Supreme Court declines to get involved in Steinbeck dispute
October 5, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is leaving in place a decision awarding the late John Steinbeck’s stepdaughter $5 million in a family dispute over abandoned plans for movies of some of Steinbeck's best-known works...
Court cuts jury award, warns Steinbeck kin to end litigation
September 11, 2019 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal appeals court attempted to close the book on endless litigation between the relatives of author John Steinbeck in a ruling that upheld a $5 million verdict against his daughter-in-law, but threw out $8 million she faced in punitive damages...
Judges to hear appeal in lawsuit over John Steinbeck works
August 5, 2019 GMTANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Another chapter is set to play out this week in a decades-old family dispute over control of the classic works by author John Steinbeck...
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