<p>Court finds ‘clear and numerous similarities’ between two medical dramas, allowing lawsuit by ER creator’s widow Sherri to go to jury trial in 2027</p><p>The Pitt is similar enough to ER to allow Michael Crichton’s widow to pursue a long-running lawsuit over the award-winning medical drama, a US appeals court has ruled.</p><p>In <a href="https://www4.courts.ca.gov/opinions/nonpub/B344915.PDF">a unanimous opinion</a> filed on Wednesday, a three-judge panel denied an appeal from Warner Bros Television (WBTV), which has argued for two years that the shows are unrelated.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/nov/05/tv-the-pitt-er-michael-crichton-widow-lawsuit-to-proceed">Continue reading...</a>
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The Pitt and ER are similar enough for Michael Crichton’s widow’s lawsuit to proceed, court rules
<p>Court finds ‘clear and numerous similarities’ between two medical dramas, allowing lawsuit by ER creator’s widow Sherri to go to jury trial in 2027</p><p>The Pitt is similar enough to ER to allow Michael Crichton’s widow to pursue a long-running lawsuit over the award-winning medical drama, a US appeals court has ruled.</p><p>In <a href="https://www4.courts.ca.gov/opinions/nonpub/B344915.PDF">a unanimous opinion</a> filed on Wednesday, a three-judge panel denied an appeal from Warner Bros Television (WBTV), which has argued for two years that the shows are unrelated.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/nov/05/tv-the-pitt-er-michael-crichton-widow-lawsuit-to-proceed">Continue reading...</a>