March 23, 2015
KHIKS wins international child custody battle in California Court of Appeal
On March 20, 2015, the California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District in Fresno, agreed with the arguments presented by the KHIKS team of founder Michael Kump, partner Amber Melius, and associate Joshua Rosenberg. The Court of Appeal ruled...
March 13, 2015
Jury Rules in Favor of Marvin Gaye’s Family in “Blurred Lines” lawsuit; Media Turns to Larry Iser for Analysis
KHIKS Managing Partner Larry Iser was quoted in several publications and appeared on several nationally syndicated talk shows to discuss the stunning jury verdict in the “Blurred Lines” case that rocked the music industry. ...
March 2, 2015
Weitzman hailed by ‘American Lawyer’ for sway in Hollywood
KHIKS founding partner Howard Weitzman was lauded by The American Lawyer in Brian Baxter's article on the legal side of the long-awaited prizefight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. Howard and KHIKS partner Jeremiah Reynolds advised the Mayweather...
February 23, 2015
KHIKS glows in Daily Journal feature
In his "Santa Monica Goes Hollywood" feature piece on KHIKS, Daily Journal reporter Matthew Blake zeroed in on the power packed into a small firm with veteran legal talent capable of competing on any litigation stage. The article focused...
February 21, 2015
Court lifts stay on Neverland Ranch claim by Michael Jackson’s ex-manager
KHIKS founding partner Howard Weitzman was quoted by The Hollywood Reporter in Austin Siegemund-Broka's article on the 2012 opposing lawsuits filed by the Jackson Estate and Jackson's former manager Tohme Tohme....
December 23, 2014
US Perspectives: ISPs In US Face New Copyright Attack
KHIKS founding partner Larry Iser was quoted in Steven Seidenberg's Intellectual Property Watch article regarding two music companies suing an internet service provider in the music companies ongoing battle against online infringement....
December 22, 2014
Disneyland Looks to Ride Instagram Popularity
Greg Korn was quoted in Omar Shamout's Los Angeles Business Journal article "Disneyland Looks to Ride Instagram Popularity," which discusses Disneyland's practice of "re-gramming" user-generated content....
November 23, 2014
Michael Kump’s Daily Journal article warning about the handling of privileged documents
On November 21, 2014, KHIKS founding partner Michael Kump, who has dealt with thorny privilege issues throughout his litigation career, contributed an article to the Los Angeles Daily Journal entitled “Beware of Inadvertent Production of Privileged Documents.” In discovery...
October 29, 2014
Aereo injunction may not doom Dish’s commercial-skipping service
KHIKS Partner Jonathan Steinsapir was quoted in Matthew Blake’s Los Angeles Daily Journal article “Injunction on Aereo may not doom Dish’s commercial-skipping service: Premium service allows subscribers to record and watch network content.” Blake questioned Steinsapir on ......
October 17, 2014
Larry Iser Contributes to Billboard Story on Litigation Battle Between Kesha and Dr. Luke
Larry Iser was quoted in Shirley Halperin and Eriq Gardner's Billboard article "Inside Kesha & Dr. Luke's Dueling Lawsuits." ...
October 2, 2014
Larry Iser’s Daily Journal article: A startling copyright decision
On October 2, 2014, KHIKS founding/managing partner Larry Iser, who for nearly two decades has litigated on behalf of his clients over copyright issues concerning sound recordings, contributed an opinion piece to the Los Angeles Daily Journal on the recent...
September 11, 2014
Jonathan Steinsapir covers hacked photos in
guest column with Hollywood Reporter
KHIKS partner Jonathan Steinsapir was invited to write a guest column for The Hollywood Reporter on the legal implications of the recent theft by hackers of nude pictures of several female celebrities. In his article, Jon ......