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Courthouse Steps

By ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |
August 26, 2003

CASE CAPTION: Angelo Grillo v. Telepictures Productions Inc.; L.A. Superior Court # BC291292.

CAUSES OF ACTION: Breach of implied-in-fact contract and breach of confidence.

COMPLAINT ALLEGATIONS: The plaintiff is a writer, producer and director. Telepictures produces a syndicated TV series called 'Street Smarts.' In December 1997, the plaintiff began developing his idea for a daily half-hour TV game show based on the premise of having contestants predict whether everyday people previously interviewed on tape could correctly answer questions. The plaintiff registered a treatment for the show with the Writers Guild and worked with writer/producer Jules Minton to refine the concept. Minton pitched it to Bob Boden of Telepictures and gave Boden a copy of the treatment in confidence. The defendants used the plaintiff's ideas with paying or crediting him.

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