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October 23rd, 2014
Wogan and Goldman Represent Hasbro in Trial Over Dungeons & Dragons Film Rights
Frankfurt Kurnit's Maura Wogan and Jeremy Goldman represent Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast in a dispute focusing on questions at the heart of the entertainment business: What is a "sequel," what is a "television movie," and when do motion picture rights – once licensed – revert to their original owner? The dispute between our clients and defendant Sweetpea Entertainment centers on who owns the motion picture rights to Dungeons & Dragons – a role-playing game that both Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. want to turn into a new movie franchise. We just completed a 6-day trial in federal court in Los Angeles and are awaiting a decision.
You can find Hollywood Reporter coverage here and here, Deadline coverage here and here, and Courthouse News coverage here, here, here, here, and here.
Other Quoted
Ethics Awareness, Education Up as Attorney Discipline Falls
Bloomberg Law quotes Tyler Maulsby on the New York Bar Association’s effort to have active lawyer assistance programs and offer attorney resources on well-being. View Article
November 23 2021
FTC Warns Companies About Auto-Renewing Subscriptions
MediaPost quotes Jeffrey A. Greenbaum on the FTC’s concern about relationships between consumer protection issues and competition in the marketplace. View Article
October 30 2021
NY Rule Paves Way for Remote Trials in Commercial Disputes
Law360 quotes Ronald C. Minkoff on Rule 36 — which gives litigants who consent to it the option to participate in evidentiary hearings and nonjury trials remotely. (Behind paywall) View Article
October 30 2021
