Creative Artists Agency, LLC v. Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. et al

  1. September 12, 2019

    Writers Guild Blasts 'Misrepresentations' By Talent Agencies

    The Writers Guild of America is pushing back on claims that it's delaying litigation in its attack on fee structures used by major Hollywood talent agencies, telling a California federal court it's trying to find an orderly way to hash out competing antitrust allegations in three related cases.

  2. September 10, 2019

    Writers Guild, Talent Agencies Want Antitrust Suits Merged

    The Writers Guild of America urged a California federal court Monday to consolidate three cases brought by talent agencies that have accused it of violating antitrust laws by instituting a group boycott of agents who refused to sign a new code of conduct, saying the suits involve similar issues.

  3. August 30, 2019

    The Antitrust Showdown Rocking Hollywood

    The latest summer blockbuster is playing out in a courtroom rather than on the silver screen, with the Hollywood writers' union embroiled in a bitter battle with some of the largest talent agencies over fees. Here, Law360 breaks down the dueling allegations of anti-competitive conduct now unfolding in a California federal court.

  4. August 19, 2019

    WGA Takes Antitrust War With Talent Agencies Federal

    The Writers Guild of America will wage its legal battle against several major talent agencies in federal court, dropping a state-level suit and filing counterclaims on Monday in federal suits brought by the talent shops over the contested practice of agents collecting payments from pairing TV writers with studios.

  5. July 01, 2019

    CAA Piles On To Writers Guild, Becoming 3rd Agency To Sue

    Creative Artists Agency on Monday became the latest Hollywood talent shop to accuse the Writers Guild of America of "attempting to restrain competition on a staggering scale" by orchestrating a boycott against payments that agents collect from pairing talent with studios.

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