Antsy agents file suits

August 28, 2007 In a pair of filings cascading in the wake of the Ed Limato case, two agents at Innovative Artists are claiming to be unfairly chained to their jobs and are suing to leave the agency. Attorneys for Michael McConnell and Ben Press each filed suit Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, demanding that their clients be freed from employment agreements they claim are unlawful because of one-sided contract guarantees. Both suits name only Innovative Artists as a defendant, but Innovative owner Scott Harris is accused in the suits of demanding overly restrictive agent contracts.

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