“For Greater Glory”, starring Andy Garcia, Peter O’Toole, and Eva Longoria and due to be released in the United States in June, tells the story of the Cristero War, a counter-revolutionary uprising in 1920’s Mexico prompted by the brutal suppression of the Catholic Church by Mexico’s revolutionary government. The film has received rave reviews, and…
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Judith Regan Sued By Former Lawyers
I somehow missed this when the story first came out, but Judith Regan, who recently settled her wrongful termination lawsuit against News Corp., has been sued by the lawyers who represented her in connection with that litigation, the Associated Press reports. The two law firms that represented Regan claim that she stiffed them on more…
Blaming Denny Crane
The February 19 edition of The Recorder contains an article that reports on a recent panel American Bar Association panel discussion on lawyers and television during which at least one of the participants speculated that television shows such as “Boston Legal” have contributed to the low esteem in which the public purportedly holds the legal…
Imus to File Suit
Disgraced radio host Don Imus will sue CBS Radio for the huge portion of his $40 million contract that was left unpaid after he was fired for racist and sexist comments, his attorney said Thursday. Martin Garbus, a First Amendment attorney, said he plans to file the breach of contract lawsuit by the end of…
More on Regan vs. Murdoch
Yesterday’s New York Times included an interesting story on the brewing litigation between pubslishing diva Judith Regan and her former employer, Rupert Murdoch’s NewsCorp. The article includes the interesting news that Regan’s lawyer, Bert Fields, is considering filing a libel claim against NewsCorp. As the author of the Times article correctly points out, libel cases…
The Donald vs. Rosie
Evidently Donald Trump is preparing to file a lawsuit against Rosie O’Donnellfor unspecified reasons. I don’t usually watch “Access Hollywood,” but watch the video that is linked on this page from their site. Donald’s take down is hilarious.
Murdoch ordered Regan’s firing
In this interesting piece from the New York Times it is reported that Judith Regan was fired after her intemperate behavior provoked the News Corp head honcho himself, Rupert Murdoch. If this account is true, it would lessen the likelihood that Regan’s firing was the result of a personal feud she was said to have…
Judith Regan to Sue News Corp
The New York Times reports today that, surprise, surprise, Judith Regan intends to fire News Corp., the parent company of Regan’s former employer, publisher HarperCollins, which includes the eponymous ReganBooks, over her termination.