Mossack Fonseca & Co., S.A. et al v. Netflix Inc.

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Case Number:

3:19-cv-01618

Court:

Connecticut

Nature of Suit:

Trademark

Judge:

Janet Bond Arterton

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  1. October 18, 2019

    Judge Won't Block Release Of Netflix's 'Panama Papers' Film

    After three days of frantic motions before the scheduled release of the Netflix film based on the 2016 disclosure of the so-called Panama Papers, a Connecticut judge opted Thursday not to block the film's release and instead transferred a libel lawsuit brought by the law firm at the heart of the scandal to California.

  2. October 17, 2019

    Netflix Fights TRO Bid In Panama Papers Film Suit

    The day before a movie focused on the attorneys at the center of the Panama Papers scandal was scheduled to become available on Netflix, the streaming giant slammed the attorneys' attempt to block the film's release as a bid for an "eleventh hour gag order against constitutionally protected speech."

  3. October 16, 2019

    Netflix Hits Back At Panama Papers Firm's Libel Claim

    Netflix is already pushing for the dismissal of a newly filed libel suit brought by Mossack Fonseca, the now-defunct law firm at the center of the Panama Papers leak, over the upcoming film "The Laundromat" and its portrayal of the firm's name partners, played by Gary Oldman and Antonio Banderas.