By David Robb Labor Editor The WGA and Hollywood’s Big 3 talent agencies have filed supplemental briefs in federal court about the scope of discovery in their yearlong battle over packaging fees, with the agencies seeking to limit the mountain of documents the guild is still seeking even though U.S.
District Court Judge Andre Birotte dismissed most of the guild’s claims against WME, CAA and UTA on April 27. The agencies declare the judge’s ruling a “resounding victory.” “Discovery should be focused on the issues that remain in the case, and the Guilds should not be allowed to use disproportionate discovery as a cudgel to achieve other ends,” the agencies said in a new brief filed on Tuesday.
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