A judge has allowed the estate of Michael Crichton to pursue its lawsuit over the Max show “The Pitt,” which the estate argues is an unauthorized reboot of “ER.” Crichton’s widow ...

Michael Crichton’s estate has overcome a challenge and can move ahead with its lawsuit alleging the Max medical drama The Pitt is derivative of Crichton’s 1990s TV hit ER, a Los Angeles judge ...

A lawsuit filed by the estate of Michael Crichton over the alleged similarities between “ER” and the new Max medical drama “The Pitt” has been allowed to proceed, a judge ruled this week.

The apparent similarities between the two series are at the heart of an ongoing legal dispute between the creators of “The Pitt” and the estate of the late author Michael Crichton. Crichton ...

With all that, all sides admit that there had been extensive discussions with WBTV and Wells with the Crichton estate over putting together an ER sequel of sorts. However, that all fell apart in ...

By Winston Cho A lawsuit against Warner Bros. Television over its ER revival look-alike from the estate of Michael Crichton, holder of the rights to the medical drama created by the prolific ...

A judge has allowed the estate of Michael Crichton to pursue its lawsuit over the Max show "The Pitt," which the estate argues is an unauthorized reboot of "ER." Crichton's widow, Sherri ...

A judge has allowed the estate of Michael Crichton to pursue its lawsuit over the Max show “The Pitt,” which the estate argues is an unauthorized reboot of “ER.” Crichton’s widow, Sherri, sued Warner ...