Lifetime wants 'Runway' suit heard in fed court

October 17, 2008 The network is asking that the case surrounding the future of the hit reality show be tried in federal court rather than New York State Supreme Court. The case stems from a breach-of-contract lawsuit filed in April by NBC Universal after the Weinstein Co. announced that it was moving the series from NBC Uni's cable network Bravo to Lifetime in a five-year deal, starting with its sixth season. Said NBC Uni: Hours before the state court judge was to set a trial schedule, Lifetime chose to pursue legal maneuvers to shift the case to federal court, which will only delay the proceedings.

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