Miramax Is Clear to Seek Claims Against Scotia

By Richard Verrier

July 17, 2001 12 AM PT

A California state court has cleared the way for Miramax Film Corp. to pursue financial claims against German film distributor Scotia International.

In April, Miramax sought to collect millions of dollars in license fees and royalties from Scotia International. Last week, the court rejected Scotia’s request to block the claims. Scotia officials could not be reached for comment.

Separately, the company is suing Miramax, saying the studio overpriced its licenses to distribute its films in Germany, among other allegations. Miramax says the lawsuit is spurious.

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Richard Verrier

Richard Verrier is investigations editor for Arts and Entertainment at the Los Angeles Times. He has been with The Times since 2001 and has run our Company Town since 2016. After stints at the St. Petersburg Times and the Orlando Sentinel in Florida, Verrier joined the paper as a reporter, and for many years covered all aspects of the entertainment industry before turning to editing. He oversees the Company Town coverage while working to guide and edit investigative and enterprise reporting across the entertainment team, collaborating with writers and editors from all departments. He is a native of Montreal and a graduate from the University of Toronto and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.

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