How important to Warners is the legal decision against Marc Toberoff from earlier this week? As Jeff Trexler explains, very:
If the court in Pacific Pictures should decide that there was indeed a substantial conflict of interest, the consequences could go well beyond Toberoff’s removal as attorney for the Siegel and Shuster heirs. As we saw in when reviewing the appellate briefs, WB argues that Toberoff’s interference led the Siegel heirs to improperly reject a generous binding settlement. A finding against Toberoff on the conflict-of-interest issue would only reinforce WB’s effort to erase the impression that this is a dispute between a noble family and a greedy corporation, a reframing of the case that could exert a subtle but significant influence on the court’s decision on the legal issues.
Could a shift in opinion against the Siegel’s lawyers really cause enough of a change that the case will turn against them? Surely it couldn’t reflect so badly on the family that the case turns against them completely…
April 19th, 2012 at 3:42 pm
DC still has the property. I imagine this will go on and on until the world ends.
April 20th, 2012 at 9:09 am
Toberoff, as far as I can see, is the worst sort of ambulance chaser. I hope he gets kicked off the Superman case and wish the Kirby’s had gotten someone else to represent them.
April 21st, 2012 at 10:42 am
OF COURSE,THE FAMILY HEIR IS RUIN. DC AND WARNER BROS WILL COME OUT LIKE A WINNER. BAD LAWYERS DECISIONS ALWAY DESTORY THE INNOCENT. IT WILL BE INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED IN 2013. WE BOTH KNOW THAT DC COMICS WILL STILL BE PUBLISHED THE SUPERMAN FAMILY. THE ORIGIN OF SUPERMAN HAVE CHANGED OVER THE YEAR. IT DON’T LOOK LIKE THE MAN OF STEEL DEBUT IN ACTION COMICS#1 FROM 1938. IT PROVE THAT THE NEXT TIME ANYONE CREATED A SUPERHEROES FOR PRINTED THAT YOU HAVE BETTER GET EVERYTHING IN BLACK AND WHITE BEFORE YOU EXCHANGE ANYTHING. YOUR TRULY CHARLES DAVID HASKELL
April 21st, 2012 at 10:44 am
OF COURSE,THE FAMILY HEIR LOST THE BATTLE. DC AND WARNER BROS WILL COME OUT LIKE A WINNER. BAD LAWYERS DECISIONS ALWAY DESTORY THE INNOCENT. IT WILL BE INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED IN 2013. WE BOTH KNOW THAT DC COMICS WILL STILL BE PUBLISHED THE SUPERMAN FAMILY. THE ORIGIN OF SUPERMAN HAVE CHANGED OVER THE YEAR. IT DON’T LOOK LIKE THE MAN OF STEEL DEBUT IN ACTION COMICS#1 FROM 1938. IT PROVE THAT THE NEXT TIME ANYONE CREATED A SUPERHEROES FOR PRINTED THAT YOU HAVE BETTER GET EVERYTHING IN BLACK AND WHITE BEFORE YOU EXCHANGE ANYTHING. YOUR TRULY CHARLES DAVID HASKELL