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SPINNER v. AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC.

No. B239229.

215 Cal.App.4th 172 (2013)

155 Cal. Rptr. 3d 32

ANTHONY SPINNER, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC., Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Eight.

March 8, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susman Godfrey, Steven G. Sklaver and Oleg Elkhunovich for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Kelley Drye & Warren, Andrew M. White, David E. Fink, Allison S. Brehm and Joshua M. Keesan for Defendant and Respondent.

OPINION

FLIER, J. —

Anthony Spinner brings this "idea submission" lawsuit against American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. (ABC), for ABC's alleged use of his ideas in creating and developing the hit television series LOST. Spinner submitted a script entitled "L.O.S.T." to ABC in 1977, while ABC's LOST was created and developed in 2003 and 2004. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of ABC. We affirm.

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