CAA Scores Big Win Over Range Media’s Efforts To Avoid Arbitration Testimony; Management Group Seeks Dismissal Of Agency’s “Unlawful Profit” Suit

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The fact is not a lot has been going on lately publicly in the legal duels between CAA and the agency’s ex-staffers over at Range Media Partners over equity, competition and the shifting line of what may or may not constitute being an agent, until Monday – when all Hell broke loose.

First of all, with a March arbitration hearing on the books, the Bryan Lourd-run CAA scored a big victory at an early morning session in Santa Monica on January 27 with LA Superior Court Judge Mark A.

Young denying the David Bugliari, Peter Micelli and Jack Whigham created Range’s request to stay the litigation and slip out of giving testimony and producing documentation in the ongoing behind closed doors mediation. “Respondents do not explain what harm would come to them from testifying and/or disclosing the records before the Panel,” Judge Young wrote in his minute order. “Reviewing the declarations in support of the stay motion and the opposition to the petition, Respondents do not substantiate any potential privacy concerns with these records or any other similar harm to Respondents’ interests from disclosure,” he went on to say after hearing oral arguments from lawyers on both sides earlier on Monday. “On the other hand, Petitioners will suffer harm if they are unable to secure the subject testimony and records at the set arbitration hearing dates,” the LASC judge added. “While the arbitration hearing dates could theoretically be rescheduled, Petitioners demonstrate that the arbitration panel is not likely to continue the hearings and have already denied a motion to stay or continue the arbitration.” “Thus, Petitioners’ case risks significant prejudice if a stay is granted,” Judge Young asserted. “At worst, Petitioners would be forced