Litigation
Jun. 2, 2017
Judge tentatively denies request to disqualify attorneys
The judge found that Greenberg Traurig had properly implemented an ethical screen in a case involving the former manager of N.W.A.
By Steven Crighton
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A judge tentatively denied Thursday a request to disqualify NBCUniversal Inc.'s attorneys from a lawsuit filed by now-deceased music manager Jerry Heller, who sued over an allegedly defamatory portrayal of him in the film "Straight Outta Compton."
As the manager for the rap group N.W.A. and an executive of Ruthless Records, Heller claimed the film depicted him unfairl...
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