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Warren Beatty wins suit against TMS

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Alan Gardner March 28, 2011 1 minute 0 comments

The ongoing lawsuit between Warren Beatty and Tribune Co. over ownership to the rights TV and movie rights for Dick Tracy has been tilted in Beatty’s favor after a judge last week ruled that Beatty had satisfied a requirement to begin a Dick Tracy movie or TV show.

From Bloomberg:

The actor said he started filming a Dick Tracy television special on Nov. 8, 2008, beating a Nov. 20 deadline. Tribune, based in Chicago, claimed the special wasn’t a stand-alone independent television program and didn’t meet the terms of the agreement.

The judge felt the special fulfilled the requirement.

I’m not a lawyer, but that seemed pretty flimsy.

Tribune Co. is reviewing the ruling and looking at their options.