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Mar. 14, 2022

From big screen to small screen

Judge Katherine Chilton traded entertainment litigation for Zoom hearings

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Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)

During 20 years as the senior litigation counsel for Warner Bros., Judge Katherine Chilton experienced many memorable moments, including interactions with famous people suing her employer.

Movie director Francis Ford Coppola sued the studio over a delayed project under contract that he was seeking to take to another studio. Chilton fondly recalls Coppola's powerful presence in the courtroom.

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