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ARTICLE · 27 JULY 2015

CAA v UTA: The Battle Continues…

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Earlier this year, several agents from CAA made headlines by leaving the powerhouse agency for smaller rival UTA.

United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment

Earlier this year, several agents from CAA made headlines by leaving the powerhouse agency for smaller rival UTA.  It was the largest mass exodus of agents from CAA since 1995.  Two days later, CAA filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court accusing UTA and two agents of conspiring to interfere with CAA's contractual relationships.  CAA also filed claims in arbitration against three other agents.  The dispute has consistently been in the news in the entertainment community since it began in April.

Now, the legal community is taking notice of the splashy case.  During a case management conference on Monday, attorneys for UTA told Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lisa Hart Cole that UTA plans to seek summary judgment on what is known as the "seven-year rule" or "De Havilland Law."  For California lawyers, this is major news.

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