Under anti-SLAPP standards, the Court cannot find Plaintiffs claims to be totally meritless.
She simply ruled that the case will proceed.
We continue to believe in the strength of our position and that we will ultimately prevail.
Noah Wyle from ‘The Pitt’ and Los Angeles Superior Court downtownGetty/MAX
A spokesperson for Sherri Crichton certainly also had something to say today.
This is an important win for Michael Crichton and the entire creative community., the rep said Tuesday.
The Crichton Estate looks forward to presenting its case to a jury and is confident it will prevail.
(L-R) TheERcast: Noah Wyle as John Carter, Sherry Stringfield as Susan Lewis, Anthony Edwards as Mark Greene, Julianna Margulies as Carol Hathaway,George Clooneyas Doug Ross, Gloria Reuben as Jeanie Boulet and Eriq La Salle as Peter BentonWarner Bros. 2023
As for when a final ruling could come, Chang cited a busy schedule and offered no specifics.
We continue to believe in the strength of our position, a WBTV spokesperson stated of todays outcome.
Beyond that, we have no further comment.
However, that all fell apart in April 2023 with deep disagreements over money.
Pivoting with a shift of locations from Chicago to Pittsburgh, what is now calledThe Pittemerged from those discussions.
This is not a close question.
Plaintiff has not produced evidence to support its claimsnor could it.
The Court has the shows and can see that The Pitt is not derivative of ER.
The court did not agree, for now.
With dozens of books, screenplays and more under his belt, Michael Crichton died in 2008.
