Copyright infringement suit against Angelina Jolie forges ahead
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. Angelina Jolie’s directorial debut, “In the Land of Blood and Honey,” did not do much at the box office. But Miami residents might be hearing about it […]
Does ‘Good Time’ infringe on other singer’s copyright?
Everyone in Miami has heard the mega-selling duet “Good Time” by Carly Rae Jepsen and Owl City. Now, one person has heard the song and thinks she recognizes it– because it was hers. Jepsen, Owl […]
Tom Cruise sues tabloid for $50 million
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. These days, any entertainer has to manage his or her reputation very carefully. That isn’t easy with all the blogs, tabloid TV programs and supermarket checkout gossip […]
Julianna Margulies files countersuit against former management co.
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. As any Miami fans of “The Good Wife” can probably guess, it seems Julianna Margulies didn’t learn to be a shrinking violet from her years playing Alicia […]
‘Fashion Star’ crew walks out to call attention to contract dispute
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. Lots of people in Miami watched the last season of “Fashion Star.” The reality show, in which a panel of celebrities decides the fate of aspiring designers, […]
Trademark dispute erupts between ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘Age of the Hobbits’
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. If there were a movie at Redbox called “Age of the Hobbits,” how many people here in Miami would think it had something to do with Peter […]
Producers of ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ settle lawsuits against each other
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. Lots of Miami residents are Martin Scorsese fans, so we thought this might be an item of interest: a former producer on Scorsese’s upcoming movie “The Wolf […]
Judge: “Steel Magnolias” can air as planned
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. In our last post, we talked about how a producer of the 1989 film version of “Steel Magnolias” had tried to stop Lifetime from airing its TV […]
Producer sues over Lifetime’s “Steel Magnolias” update
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. A version of “Steel Magnolias” is about to debut on Lifetime. But this isn’t a rerun of the 1989 weepy classic starring Dolly Patron, Julia Roberts and […]
Don Johnson’s $50 million award cut back to $15 million
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. In an earlier post, we told Miami readers about a lawsuit that TV actor Don Johnson had filed over compensation from his successful CBS series “Nash Bridges.” […]