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Entertainment & Sports

Jun. 16, 2007

Whither Personal Managers?

A case coming before the California Supreme Court could turn the entertainment industry on its head.

Focus Column

By Rick Siegel

      An almost-incessant debate has been raging since Division One of the 2nd District Court of Appeal determined in Marathon Entertainment v. Blasi that personal management contracts "may be enforced under the doctrine of severability of contract" in the adjudication of Talent Agencies Act disputes. That debate has intensified with the California Supreme Court's decision to accept the case for revie...

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