Representative Clients

Here are some examples of cases Los Angeles entertainment lawyer Larry Zerner has handled:

• Successfully represented a top Hollywood screenwriter in a lawsuit against a major studio alleging that a film infringed the copyright to the client's script.
• Vetted a manuscript for a Pulitzer-prize winning author.
• Successfully represented an author in a copyright infringement lawsuit alleging that a television series lifted settings, characters and dialogue from the author's book.
• Successfully represented a book publisher and author in a copyright infringement lawsuit claiming that portions of the author's book had been distributed without payment.
• Successfully defended a Los Angeles toy distributor in a lawsuit alleging that the distributor infringed copyright and trademark rights belonging to a U.K. toy manufacturer. The court denied Plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction and granted Larry's motion to dismiss the case.
• Successfully represented a Chinese DVD distributor in a series of lawsuits against video store owners alleging that the owners were illegally importing “pirated” DVDs from China or were illegally recording their own DVDs.
• Successfully represented a motion picture publicist in a lawsuit to recover unpaid wages.
• Represented the subject of a best-selling non-fiction book in a lawsuit claiming that a motion picture based on the book libeled Larry's client. The case was settled amicably.
• Successfully represented the owner and operator of a website against a claim of libel for items posted on the site's message board. Larry convinced the court to dismiss all of Plaintiff's claims without a trial.

The California (CA) lawyers at the law office of Larry Zerner represent clients throughout California, the United States, and the world. Some of the cities in California that our lawyers' services include, but are not limited to, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Burbank, Culver City, Glendale, Los Angeles, Encino, Malibu, Tarzana, Arcadia, Azusa, Glendora, Studio City, Manhattan Beach, Marina Del Rey, Hollywood, West Hollywood, Pacific Palisades, Pasadena, Reseda, San Dimas, Santa Monica, Sherman Oaks, Torrance, Universal City, Van Nuys, Woodland Hills, Long Beach, Riverside, Los Angeles, LA, Orange County, Santa Ana, Irvine, Costa Mesa, Anaheim, Orange, Newport Beach, Riverside, San Bernardino, Palm Springs, San Diego, Los Angeles, L.A., Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Diego, and Los Angeles, California (CA).

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