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February 23, 2015

KHIKS glows in Daily Journal feature

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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....

February 12, 2015

KHIKS settles suit on behalf of Studio Solutions Group

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KHIKS partner Jeremiah Reynolds negotiated a settlement for Taiwanese client Studio Solutions Group (SSG) in its lawsuit against Bob Jones of International Production Associates (IPA) related to defamatory emails sent by Jones to SSG's business partners. In addition to...

December 24, 2014

KHIKS wins film lawsuit for Michael Keaton

KHIKS founding partner Michael Kump and Jeremiah Reynolds convinced a federal judge in Chicago to dismiss claims filed against renowned actor Michael Keaton in connection with the motion picture The Merry Gentleman. Keaton starred in and made his directorial...

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 11, 2014

Firm Scores Big Win in Darabont/AMC Case

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Several trades are reporting the firm's win in New York Supreme Court in the Frank Darabont, et. al v. AMC, et. al case regarding the show "Walking Dead." ...

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 3, 2014

KHIKS wins copyright case on the film ‘Elysium’

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KHIKS partners Michael Kump and Greg Korn represented all defendants in a copyright infringement action filed in 2013 by a screenwriter who claimed the motion picture Elysium starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster infringed the ......

June 26, 2014

Aereo violating copyright law, says Supreme Court

KHIKS partner Jonathan Steinsapir was quoted by Law360 in reaction to the major ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in the widely followed American Broadcasting Companies Inc. v. Aereo....

June 12, 2014

High Court tightens Lanham Act’s false advertising prohibitions

KHIKS partner Greg Korn was quoted by Law360 in its compilation of attorney comments on the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 12 ruling regarding Pom Wonderful LLC v. Coca-Cola Co. Pom, a beverage company whose offerings ......