Disabled stuntwoman Leslie Hoffman has won another legal battle in her years-long fight with the Screen Actors Guild Pension Plan. A federal judge ruled that “the Plan abused its discretion” by denying her “a full and fair review” when it took away her disability pension and ordered her to repay $123,827 in benefits she’d received over a 13-year period, plus another $8,457 in interest. The Plan also wants her to pay more than $150,000 in attorneys’ fees.
The Plan’s trustees have maintained that she worked and solicited stunt jobs while collecting an occupational disability pension. Hoffman, however, has not worked as a stunt performer or as a stunt coordinator since she began receiving those benefits – and her tax records and SAG’s own earning reports prove that she has had no income under SAG or SAG-AFTRA’s contracts since 2002.
U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner, who will be hearing...
The Plan’s trustees have maintained that she worked and solicited stunt jobs while collecting an occupational disability pension. Hoffman, however, has not worked as a stunt performer or as a stunt coordinator since she began receiving those benefits – and her tax records and SAG’s own earning reports prove that she has had no income under SAG or SAG-AFTRA’s contracts since 2002.
U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner, who will be hearing...
- 11/1/2019
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Disabled stuntwoman Leslie Hoffman has won a major legal battle in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which has reversed a lower court’s ruling and ordered a trial of her lawsuit that claimed that the SAG Pension Plan wrongfully terminated her occupational disability pension.
In a ruling handed down today, the appellate court found that Us District Court Judge Manuel Real had “erred” in granting the pension plan’s motion for summary judgment in 2016, reversed his decision, and remanded her case for trial. It’s the second time she’s gotten a favorable ruling from the appeals court since she first filed suit in 2010.
Read the court papers here.
The appeals court today also issued a stern rebuke of the SAG Pension Plan, which, after a slipshod investigation, determined that she’d worked and held herself out for work while collecting SAG disability benefits – and then took away her...
In a ruling handed down today, the appellate court found that Us District Court Judge Manuel Real had “erred” in granting the pension plan’s motion for summary judgment in 2016, reversed his decision, and remanded her case for trial. It’s the second time she’s gotten a favorable ruling from the appeals court since she first filed suit in 2010.
Read the court papers here.
The appeals court today also issued a stern rebuke of the SAG Pension Plan, which, after a slipshod investigation, determined that she’d worked and held herself out for work while collecting SAG disability benefits – and then took away her...
- 1/5/2019
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Morgan Spurlock has reached a settlement with Turner Entertainment Networks a year after he confessed to a history of sexual misconduct and walked away from a documentary series.
Spurlock’s company, Warrior Poets, has agreed to pay Turner $1,173,707, according to a final judgment filed in federal court in Los Angeles on Thursday.
In the spring of 2017, TNT announced that Spurlock would team with Sarah Jessica Parker to produce a show titled “Who Rules the World?” The series would focus on issues facing women, including the “policing of their bodies and judgments to their family-planning choices, to the micro-aggressions they face in the media, the workplace, and everyday life,” according to the announcement.
But on Dec. 14, 2017, as the #MeToo movement gained traction, Spurlock wrote a lengthy post saying he was “part of the problem.” In the post, he admitted to serial infidelities and said he had settled an allegation of sexual harassment from a former assistant.
Spurlock’s company, Warrior Poets, has agreed to pay Turner $1,173,707, according to a final judgment filed in federal court in Los Angeles on Thursday.
In the spring of 2017, TNT announced that Spurlock would team with Sarah Jessica Parker to produce a show titled “Who Rules the World?” The series would focus on issues facing women, including the “policing of their bodies and judgments to their family-planning choices, to the micro-aggressions they face in the media, the workplace, and everyday life,” according to the announcement.
But on Dec. 14, 2017, as the #MeToo movement gained traction, Spurlock wrote a lengthy post saying he was “part of the problem.” In the post, he admitted to serial infidelities and said he had settled an allegation of sexual harassment from a former assistant.
- 12/14/2018
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Starz drama Power is the second-most watched premium cable series after Game of Thrones, so it couldn't possibly not return for a fifth season. So now the question is, when will Power be back on? The series will officially return on Sunday, July 1 — so we are only a few months away. Frustratingly, though, we might have gotten the show back sooner if it hadn't been for a feud between Starz and cable provider Optimum, as Power star and executive producer 50 Cent alleged. "I was trying to bring the show back early this year," the rapper wrote on Instagram. "Now this. You have to call into Optimum. They are holding up your show." .@OmariHardwick, @naturinaughton, and the #PowerTV crew are back at it. Season 5 production is officially underway. pic.twitter.com/fQ1fVmxEcP— Power (@Power_STARZ) September 20, 2017 Luckily, the two companies settled their differences, but that ordeal wasn't the only...
- 3/14/2018
- by Dan Clarendon
- Life and Style
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.