âThe Ringsâ Prompts a Long Legal Mire
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This week heirs of J. R. R. Tolkien, author of the âLord of the Ringsâ trilogy and âThe Hobbit,â and a group of publishers joined the battle with a lawsuit demanding at least $150 million from New Line Cinema.
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New Line Cinema is being sued for over $20m (£11m) by a former owner of the rights to The Lord of the Rings trilogy, reports Variety.
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The turmoil in the mortgage markets has incited a wave of legal tangles, as homeowners are suing lenders, lenders are suing banks, banks are suing loan specialists. And investors are suing everyone.
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Almost five decades after JRR Tolkien sold the rights to The Lord of the Rings for £100 to cover a tax bill, the film producer Saul Zaentz, who now collects the royalties, is suing the makers of the film trilogy for £11 million.
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Analysis Lawyer calls for urgent domain dispute reform
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Child-custody conflicts over religion are increasing, but constitutional issues make them hard for courts to resolve.
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A 2002 congressional law adds protection for corporate tattletales, but few of them gain such status from US courts. By Adam Geller / Associated Press.
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Victim's fight could make legal history by extending the deadline for sufferers to seek compensation.
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With regrettable tardiness, the government has begun to understand and digest the political and legal ramifications of the ruling by the International Court of Justice against the separation fence.
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Michael Griffith is about to pay with his life for violating the law he once swore to enforce.
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Some of IT's biggest profits are found in the courtroom.
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Sen. Larry Craig's lawyers are in search of a rare legal prize  -  a do-over. And getting it won't be easy
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A lengthy fight, in the courts and on Capitol Hill, has come to an end.
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By Times Union, Albany, N.Y.  Dec. 14--Here's one more item for that long list of promises for the  early days of the Spitzer administration. It's better enforcement of the land  use regulations that make the Adirondacks the pristine treasure they should be  for, yes, forever.
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A decades-old system for paying residuals ignites a new fight.
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LOS ANGELES: Movie and music mogul Saul Zaentz has sued the studio behind Peter Jackson&#39;s Lord of the Rings movie trilogy for more than $US20 million ($NZ30.50 million) in unpaid royalties, Hollywood trade paper Daily Variety reported yesterday.
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On the eve of a $280 billion  racketeering trial of major cigarette makers, political and  legal uncertainties are still seen hanging over the U.S.  government's long-awaited case.