Ivy Street Productions Inc. v. Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., Columbia Pictures Television Inc., ELP Communications, Embassy Communications Inc.
Published: Oct. 14, 2003 | Result Date: Jan. 24, 2003 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: BC258346 Verdict – $0
Judge
Court
L.A. Superior Central
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Jeffrey K. Riffer
(Elkins, Kalt, Weintraub, Reuben & Gartside LLP)
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
Elaine Douglas
(technical)
Edward Gradinger
(technical)
Larry Gerbrandt
(technical)
Defendant
Valerie Cavanaugh
(technical)
John Zabel
(technical)
Mike Filonczuck
(technical)
Franklin R. Johnson
(technical)
Facts
Plaintiff Ivy Street Productions Inc. had a profit participation interest in the television show "Married . . . With Children." Its principal was a co-creator and co-executive producer. The defendants are the studio and related entities that produced the show.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff demanded $27 million. The defendants' offer was confidential.
Damages
The plaintiff claimed that the defendants owed it over $20 million as its additional share of the show's profits.
Result
The jury returned a defense verdict. The plaintiff noted that, in response to special verdicts, the jury found that the defendants owed a fiduciary duty and made a material misrepresentation of fact to the plaintiff.
Other Information
The plaintiff filed an appeal, asserting the special verdicts are inconsistent with another verdict that there was no breach of fiduciary duty. The plaintiff contended that insufficient or no evidence supported the jury's finding that the defendants did not breach the contract. It also argued that the court erroneously declined to order the defense counsel to refrain from soliciting the representation of numerous third-party witnesses.
Length
13 days
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