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Entertainment & Sports

Mar. 27, 2015

'Napoleon Dynamite' producers appeal $10 million suit against Fox

After the studio was vindicated in a private trial in Superior Court, the independent filmmakers say a contract term's definitions were unclear.


By America Hernandez


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - fter losing a private trial accusing Fox Searchlight Pictures Inc. of not paying full home video royalties, the production company behind the 2004 smash hit "Napoleon Dynamite" is set to return to court Thursday to appeal the matter.


Counsel for Napoleon Pictures Ltd. hope the 2nd District Court of Appeal will throw out a contested set of standard terms containing the a ...

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