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Intellectual Property

May 27, 2010

Court Affirms Film Producer's Award

A California appeals court affirmed a $3.2 million award Tuesday for film producer Alan Ladd, who sued Warner Bros. Entertainment in 2003 over a profit-sharing dispute.

By Jean-Luc Renault

Daily Journal Staff Writer

A California appeals court affirmed a $3.2 million award Tuesday for film producer Alan Ladd, who sued Warner Bros. Entertainment in 2003 over a profit-sharing dispute. Ladd convinced a jury that Warner Bros. cut Ladd out of potential additional profits by not negotiating fair television licensing fees for 12 films the producer worked on, including "Blade Runner," "Chariots of Fir...

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