweat campaigning, since all three ran unopposed.

By Todd Cunningham

2 minute read

July 21, 2017 | National Law Journal

A few tweaks were required when the legal profession, anxious to improve diversity within its ranks, borrowed from the NFL's playbook and adopted the "Rooney Rule," which requires teams to interview minority candidates for all head coach openings. At Chicago-based law firm Seyfarth Shaw, for example, executives do their hiring mindful of the "Rooney Presumption," according to partner Laura Maechtlen.

By Todd Cunningham

17 minute read

July 17, 2017 | The Recorder

Disney has become entangled in the long-running legal battle over rights to an Oscar-winning visual effects technology, and its profits on "Beauty and the Beast," the year's top-grossing movie so far, and two other blockbusters are in potential jeopardy.

By Todd Cunningham

7 minute read

July 17, 2017 | The Recorder

A trove of emails and financial records filed this week in the legal battle between fired "The Walking Dead" creator Frank Darabont, Creative Artists Agency and the AMC Network has provided a revealing glimpse behind the curtain of Hollywood TV production and financing. But like the malevolent, flesh-ripping zombies that populate the show, it ain't pretty.

By Todd Cunningham

20 minute read

July 14, 2017 | National Law Journal

Survival as much as maximized profits was the driving force behind the merger proposal of daily fantasy sports sites DraftKings and FanDuel. With the deal now quashed in the wake of the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust concerns, the two companies are left with an uncertain future.

By Todd Cunningham

5 minute read