Entertainment Litigation Blog

JURY REJECTS PHOTOGRAPHER'S CLAIM THAT REEVES RAN HIM OVER WITH HIS PORSCHE

A Los Angeles Superior Court jury cleared actor Keanu Reeves of any wrongdoing in an entertainment litigation filed by a photographer who claimed that Reeves ran him over with his Porsche. The photog, Alison Silva, claimed over $700,000 in damages and allegedly broke his wrist when Reeves tried to drive away as Silva tried to take his picture. Jurors deliberated for less than an hour before rejecting Silva's claim earlier this week.

The Reeves case is interesting -- not because a jury found in Reeves' favor -- but because entertainment litigations filed against celebrities of Reeves' stature rarely go to trial.

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Governor Schwarzenagger announced the appointment of 17 new judges to the Los Angeles Superior Court. His office's press release can be found here.

Among the Governor's appointees is my friend and colleague, Bernie C. LaFortenza. Judge LaFortenza has served with me on the Board of Governors of the Philippine American Bar Association. He is a good man with a long record of public service. I am proud to call him my friend and colleague. He will make an exceptional jurist. Congratulations Bernie!!