Johnson & Johnson LLP - Attorneys - Beverly Hills, CA

Practice Areas

Johnson & Johnson, LLP has garnered extensive experience in the following areas:

Entertainment Litigation

The firm’s lawyers are well known for handling numerous high profile and wide-reaching entertainment matters. We have represented actors, producers, directors, screenwriters, authors, personal managers, production companies, musicians, composers, publishers, and independent record companies.

Rights of Privacy and Publicity

The firm represents celebrities, models, professional athletes, and others in right of likeness/publicity cases. The lawyers of the firm specialize in rights of privacy and have handled hundreds of invasion of privacy cases, including handling the case that resulted in the ground-breaking decision by the California Supreme Court in Sanders v. ABC, Inc.

Are You Entitled to Net Profits?

We are currently lead counsel on class actions against five major movie studios, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros., Paramount and 20th Century Fox, for underpayment of talent and entities for movies made prior to 1981 that were released on home video ... more

Class Action Litigation

The firm has litigated class actions involving unfair business practices, consumer protection, invasions of privacy and entertainment disputes.

Intellectual Property Litigation

The lawyers at the firm specialize in copyright law, idea protection law, and trade secret law.

Defamation, Media, and First Amendment Law

The firm has litigated many cases involving libel and slander.

We Specialize in Rights of Privacy and Publicity

We Specialize in Rights of Privacy and Publicity

The firm represents celebrities, models, professional athletes, and others in right of likeness/publicity cases. The lawyers of the firm specialize in rights of privacy and have handled hundreds of invasion of privacy cases, including handling the case that resulted in the ground-breaking decision by the California Supreme Court in Sanders v. ABC, Inc.

Johnson & Johnson, Partners

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Neville L Johnson

Neville L Johnson

Partner

Douglas L. Johnson

Douglas L. Johnson

Partner

A Few Cases 2017

Sylvester Stallone Suing Warner Bros. for Fraud and "Dishonesty"

Sylvester Stallone Suing Warner Bros. for Fraud and "Dishonesty"

April 12, 2017

In the 1993 science-fiction film Demolition Man, Sylvester Stallone's character is brought out of a decades-long state of cryopreservation to pursue a nemesis. The actor himself has now wakened from a slumber of a different kind to take on Warner Bros. over its accounting of profits on the film. ...more

Universal Reaches $26M Settlement Over Home Video Royalties Class Action

Universal Reaches $26M Settlement Over Home Video Royalties Class Action

May 01, 2015 by Dominic Patten

”The Settlement, memorialized in the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement dated April 30, 2015 (“Settlement Agreement”), compensates the Class for a total of $26 million by creating, (1) a $13 million Settlement Fund, which will be used to compensate Recouped4 Class Members... ...more

Glen Larson alleged fraud and was due to take his case to trial in January

Glen Larson alleged fraud and was due to take his case to trial in January

January 19, 2016 by Austin Siegemund-Broka

Universal has struck a settlement with the heirs of the late Glen Larson, the prolific producer of Knight Rider, Six Million Dollar Man, Magnum P.I., Battlestar Galactica and other shows. The agreement stops a huge “Hollywood accounting” trial set to open in January. ...more

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Latest Cases

Oct, 18

Estate of Pop Star Rick Nelson Slams Sony With Class Action Lawsuit

October 18, 2018 by JJLLP

The filing alleges improper withholding of international streaming royalties. By Gene Maddaus and Chris Willman The estate of 1950s teen idol Rick Nelson hit Sony Music Entertainment with a class action lawsuit on Tuesday, alleging that it improperly withholds a portion of artists’ royalties from international streaming revenue. Rick Nelson LLC filed the […]
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Oct, 17

Where Are Your Pictures Ending Up? ABC News Arizona

October 17, 2018 by JJLLP

Where Are Your Pictures Ending Up? ABC News Arizona
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Aug, 9

Essential Clauses for Drafting an Ironclad Release and Consect Agreement – Entertainment , Arts and Sports Law Journal

August 9, 2018 by JJLLP

By Neville L. Johnson and Douglas L. Johnson
Read more Essential Clauses for Drafting an Ironclad Release and Consect Agreement – Entertainment , Arts and Sports Law Journal

Aug, 8

Tales And Lessons Regarding the right of Publicity – Entertainment , Arts and Sports Law Journal

August 8, 2018 by JJLLP

By Neville L. Johnson and Douglas L. Johnson […]
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Aug, 3

Disney Headed to Trial Over ‘Turner & Hooch’ Profits

August 3, 2018 by admin

A Los Angeles judge trims claims, but allows the producer’s widow to move forward on fraud.
Disney can’t escape a lawsuit that contends the studio has concealed profits from the 1989 Tom Hanks comedy Turner & Hooch.
Read more Disney Headed to Trial Over ‘Turner & Hooch’ Profits

Feb, 9

Judge Allows ‘Columbo’ Fraud Lawsuit Against Universal

February 9, 2018 by JJLLP

William Link and Richard Levinson say it took 45 years to receive their first accounting statement for the acclaimed detective show. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Alan Rosenfield on Thursday decided that the creators of the 1970s show Columbo sufficiently pleaded contract and fraud claims against Universal City Studios. Columbo producers William Link and the […]
Read more Judge Allows ‘Columbo’ Fraud Lawsuit Against Universal