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Ladd jury orders WB to pay up over profits


August 03, 2007 After a civil trial closely watched in Hollywood, a jury Thursday ordered Warner Bros. to pay producers Alan Ladd Jr. and Jay Kanter $3.2 million in revenue from a series of movies licensed in packages to TV and cable stations. Ladd and Kanter sued the studio in 2003, claiming that Warners improperly directed revenue away from packaged films on which the duo were owed profit participations. Said a Warners spokesperson: While we are disappointed by the jury's verdict, we understand their confusion over damages.

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