Although 'Deadline' appears to have buried the lede in this story and is predictably spinning the legal changes as a victory for ICM, it's clear that the WGA has now decided to take the fight vs. the Big 4 to a new, Federal level, by consolidating the anti-trust case with new RICO charges as I and I'm sure many others had hoped. This now will be a a much bigger and likely uglier battle than expected for the Big 4, in which the FBI will be checking out every square inch of their deals with an electron microscope.
In addition, there's also a story that that SAG-AFTRA is 'reconsidering' the terms of its relationship with the Big 4. If this has anything to do with packaging, and SAG declares solidarity with the WGA, that'll be the stake through the heart of this felonious practice.
From everything I know, the U.S. Attorney's office wins ca. 85% of its cases -- close to a slam dunk. Also the discovery process should be greatly sped up, compared with the state case. However, I'm no lawyer, so I hope that those with a legal background (J. Banks?) will comment on this action.
https://deadline.com/2019/08/wga-wit...ta-1202671876/
In addition, there's also a story that that SAG-AFTRA is 'reconsidering' the terms of its relationship with the Big 4. If this has anything to do with packaging, and SAG declares solidarity with the WGA, that'll be the stake through the heart of this felonious practice.
From everything I know, the U.S. Attorney's office wins ca. 85% of its cases -- close to a slam dunk. Also the discovery process should be greatly sped up, compared with the state case. However, I'm no lawyer, so I hope that those with a legal background (J. Banks?) will comment on this action.
https://deadline.com/2019/08/wga-wit...ta-1202671876/
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