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Entertainment & Sports

Jun. 18, 2004

DISTRIBUTOR WINS BIG

LOS ANGELES - A federal jury in Santa Ana handed a German film and TV show distributor a stunning $77 million victory Wednesday in the distributor's fraud and breach of contract lawsuit against a Hollywood producer of low- and mid-budget movies.

        LOS ANGELES - A federal jury in Santa Ana handed a German film and TV show distributor a stunning $77 million victory Wednesday in the distributor's fraud and breach of contract lawsuit against a Hollywood producer of low- and mid-budget movies.
        Following a 16-day trial spread over six weeks, the jury found in favor of Intertainment AG, based in Munich, against defendants Franch...

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