Horror Inc. v. Miller

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT HORROR INC. and MANNY COMPANY, Plaintiffs, No. 3:16-cv-1442 (SRU) v. VICTOR MILLER, Defendant. RULING ON MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES In 1979, a film producer and his production company Manny Company (“Manny”) hired defendant Victor Miller (“Miller”) to write a screenplay for a horror film. At the time, Miller was paid just $9,282. Over time, the film, Friday the 13th, earned tens of millions of dollars for Manny and its successors, including Horror Inc. In 2016, Miller sought to reclaim ownership of the screenplay by using a procedure set…