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Entertainment & Sports

Jul. 20, 2013

Estate of Superman co-creator files another 9th Circuit appeal

The ongoing dispute over the rights to Superman continues as attorneys for the heirs of Superman co-creator Jerome Siegel on Wednesday filed a second appeal in the case.

The ongoing dispute over the rights to Superman continues as attorneys for the heirs of Superman co-creator Jerome Siegel on Wednesday filed a second appeal in the case.


After a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in January, Judge Otis D. Wright of the Central District entered a final judgment in the longrunning dispute, saying that the "complete transfer" of ownership from heir Laura Siegel Larson to DC Comics in October, 2001 bars Larson's remaining claims an...

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