Screen Actors Guild v. Goldade Productions Inc.
United States District Court for the Central District of California
2014 WL 3557320 (2014)
- Written by Kyli Cotten, JD
Facts
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) (plaintiff) was a union that, at the time, represented nearly 165,000 media artists. Goldade Productions Inc. (defendant) was a production company that sought to produce a film using SAG members. SAG and Goldade entered into an agreement whereby Goldade agreed to a limited release of the film to certain markets and availed itself to the terms of SAG’s collective-bargaining agreement compelling arbitration. Goldade eventually released the film to additional markets in violation of its agreement with SAG. Consequently, SAG submitted a claim and demand for arbitration. Goldade declined to appear at the arbitration in-person or electronically. As a result, the arbitrator awarded damages to SAG, which Goldade refused to pay. Consequently, SAG filed a suit in federal court, seeking confirmation of the arbitrator’s award and an additional award of late payments as well as attorney’s fees.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Wright, J.)
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