Actor Corbin Bernsen involved in contract dispute
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. Actor Corbin Bernsen is probably most familiar to Florida residents as the character he played, Arnie Becker, on the long-running TV show “L.A. Law.” Additionally, Bernsen can […]
Southern Florida pastry chef poised for big break
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. A pastry chef who once worked at The Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove will soon appear on the Food Network reality show “Sweet Genius.” On the show, he will […]
‘Flight’ gives rise to interesting fair use dispute
By Pankaj Ladhar of Manos • Alwine P.L. Denzel Washington’s Miami fans might not have realized it, but when they went to see Washington’s new thriller “Flight,” they were actually watching the subject of a […]
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 […]