Joanne Siegel v. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc
Summary
Joanne Siegel and her daughter Laura Siegel Larson are suing Warner Bros., DC Comics, and others for copyright infringement over Superman. The plaintiffs claim ownership rights to the character, alleging the defendants have profited from Superman without proper compensation or acknowledgment of the Siegels' contributions to the character's creation.
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Counsel of record
For the plaintiff
- Weissmann Wolff Bergman Coleman Grodin & EvallAnjani Mandavia, Michael Bergman
- O'Melveny and Myers LLPDaniel M Petrocelli, Matthew T Kline
- Toberoff & Associates PCMarc Toberoff, Pablo D Arredondo
- Fross Zelnick Lehrman and ZissuRoger L Zissu
- Loeb & Loeb LLPDavid Aaron Grossman
- Loeb and Loeb LLPJonathan Zavin
- Marc Toberoff Law OfficesRafael Gomez-Cabrera
- Miller Barondess LLPAdam Beriah Hagen
- Warner Bros.Patrick T Perkins
- OMelveny and MyersCassandra L Seto
- David S. Harris, P.C.David S Harris
- Fox Group LegalBetsy A Zedek
- Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu PCJames D. Weinberger
For the defendant
- Caldwell LLPChristopher G Caldwell
- Fross Zelnick Lehrman and ZissuJustin Deabler
- King and Spalding LLPMichael Dietz Roth
- NBC Universal IncDavid Loren Burg
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- Docket no.
- 2:04-cv-08400
- Nature of suit
- Copyright
- Judge
- Otis D. Wright II
- Filed
- 2004-10-08
- Last filing
- 2016-06-27
- Terminated
- 2013-04-18
Cause
17:101 Copyright Infringement
Entities in this case
Parties
Bryan Singer Bad Hat Harry Productions, Inc DC Comics Time Warner Inc Warner Bros Entertainment Inc Laura Siegel Larson Does Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation