Hon. Rita “Sunny” Miller

Mediator  •  Arbitrator  •  Referee

Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court, Retired

• Producer of mini-series sued television network pursuant to “pay or play” contract when producer claimed deadline had passed and network claimed producer had prevented its performance.
  
  
• Movie production houses sued television network for millions of dollars in costs incurred in responding to network subpoenas in “Family Hour” litigation.
  
  
• Movie star who created a unique gangster persona in an iconic gangster movie sued animation studio for creating a character with some similarity to the persona created by the movie star.
  
  
• Imprisoned rapper with reputation for being drug kingpin and “bad boy” sued clean-cut rapper for misappropriation of his name and “bad boy” identity and sued record label which published the clean-cut rapper’s music.
  
  
• Grunge star sued manager.
  
  
• Heir of famous author entered contract for screenplay based on author’s book and dispute with screenplay writers ensued.
  
  
• Famous performer was sued by his girlfriend for battery; he sued his insurer for defense and indemnity.
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Entertainment

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