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Entertainment & Sports

Jan. 4, 2012

Warner Bros. asks judge to dismiss "Exorcist" claims

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. has asked a federal judge for the second time to dismiss key claims in a profit participation case with the writer of 1973 film "The Exorcist."


By Erica E. Phillips


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - In a last-minute filing, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. has asked a federal judge for the second time to dismiss key claims in a profit participation case brought by the writer of the 1973 horror film "The Exorcist."


At issue in the studio's motion for summary judgment is writer William P. Blatty's demand that Warner Bros. recalculate his share of profits from the...

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