Fox Rothschild was featured in The Hollywood Reporter article, "Disney Beats Writer's Claim of Stealing 'Mr. Young.'" Full text can be found in the February 25, 2014, issue, but a synopsis is noted below.
Fox Rothschild successfully defended a Canadian production company, Thunderbird Films, Inc., in a case brought before the International Trade Commission (ITC) regarding the originality of a broadcast television program and allegedly unfair methods of competition.
The dispute led to an eight-month proceeding at the ITC, before the matter concluded with a determination that the show in question, "Mr. Young," was created well prior to the plaintiffs submission and that there was not a substantial similarity between the show and the plaintiff's idea.
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