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  1. November 07, 2019

    HBO Wins Arbitration Stay In MJ Estate's 'Neverland' Suit

    A California federal judge Thursday granted HBO's request to stay his order requiring it to arbitrate the Michael Jackson estate's breach of contract suit over the documentary "Leaving Neverland," giving HBO a chance to appeal the arbitration order without risk of stepping on its free speech rights.

  2. September 19, 2019

    Arbitration Likely For HBO, Jackson Estate In 'Neverland' Row

    A California federal judge appears likely to rule that the estate of Michael Jackson's breach of contract suit over HBO's "Leaving Neverland" documentary should go to arbitration, saying he could find no previous ruling in the Ninth Circuit to support HBO's effort to avoid arbitration on free speech grounds.

  3. July 15, 2019

    HBO 'Neverland' Arbitration Row Paused In Anti-SLAPP Effort

    A California federal judge on Monday held back on deciding whether the estate of Michael Jackson's breach of contract suit over HBO's "Leaving Neverland" documentary should go to arbitration right away, instead allowing HBO to address First Amendment issues underlying the allegations it disparaged Jackson's character.

  4. May 29, 2019

    Michael Jackson's Estate Must Fight 'Neverland' In Court

    Michael Jackson’s estate will have to keep battling HBO over the network’s “Leaving Neverland” documentary in open court for now, a California federal judge has ruled, denying a bid by the estate to have the breach of contract claims handed over to an arbitrator straight away or remanded to state court.

  5. May 03, 2019

    HBO Slams Jackson Estate's Push For 'Neverland' Arbitration

    HBO on Thursday tore into a bid from Michael Jackson's estate to arbitrate breach of contract claims against the network stemming from its "Leaving Neverland" documentary, calling the estate's undertaking "as poorly conceived as the claims themselves."

  6. April 16, 2019

    Jackson Estate Looks To Arbitrate HBO's 'Neverland' Dispute

    Michael Jackson's estate asked a California federal judge Monday to send to arbitration claims that HBO breached a contract with the late singer's estate when it used concert footage of Jackson in "Leaving Neverland," a documentary the estate says "disparages" the singer with accusations of child sexual abuse.