Oksana Baiul v. NBC Sports et al

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Case Number:

2:15-cv-05163

Court:

California Central

Nature of Suit:

Contract: Other

Judge:

Dean D. Pregerson

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  1. October 05, 2016

    Baiul's Latest $10M NBC Suit Called A Repeat Performance

    A California federal judge on Wednesday shut down allegations from famed figure skater Oksana Baiul that NBC Sports owes her $10 million in royalty payments from the 1994 television special "Nutcracker on Ice," saying her claims are too similar to an action previously tossed in New York.

  2. February 03, 2016

    Baiul's $10M Royalty Suit Over NBC's 'Nutcracker' Falls Flat

    A California federal court Tuesday threw out figure skater Oksana Baiul's suit seeking $10 million in royalty payments from NBCUniversal Media LLC for her performance in the 1994 television special "Nutcracker on Ice," saying that the skater's claims were filed too late and are preempted by federal copyright law.

  3. September 25, 2015

    NBC Says Baiul Flouting Process In $10M Royalty Suit

    NBC on Friday filed an objection with a California federal court in figure skater Oksana Baiul's lawsuit seeking royalties for a 1994 television special, saying a letter Baiul sent to the court serves no purpose and reveals her flawed litigation strategy.

  4. September 15, 2015

    NBC Sports Calls Skater's 'Nutcracker' Royalty Claim Meritless

    NBCUniversal Media LLC continued its push Monday to defeat a lawsuit from figure skater Oksana Baiul seeking royalties for a 1994 television special, telling a California federal court the skater's claims are meritless.

  5. September 10, 2015

    Past Suits Doom Baiul's $10M Royalty Case, Producer Says

    Television producer Barry Mendelson insisted Wednesday that figure skater Oksana Baiul's California federal suit against him, NBCUniversal Media LLC and others seeking $10 million in royalties for the 1994 special "Nutcracker on Ice" must be dismissed because Baiul improperly split her claims.

  6. September 08, 2015

    Oksana Baiul Fights For Remand Of $10M NBC Royalty Suit

    Figure skater Oksana Baiul again urged a California federal court last week to remand her suit against NBCUniversal Media LLC seeking $10 million in royalty payments for the 1994 television special "Nutcracker on Ice," arguing that another named defendant is not nominal.

  7. September 01, 2015

    NBC Fights Remand Bid In Oksana Baiul's $10M Royalty Suit

    NBCUniversal Media LLC on Monday fought to keep in California federal court a $10 million suit brought by figure skater Oksana Baiul seeking unpaid royalties for her performance in the 1994 television special "Nutcracker on Ice," insisting that diversity jurisdiction is appropriate.

  8. August 24, 2015

    NBC Decries Baiul's $10M 'Nutcracker On Ice' Royalty Suit

    NBCUniversal Media LLC has asked a California district court to toss a lawsuit brought by Oksana Baiul seeking unpaid royalties for a television special more than two decades old, saying that Baiul failed to properly state a claim and the statute of limitations has passed anyway.