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Forsyth v. Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) et al
Case Number:
3:16-cv-00935
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
Judge:
Firms
Companies
- Motion Picture Association Inc.
- National Association of Theatre Owners
- Paramount Pictures Corp.
- Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
- The Walt Disney Co.
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.
- Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
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November 14, 2016
Judge Tosses Suit Over Film Ratings For Smoking Scenes
A California federal judge on Thursday tossed a proposed class action against the Motion Picture Association of America Inc., six Hollywood studios and a theater trade group alleging that age restrictions for movie ratings mislead parents because they don't consider on-screen cigarette smoking, holding that the ratings constitute protected speech.
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October 28, 2016
Movie Ratings Need Not Warn Of Smoking, Judge Told
The Motion Picture Association of America Inc., six Hollywood studios and a theater trade group on Friday sought to end a suit alleging age restrictions for movie ratings mislead parents because they don't consider on-screen cigarette smoking, telling a California federal judge the ratings are protected speech and don't contain misrepresentations.
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July 18, 2016
Film Ratings Aren't Protected Speech, Father Says
A father blasted bids by the Motion Picture Association of America Inc., six of Hollywood's largest film studios and a trade group to shake litigation over the rating of movies with tobacco imagery as suitable for children, telling a California federal court Friday that the ratings aren't protected speech.
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May 02, 2016
MPAA Blasts Suit Targeting Film Studios Over Smoking Scenes
The Motion Picture Association of America Inc. and six of Hollywood's largest film studios on Friday urged a California federal judge to toss a proposed class action accusing them of negligently allowing tobacco imagery and smoking scenes into movies rated suitable for children.
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February 25, 2016
Father Targets Film Studios Over Smoking Scenes In Movies
A father hit the Motion Picture Association of America and six of Hollywood's largest film studios with a proposed class action over including smoking scenes in movies rated suitable for children, despite evidence showing those scenes can cause cigarette addiction, according to the complaint filed in California federal court on Thursday.