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Month: September, 2022
Early Sullivan Recognized as a Top Litigation Firm in 2023 Edition of Benchmark Litigation California
Category: Awards | Thursday, September 29th, 2022 | Comments Off on Early Sullivan Recognized as a Top Litigation Firm in 2023 Edition of Benchmark Litigation California
Early Sullivan has been ranked by Benchmark Litigation as a leading Entertainment firm in California. The prestigious annual guide recognizes the state’s leading trial firms and attorneys, ranked by their peers and clients.
To view the firm’s profile on the Benchmark Litigation website, click here.
Deadline Covers Clash Over Film Depiction of Iconic Michigan State University Football Team
Category: News, Press | Thursday, September 29th, 2022 | Comments Off on Deadline Covers Clash Over Film Depiction of Iconic Michigan State University Football Team
Deadline recently covered an ongoing clash between Michigan State University, former football players and their family members, and the producers behind an unauthorized film in production about the school’s legendary football team. Surviving members of the 1965-1966 teams, who battled racial and social injustice as the first fully integrated football team and went on to win national championships, as well as their family members and the university community, with MSU’s support, have been ardent about their opposition to the project and how it falsely depicts the events of this critical juncture in history.
The full article can be found below.
‘Black Spartans’ Film Tackled By Michigan State University Over Depiction Of Iconic Football Team
Bryan Sullivan Pens Forbes Article on Defamation Lawsuits Against Netflix
Category: Press, Publications | Wednesday, September 14th, 2022 | Comments Off on Bryan Sullivan Pens Forbes Article on Defamation Lawsuits Against Netflix
Bryan Sullivan’s article entitled, “Netflix’s ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ And ‘Inventing Anna’ Subjects Of Defamation Lawsuits” was recently published in Forbes. The article examines the extent to which creators can legally bend and stretch the truth to conform to their storylines, without causing defamation to the real people they are portraying.
Using precedents from “The Wolf of Wall Street” case, Bryan examines what the “based on a true story” tagline means for the industry at large. “With the rise of true crime and historical dramas, producers navigate shaky territory where they balance telling a compelling story without crossing the line into defaming real-life people,” he said. “This requires diligence and creativity as was found in the “Wolf of Wall Street” case where the producers engaged in vetting efforts and created a character from a composite of three people.”
Read his full article here.
Early Sullivan First-In-the-Nation Lawsuit
Category: Press | Wednesday, September 7th, 2022 | Comments Off on Early Sullivan First-In-the-Nation Lawsuit
It was 2018 and Critical Race Theory was still largely under wraps in America, and in particular, with respect to its tremendously racialized and sexualized aspects being “taught” in public schools. Brave parents in Santa Barbara were trying to get the teaching materials from their schools, but were repeatedly prevented from seeing the materials.
Fair Education Santa Barbara retained Early Sullivan, and attorneys Eric Early and Peter Scott, who brought what is now considered the first lawsuit in the nation against CRT, suing the Santa Barbara Unified School District, its Superintendent (who was ultimately removed due in large part to the lawsuit) and a group of so-called social justice warriors called Just Communities Central Coast.
Thanks to this first “shot across the bow,” Early Sullivan succeeded in obtaining the “teaching” materials from the District and bringing to light the indoctrination going on in our kids’ schools. As shown in the attached release, JCCC is now gone and a prairie fire was sparked across the nation.