Law360, New York (July 24, 2009, 5:38 PM ET) -- A playwright accusing Tyler Perry of stealing the idea for the blockbuster film “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” from a play written in the early 1990s has lost a bid for a new trial to contest a jury verdict in favor of the media impresario.
Judge Leonard Davis of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas of Thursday denied Donna West’s motion for a new trial, dismissing the playwright's objections to the jury verdict form, one of Perry’s experts and statements Perry's...
Playwright Loses Bid For New Trial Over Perry Film
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