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Eric Anderson Speaks to Fox News About Upcoming Trial of “Ketamine Queen” Jasveen Sangha in Connection to Matthew Perry’s Death
Category: News, Press | Monday, September 16th, 2024 | Comments Off on Eric Anderson Speaks to Fox News About Upcoming Trial of “Ketamine Queen” Jasveen Sangha in Connection to Matthew Perry’s Death
Eric Anderson recently spoke to Fox News about the upcoming trial of Jasveen Sangha, who pleaded not guilty to charges in connection to Matthew Perry’s fatal ketamine overdose last year.
Sangha has been nicknamed “Ketamine Queen” in several court documents, which Eric explains to Fox has the potential to create unfair bias among the jury, and could sway them to believe that Sangha was “well known for providing illegal substances to others.”
“Being called the ‘Ketamine Queen’ is akin to being known as ‘Dr. FeelGood’ or ‘The Candy Man,’ monikers that were given to doctors involved in drug and steroid scandals of other eras,” Eric shares. “It makes it harder for the accused, in this case Jasveen Sangha, to say they never knew the victims were abusing a drug, because everyone knew the defendant in question would provide it.”
“It indicates that, among the circle of those who abuse prescription drugs and or enable users, Sangha was well-known and reliable. The main source, if you will. No different than being called the ‘King of Sales.’ A jury will hear this and immediately be told that not only was she dealing medication, but that she was well known for it,” he continues.
“In a case like this where we deal with the abuse of prescription medication, the prosecution will paint a world within a world – one where the rich and famous go to certain people to get their drugs – and that world is small. The imagery will be that she was proud of the moniker and earned it.”
Read the full article in Fox News.
Bryan Sullivan Tells LA Times that Yelp’s Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google Could “Change the Landscape”
Category: News, Press | Friday, August 30th, 2024 | Comments Off on Bryan Sullivan Tells LA Times that Yelp’s Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google Could “Change the Landscape”
Bryan Sullivan recently spoke to the Los Angeles Times about a new federal lawsuit filed against Google by the popular review site Yelp. The lawsuit accuses Google of violating U.S. antitrust laws, using its algorithm to direct internet traffic away from Yelp, and even taking information from Yelp’s site and making it appear to come from Google.
The lawsuit claims that “Google’s conduct has injured Yelp through lower traffic, reduced advertising revenues, raising Yelp’s own costs, and impaired network effects that come with fewer new and returning users.”
According to Bryan, the suit – which could potentially end up at the Supreme Court – has the potential to change the landscape and public perception of antitrust.
“I don’t think they filed this in order to get a payday,” he explains. “I think they filed this to make a point and to try to change the landscape.”
Read the full article in LA Times.
Eric Anderson Speaks to Fox News About the Arrests Made in Relation to Matthew Perry’s Fatal Overdose
Category: News, Press | Friday, August 16th, 2024 | Comments Off on Eric Anderson Speaks to Fox News About the Arrests Made in Relation to Matthew Perry’s Fatal Overdose
Eric Anderson recently spoke to Fox News about the recent charges brought against five individuals, including two doctors, in the wake of actor Matthew Perry’s death. Eric explains that because Perry was a public figure with widely-known substance abuse struggles, the charges against those in his inner circle are simple.
“If your drug dealing leads to the death of a prominent person, then you will be charged with murder, and it will not go unnoticed,” Eric tells Fox.
“Perry was a beloved celebrity with substance abuse issues that were well known. He was very public about it and his work to stay sober. Here, the allegations are that people close to him, with great access to him, played upon that vulnerability and laughed about it,” he continues. “Even after prior warnings that their conduct of providing and injecting him with ketamine was a serious health risk to Perry, they allegedly kept doing it.”
Read the full article in Fox News.
Bryan Sullivan Weighs in on Venu Sports/Fubo Lawsuit for IndieWire and Business Insider
Category: News, Press | Tuesday, August 6th, 2024 | Comments Off on Bryan Sullivan Weighs in on Venu Sports/Fubo Lawsuit for IndieWire and Business Insider
Bryan Sullivan recently spoke to IndieWire and Business Insider about Venu Sports – the new sports-centric streaming service collaboration between Fox, Disney, and Warner Bros. Discovery – announcing their unprecedented plans to have a “finite” expiration date nine years after launching. The preemptive expiration date appears to combat the allegations of antitrust violation from Fubo, Venu’s sports streaming service competitor.
But Bryan explains to IndieWire that a “finite” nine-year term is “not sufficient” to prove this, given that nothing would hold Venu to that timeframe, despite it being laid out in their current agreement.
“Arguing that it is finite is evidence that it does not have a catastrophic impact on competition in the market, but the counter argument is that it can be extended or renewed or renegotiated,” Bryan tells IndieWire. “Saying in a pleading that the contract is finite and pointing to that language about being finite in the agreement is true, but does not bind them from never amending, modifying, extending, or superseding that agreement with a new agreement.”
As the case developed further, Bryan also spoke to Business Insider about US District Judge Margaret Garnett’s recent ruling that Venu’s launch would cause “imminent irreparable harm” to Fubo, thus preventing it from launching in August as planned. Bryan explains to Business Insider that this decision may set the streaming service back several years.
“Fubo definitely has leverage after winning this,” Bryan tells Business Insider. “Any time that you win a preliminary injunction, you’ve stopped an operation of a business. So you do have leverage if the other side is willing to negotiate in any way,” he concludes.
Read the full article in IndieWire.
Read the full article in Business Insider.
Bryan Sullivan Speaks to The Hollywood Reporter on Tom Sandoval’s Lawsuit Against Ariana Madix
Category: News, Press | Thursday, July 18th, 2024 | Comments Off on Bryan Sullivan Speaks to The Hollywood Reporter on Tom Sandoval’s Lawsuit Against Ariana Madix
Bryan Sullivan recently spoke to The Hollywood Reporter on Tom Sandoval’s lawsuit against Ariana Madix, in which he’s alleging his former girlfriend illegally “obtained access” to his phone without “authorization or permission” and found explicit videos featuring him and their former castmate Raquel Leviss. The lawsuit goes on to allege she made copies of the videos and distributed them to multiple parties.
This filing is the latest in a string of lawsuits resulting from last year’s “Scandoval” cheating saga. When asked about this web of lawsuits and if there is any strategy to it, Bryan Sullivan explained that this type of legal knot is commonly seen when multiple parties bring suits simultaneously, as one could help settle or bring resolution to another.
“It’s common that you just sue everybody involved in the situation, so that, short of trial, you can have it all completely resolved in one single action or at the same time,” Bryan told The Hollywood Reporter. “And you can often use that as leverage — maybe something else happened that nobody wants to get out in court. We don’t know what we don’t know, right? But sometimes things come out in court.”
Read the full article here.
Eric Anderson Weighs In On Dismissal of Alec Baldwin’s Involuntary Manslaughter Case in Fox News, IndieWire
Category: News, Press | Monday, July 15th, 2024 | Comments Off on Eric Anderson Weighs In On Dismissal of Alec Baldwin’s Involuntary Manslaughter Case in Fox News, IndieWire
Eric Anderson recently spoke to Fox News and IndieWire about the dismissal of Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter case last week, in the wake of the fatal “Rust” shooting which occurred in October of 2021. The case was dismissed with prejudice by Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer after it was revealed that the prosecution had concealed evidence from Baldwin’s team.
Eric explains to Fox that special prosecutor Kari Morrissey, who volunteered as a witness, “failed to show discipline as a witness, something every trial lawyer knows a witness should have.” It is a rarity for a special prosecutor to voluntarily take the witness stand in a case, and Eric adds that in this instance, it may have been in the prosecution’s best interest for Morrissey not to testify.
“It’s a classic case of needing to know when to cut your losses. The defense stated they had no need for her to testify. The judge made clear she would not require Morrissey to testify, and yet she did,” he continues in Fox.
“Her testimony clearly showed that the prosecution team decided, on their own, that there was no relevance to the Gutierrez Reed case, and they saw no need to disclose it to the Baldwin team and had shoddily filed the evidence in a different case number.”
In IndieWire, Eric remarks on the prosecution team’s performance, stating, “I don’t think they did anything correctly at any stage. And for the defense, I don’t think there’s anything they could’ve done better.” He notes that one mistake of many made by the prosecution occurred when they filed that evidence under a different file number, which they had no reason to do, after deciding independently that the evidence was irrelevant to the trial without consulting the judge.
“When in doubt, turn it over,” he shares.
Read the full articles below:
Fox News
IndieWire
Eric Anderson Speaks to Business Insider About Former President Trump’s Historic Conviction
Category: News, Press | Friday, May 31st, 2024 | Comments Off on Eric Anderson Speaks to Business Insider About Former President Trump’s Historic Conviction
Eric Anderson recently spoke to Business Insider, analyzing the mistakes the defense made in former President Donald Trump’s legal trial, which culminated in his conviction on all 34 counts of falsifying business records yesterday. He explained that although the outcome was uncertain, he believed the odds favored the prosecution going into deliberations, being that the defense had a weaker story.
For instance, he explained that the defense denying Trump ever had an affair with Stormy Daniels and failing to provide a counter for it – despite many Americans believing the alleged affair to be true – weakened their argument.
“Whoever has the best story wins,” he told Business Insider. “The prosecution’s story was very simply: that Donald Trump did something that on its face, could have been completely legal, but he did it in an attempt to circumvent a federal election law.”
Read the full article in Business Insider
Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline and Others Cover Early Sullivan Client’s Suit Over Roberto Clemente Biopic Rights
Category: News, Press | Thursday, May 30th, 2024 | Comments Off on Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline and Others Cover Early Sullivan Client’s Suit Over Roberto Clemente Biopic Rights
Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, TheWrap, Deadline, and other publications recently covered a lawsuit filed on behalf of Early Sullivan client Inside the Park against baseball star Roberto Clemente’s sons, Luis R. Clemente and Roberto Clemente Jr., over their efforts to “fraudulently sell and resell” the rights to Clemente’s life story “for their own, substantial financial gain.” Clemente’s sons allegedly sold rights to a biopic of their father to Inside The Park despite having already optioned the film with another production company. Inside The Park seeks $5 million in damages for claims that include breach of contract, fraud, specific performance and declaratory relief, among others, as well as a court order clarifying the exclusive ownership of rights to the story.
Further coverage can be found below.
Roberto Clemente’s Family Sued Over Allegedly Double-Selling Ballplayer’s Life Story Rights – Variety
Roberto Clemente Biopic Sparks Lawsuit Accusing Family of Double-Dealing In Selling Rights – The Hollywood Reporter
Devin McRae Speaks to CNBC About How to Avoid Termination From Political Discourse
Category: News, Press | Friday, May 24th, 2024 | Comments Off on Devin McRae Speaks to CNBC About How to Avoid Termination From Political Discourse
Devin McRae was recently featured in a CNBC article, “Free speech, political protests and work: What employees need to know to not get fired,” examining how employees can protect themselves from being terminated on the basis of political speech on social media or through protests.
Google, among other companies, recently made the headlines after employees were fired for protesting, causing them to submit complaints to the National Labor Relations Board. Devin explains to CNBC that employers ultimately have a better case for a justification for termination if a worker breaks the law, incites violence, or engages in hate speech. He goes on to point out that skipping work without permission or dishonestly taking a sick day to attend a public protest could give your employer justification for termination as well.
“Conceivably your employer could fire you for lying to them,” Devin tells CNBC.
Devin also points out that while an employee fired for protesting or expressing views on social media could sue their company for wrongful termination, these cases tend to be highly specific and the outcome could be uncertain.
Bryan Sullivan Speaks to Scripps News About the Lack of Transparency in the Digital Age of Ticket Purchasing
Category: News, Press | Thursday, May 23rd, 2024 | Comments Off on Bryan Sullivan Speaks to Scripps News About the Lack of Transparency in the Digital Age of Ticket Purchasing
Bryan Sullivan recently spoke to Scripps News about concert ticket sales transparency in the wake of three states – Colorado, Minnesota, and Maryland – passing bipartisan concert ticket transparency protection laws in order to protect ticket buyers from hidden fees and price hikes.
“As you go through the process, there’s additional fees that are then added on that can come to like 20% of the ticket price at the end of the day,” Bryan tells Scripps.
“Colorado, Minnesota and Maryland have been the three that have been leading regulation,” he continues. “And I believe there’s a bill in the House of Representatives that is shockingly bipartisan, since it’s rare that that happens nowadays, but that is actually moving forward.”
Read the full article in Scripps: