Legal Opinion
Touchstone Television Productions v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 16, 2012No. B241137PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WILLHITE, J.
INTRODUCTION
Touchstone Television Productions (Touchstone) hired actress Nicollette Sheridan (Sheridan) to appear in the first season of the television series Desperate Housewives. The agreement gave Touchstone the exclusive option to renew Sheridan’s services on an annual basis for an additional six seasons. Touchstone renewed Sheridan’s services up to and including season 5. During season 5, Touchstone informed Sheridan it would not renew her contract for season 6.
Insofar as is relevant to this writ proceeding, Sheridan sued Touchstone for wrongful termination in…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Tameny v. Atlantic Richfield Co.California Supreme Court · 1980
- Cabesuela v. Browning-Ferris Industries of California, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1998
- Silo v. CHW Medical FoundationCalifornia Supreme Court · 2002
- Muller v. Automobile Club of So. CaliforniaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1998
- Tollefson v. Roman Catholic Bishop of San DiegoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1990
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Shaw v. Superior Court of L. A. Cnty.California Supreme Court · 2017
- Klausen v. Warner Bros. TelevisionDistrict Court, C.D. California · 2016
- Sheridan v. Touchstone Television Productions, LLCCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2015
- Mark Bellerose v. SAU #39District Court, D. New Hampshire · 2014
- Behazin v. Dignity Health CA2/2California Court of Appeal · 2020
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