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Alch v. Superior Court

California Court of Appeal

Decided August 14, 2008No. B203726PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

COOPER, P. J.—

SUMMARY

Television writers filed class action lawsuits against studios, networks, production companies and talent agencies, asserting an industrywide pattern and practice of age discrimination. The writers served subpoenas on third parties, including the Writers Guild of America, seeking data on Writers Guild members from which they could prepare a statistical analysis to support their claims of age discrimination. A privacy notice was sent to 47,000 Writers Guild members, advising them of their right to object to disclosure of personal information on privacy grounds. Some…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Southland Corp. v. KeatingSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & TrustSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Wards Cove Packing Co. v. AtonioSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Hill v. National Collegiate Athletic Assn.California Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Valley Bank of Nevada v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. County of Los Angeles v. Los Angeles County Employee Relations CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 2013
  2. Crab Addison, Inc. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2008
  3. Life Technologies Corp. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2011
  4. Renfrew v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. (In Re Western Asbestos Co.)District Court, N.D. California · 2009
  5. Alch v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2008

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