Here’s why a judge just dismissed several claims in Allen’s $68 million suit.
Allen’s suit also alleged that the termination of the contract essentially limited his potential to work with outside investors—arguing that “he didn’t just suffer the loss of four individual pictures,” explainedan attorney and lecturer in law at the USC Gould School of Law. “He suffered the loss of the institutional relationship with Amazon that benefits him in general P.R. ways, but also benefits him in the marketplace.
But Judge Cote dismissed that claim on Wednesday. In other words, said Slotnick, “Woody Allen tried to make this lawsuit bigger than it was, and the judge said, No, that’s not what this lawsuit is about.”Still, the suit is far from over. Allen has several claims left to pursue, and though his $68 million sum has now been “sliced and diced,” as Slotnick put it, there are still millions potentially on the table.
“From the court’s perspective, there’s always a very strong presumption that we’re going to honor the terms of a contract,” Bender said. “These are multimillion-dollar contracts, they were heavily negotiated by teams of lawyers—you stand by it. And if you don’t, then you pay the price.” For Amazon, the price—however many millions it could be, when all is said and done—might be worth it in order for the company to distance itself from a collaborator whose reputation has become radioactive in certain circles.
“You’re shooting yourself in the foot by continuing this relationship,” Bender said, adding that, in the court of public opinion, audiences might be applauding the streamer for taking a strong stance. “From Amazon’s perspective, even if they write a big check, they can be cast as the winner.”
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