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Counsel Concerns

Issues in serving as a lawyer in the entertainment industry. This month:<br/>A federal district court in Manhattan sanctioned a lawyer and his client for pursuing in bad faith claims against the company that holds the rights to the work of Edgar Rice Burroughs, the creator of Tarzan.

23 minute read November 29, 2004 at 11:14 AM
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Anthony Lin
Counsel Concerns

A federal district court in Manhattan sanctioned a lawyer and his client for pursuing in bad faith claims against the company that holds the rights to the work of Edgar Rice Burroughs, the creator of Tarzan.

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