The Law Firm of Blumenthal and Markham Announces Legal Notice: Motion Picture Advertising

This Notice is provided by Court Order. If you are a Settlement Class Member, this Notice is to inform you of the proposed class action settlement that could affect your legal rights.
The Los Angeles County Superior Court preliminarily approved settlement of a pending class action captioned as Rezec v. Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (Case No. BC 251923) regarding allegations that Defendant advertised motion pictures using quotations erroneously attributed to "David Manning" of The Ridgefield (Connecticut) Press and endorsements by persons who were Defendant's employees. Defendant has denied liability, but has agreed to settle this action to avoid the cost and uncertainty of litigation in exchange for Settlement Class Members' release of claims as provided in the Settlement Agreement and payments up to $1,500,000.

YOU MAY BE A MEMBER OF THE SETTLEMENT CLASS.

The Settlement Class includes all persons who, between August 3, 2000 and October 31, 2001, purchased a ticket to the theatrical exhibition of Hollow Man, Vertical Limit, A Knight's Tale, The Animal, or The Patriot in the United States. To receive a more detailed summary of the terms and conditions of the settlement, a claim form, an exclusion request form, or to learn how and when to lodge an objection to the settlement, visit the Motion Picture Advertising Class Settlement website at www.gilardi.com/rezec. Claims must be submitted on a Claim Form downloaded from the website located at www.gilardi.com/rezec and must be filed by July 15, 2005.

SETTLEMENT CLASS MEMBERS WHO HAVE NOT EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED THEMSELVES WILL BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT WHETHER OR NOT THEY FILE A CLAIM. To be excluded, you must submit a request for exclusion that includes your name, address, telephone number and your desire to be excluded from the Settlement Class, and references "Motion Picture Advertising Litigation" to Gilardi & Co., LLC, P.O. Box 8060, San Rafael, California 94912-8060, postmarked by March 15, 2005, or it will not be accepted. IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM DOWNLOADED FROM THE WEBSITE (www.gilardi.com/rezec), YOUR CLAIM WILL NOT BE PAID.

A hearing to determine whether the settlement should be granted final approval and the award of attorneys' fees and costs will be held before Judge Charles W. McCoy, in Department 323, Central Civil West Courthouse, 600 S. Commonwealth Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90005, at 9:45 a.m. on April 15, 2005.

DO NOT CALL THE COURT OR THE CLERK'S OFFICE.



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Contact:
Blumenthal and Markham
Norman B. Blumenthal, 858-551-1223



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Source: Gilardi and Company LLC