The firm provided pre-broadcast legal advice for Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer, a true-crime series about the hunt for serial killer Richard Ramirez. Night Stalker was Netflix’s number one show following its release, and was a 2021 MTV Movie + TV Awards nominee for Best Real-Life Mystery or Crime Series.
The First Department affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Everette Draughn against Al Roker Entertainment, Viacom, and others represented by the firm, arising from Draughn’s involvement in the series “Big Easy Justice.”
The Second Department affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Marie Napoli alleging that articles published by Cameron’s clients, the Telegraph and Daily Mail, had defamed her when reporting on a dispute. Read the decision here.
The firm successfully represented the producer of a documentary series about the rapper Meek Mill, which was sued by an attorney for taping disparaging remarks the attorney made about his client, a state court judge who sentenced Meek Mill to jail for violating the terms of his probation. The attorney claimed his remarks were “off the record,” and that the tape recording had been altered. The federal judge hearing the case, however, disagreed, and dismissed the attorney’s claims.
At the ABA Forum on Communications Law, Cameron discussed the practice of “catch and kill” journalism with fellow panelists, NY Times media columnist Jim Rutenberg and UNC College of Law Professor Mary-Rose Papandrea.
Cameron and Sara presented at RealScreen 365, a virtual industry educational and networking event hosted by international film magazine RealScreen. Click the link below to find out more: