Civil Litigation,
Entertainment & Sports
Feb. 23, 2018
Infringement lawsuit filed over ‘The Shape of Water’ plot
Defendants claim the lawsuit was filed during Oscar season to force a settlement.
Mark Toberoff represents David Zindel, who claims the idea for the movie "The Shape of Water" was stolen from his father.
The makers of the film "The Shape of Water" say they suspect a lawsuit over the movie's allegedly infringing plot was filed Wednesday to cause disruption in the run-up to Oscar season.
Plaintiff David Zindel, the son of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Paul Zindel, claims the film lifted the bulk of its plot from his father's 1969 play, "Let Me Hear You Whisper." Zindel v. Fox Searchlight Pictures Inc. et al., 18-cv-01435 (C.D...
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