Fresh Filings

BFAB Productions d/b/a U-Jam Fitness was named in a copyright infringement lawsuit in Florida Southern District Federal Court over the alleged unauthorized use of the musical composition “Space Jam.” The action, brought by Heitner Legal on behalf of Watson Music Group, accuses the fitness company of reproducing and distributing the copyrighted song in instructional choreography videos and downloadable digital music files, reaching approximately 600 paying instructors monthly. While the defendant removed the materials after receiving a cease-and-desist letter in August 2025, they allegedly refused to provide compensation, prompting the plaintiff to seek statutory damages up to $150,000 per work. The case is Watson Music Group LLC v. BFAB Productions LLC, 0:25-cv-61938. … Big League Advance Fund brought a motion to confirm a $3.73 million arbitration award against San Diego Padres player Fernando Tatis Jr. in District of Columbia Superior Court. The action, filed by Cooley, stems from a 2017 agreement where the investment firm provided Tatis $2 million in exchange for a portion of his future MLB earnings, with payments stopping after Tatis signed a $340 million contract with the Padres in Feb. 2021. The arbitration award, issued Sept. 11, includes $3.23 million in principal, plus interest, attorney fees and costs. The case is Big League Advance Fund I L.P. v. Tatis Jr. 2025-CAB-006424. … Art gallery MOA Masters of Art and art dealer Anja Verhees have been sued in Florida Circuit Court, Miami-Dade County, for alleged breach of contract. The lawsuit was brought by Levin, Migdal & Gibbs on behalf of Rapar LLC in connection with a consignment agreement purportedly valued at $2.2 million and $360,000 in loans to the defendant. The suit contends that the defendants have failed to return the plaintiff’s art or repay the loans. The case is Rapar LLC v. Verhees, 2025-018661-CA-01. … Harpo, the entertainment and media company founded by Oprah Winfrey, was hit with a digital privacy lawsuit in California Superior Court, Orange County, over allegedly unauthorized data collection practices on its Oprah.com website. The complaint, filed by Manning Law, accuses the defendant of installing tracking devices without user consent to collect IP addresses, device data and browsing behavior through various Google tracking tools including Google Analytics and DoubleClick. The suit alleges violations of California’s privacy laws and unauthorized computer data access statutes, claiming the defendant’s tracking systems constitute illegal pen registers and “trap and trace” devices under state law. The case is Lanagan v. Harpo Inc. … Maxim Media Marketing (MMM), Gravitas Ventures, Tubi and other defendants have been sued for copyright infringement in Arizona District Federal Court. The action, brought by Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough on behalf of filmmaker Pascal Cooper, alleges unauthorized distribution of the film Gone Dark after MMM’s license expired in July 2018, including illegal licensing to Gravitas and subsequent streaming on Tubi TV beginning June 2023. The case is Cooper v. Maxim Media Marketing Inc., 2:25-cv-03487. … Global Genesis Group was hit with a lawsuit filed by Days Ferry Productions in Nevada District Court, Clark County, involving a contract to distribute the film Blackjack Christmas for BET Streaming. The lawsuit, brought by Shea Larsen, alleges that the defendant breached an intellectual property asset management agreement, whereby the defendant provided distributor services related to the project. The suit claims that the defendant failed to make its final payment of $65,000 to Days Ferry, representing gross sales revenue minus the defendant’s distribution fee. The case is Days Ferry Productions LLC v. Global Genesis Group LLC, A-25-928883-C. … Jam City has been sued in a privacy class action in California Superior Court, San Joaquin County, over allegations of unauthorized data collection through mobile games including Harry Potter; Hogwarts Mystery; Cookie Jam and Panda Pop. The suit, brought by Meyer Wilson, Levin Law, Clayeo C. Arnold and Don Bivens on behalf of tens of thousands of California mobile game users, accuses the developer of installing third-party tracking software without consent to collect and share users’ private information including IP addresses and persistent identifiers. The case is Figuieredo v. Jam City Inc., STK-CV-UBT-2025-0013865. … Pocket FM was hit with a copyright and trademark infringement lawsuit in California Central District Federal Court over alleged unauthorized use of two book series. The action, brought by Telikos Law on behalf of author Kyla Stone and Paper Moon Press, claims the defendant breached a June 2024 licensing agreement for the Edge of Collapse and Lost Light series by failing to pay a $22,000 minimum guarantee, provide financial statements and properly credit the author in audio adaptations. The plaintiffs seek $1.8 million in statutory damages plus additional damages for trademark infringement. The case is Steinkraus v. Pocket FM Corp., 2:25-cv-08956. … Digital media company Heavy Inc. has been sued for copyright infringement in New York Southern District Federal Court over alleged unauthorized use of three photographs of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. The action, brought by Sanders Law Group on behalf of New York City photojournalist Allan Tannenbaum, claims the defendant displayed the copyrighted images without permission on its websites. The photographs, taken in 1980 and registered for copyright in 1981, were allegedly discovered being used without authorization in October 2024. The case is Tannenbaum v. Heavy Inc., 1:25-cv-07811. … Blumhouse Productions has been named in a copyright infringement lawsuit in California Central District Federal Court over its 2025 theatrical release Drop. The action, brought by One LLP on behalf of RG Media Properties, alleges the movie copies substantial elements from a 2012 script titled Table 18, including nearly identical plot points, character descriptions and dialogue centered around a mother trapped at a restaurant table. According to the complaint, the script was submitted to Blumhouse’s vice president of production in July 2012, and the resulting movie, directed by Christopher Landon, incorporates numerous specific similarities in setting, themes and dramatic sequences. The case is RG Media Properties LLC v. Blumhouse Productions LLC, 2:25-cv-08926. … Singer-songwriter Jason Derulo, Atlantic Recording Corp. and other defendants were hit with an employment lawsuit in New York Supreme Court, New York County. The lawsuit, over alleged gender-based discrimination, was brought by Derek Smith Law Group on behalf of the singer Emaza Gibson. The court action contends that Derulo abused his mentorship position with the plaintiff by attempting to coerce her into drug use and sex acts, eventually retaliating against the plaintiff after she rejected his advances. The case is Gibson v. Desrouleaux. … Warner Bros. Discovery and DirecTV were hit with a lawsuit in New York Supreme Court, New York County, in connection with over $6.3 million in unpaid digital advertising services. The complaint, filed by Perkins Coie on behalf of Microsoft subsidiary Xandr, alleges that Warner erroneously sent payments meant for Xandr to a DirecTV-controlled bank account for HBO Max brand advertising services provided between September 2021 and January 2022. According to the suit, DirecTV now refuses to remit the funds despite initially acknowledging receipt, while asserting various contradictory defenses including claims that Warner owes DirecTV $10.5 million in unrelated transactions. The case is Xandr Inc. v. Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. … MY.GAMES, a Netherlands based video game developer, has been sued in a consumer class action in California Southern District Federal Court over alleged deceptive practices in its mobile game War Robots. The suit, brought by Edelsberg Law, accuses the defendant of operating a “bait-and-switch” scheme by deliberately devaluing purchased in-game items and introducing more powerful items to make prior purchases obsolete. The complaint claims violations of multiple California consumer protection laws and alleges that the company conceals the real cost of user-play to consumers. The case is Johann v. My.Games B.V., 3:25-cv-02447. … Live Nation Entertainment and its subsidiary Ticketmaster have been hit with an antitrust lawsuit in California Central District Federal Court by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from seven states. The lawsuit alleges the defendants have tacitly worked with scalpers and secondary ticket sellers to inflate tickets prices on the secondary market to the benefit of the defendants, which control an increasing share of that market. The suit, which claims that Ticketmaster controls about 80% of major concert venue tickets, also alleges the defendants have concealed mandatory fees, which increased ticket prices by up to 44%, and collected over $16.4 billion in hidden fees between 2019 and 2024. The case is Federal Trade Commission v. Live Nation Entertainment Inc., 2:25-cv-08884. … Project M Group, owner of Revolver Magazine, has been sued for copyright infringement in New York Eastern District Federal Court. The action, brought by the Sanders Law Group on behalf of a professional-photographer plaintiff, alleges the defendant unlawfully used a copyrighted photograph of rock band Poison to sell merchandise on its website without permission. The case is Hames v. Project M Group LLC., 2:25-cv-05209. … Morgan & Morgan, the country’s largest personal injury law firm, filed a declaratory judgment action against Disney Enterprises in Florida Middle District Federal Court regarding trademark rights related to “Steamboat Willie” imagery. The lawsuit, filed by in-house counsel Morgan Global, seeks declarations that Morgan & Morgan’s use of “Steamboat Willie” elements in its advertising after the character entered the public domain in January 2024 does not infringe Disney’s trademarks or constitute unfair competition. The action follows Disney’s July 2025 trademark enforcement efforts. The case is Morgan Global PLLC v. Disney Enterprises Inc., 6:25-cv-01795. … PLBY Group, the parent company of Playboy magazine, CEO Ben Kohn and COO Marc Grossman have been sued in California Superior Court, Los Angeles County. The lawsuit was brought by Shegerian & Associates on behalf of Allison M. Kopcha, a former executive vice president of global licensing and joint ventures. The suit claims the plaintiff was sidelined by the defendants, denied equal pay, excluded from key decisions and ultimately fired despite strong performance. The plaintiff asserts that she was terminated as part of a broader purge of women leaders, following Kohn’s remark of “you go woke, you go broke” in a public earnings meeting. The case is Kopcha v. Playboy Inc. … The Walt Disney Company, Comcast, Warner Music and other plaintiffs sued Chinese AI company MiniMax and its affiliates for copyright infringement in California Central District Federal Court. The lawsuit, brought by Jenner & Block, claims that Hailuo AI, MiniMax’s AI service, markets itself as a “Hollywood studio in your pocket,” and promotes its app using infringing content on platforms like Instagram and WeChat. According to the complaint, the defendant uses copyrighted characters (e.g., Spider-Man, Darth Vader, Minions and Wonder Woman) to generate images and videos that the plaintiff alleges threatens the creative industry’s economic foundation. The case is Disney Enterprises Inc. v. Minimax, 2:25-cv-08768. … Epic Talent Management and Esports Consulting sued Mega Advanced Ltd., operating as Esports Awards, for breach of contract lawsuit in Nevada District Court, Clark County. The suit, brought by Howard & Howard, alleges the defendant failed to pay for talent agency services for an esports awards event in 2023. The plaintiffs allege that they fully performed their obligations, but that the defendant made fraudulent representations about its ability to pay. The case is Epic Talent Management LLC v. Mega Advanced Ltd., A-25-928076-C. … Musician Neil Young, his production company The Other Shoe Productions and other defendants were hit with a trademark infringement lawsuit by luxury brand Chrome Hearts over the use of “Chrome Hearts” for Young’s new backing band name. The complaint, filed by Latham & Watkins in California Central District Federal Court, alleges Young’s band “Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts” and their “Chrome Hearts Tour” infringe on the plaintiff’s registered trademarks. The plaintiff also claims that unauthorized use has caused confusion among clothing vendors and seeks injunctive relief, damages and the recall of infringing products after a July 2025 cease-and-desist letter was allegedly ignored. The case is Chrome Hearts LLC v. The Other Shoe Productions Inc., 2:25-cv-08647. … FuboTV and its corporate directors were hit with a shareholder derivative lawsuit in New York Supreme Court, New York County. The case, filed by Acocelli Law on behalf of stockholder Matthew Wright, challenges a proposed business combination between FuboTV and Disney’s Hulu Live Business. The complaint asserts claims for negligent misrepresentation and concealment based upon a false and misleading SEC filing issued to shareholders regarding the merger. The complaint claims the proxy statement omitted key financial data and valuation inputs necessary for shareholders to make an informed decision. The case is Wright v. FuboTV Inc. … Dembi Productions, a celebrity event management company, and Puroo Kaul have been sued in California Superior Court, Alameda County, over an allegedly fraudulent concert booking contract. The lawsuit, brought by Wadr Law Firm on behalf of event company Intense Business Solutions, alleges the plaintiff paid defendants a $54,000 deposit on a $260,000 contract to book a concert by Pakistani pop singer Atif Aslam. According to the suit, after the plaintiff began promoting the concert, the tour was revealed to be fraudulent, with the artist calling it “a scam.” The case is Intense Business Solutions Inc v. Dembi Productions LLC. … The Royalty Network was sued for copyright infringement lawsuit in New York Southern District Federal Court over the musical work “Peanut Butter Jelly Time.” The suit, brought by Doniger/Burroughs on behalf of three creators, accuses the defendant and other music industry parties, including Slip-N-Slide Records and Kobalt Music Publishing America, of exploiting the work without proper authorization, adding false authors to performing rights organizations registrations and improperly collecting royalties. The complaint seeks a permanent injunction, actual and statutory damages and a declaration of the plaintiffs’ lawful authorship and copyright ownership. The case is Wilson v. The Royalty Network Inc., 1:25-cv-07321.