{
  "id": 18209561,
  "title": "‘The Pitt’s Battle With Michael Crichton Estate Heading To Trial As Warner Bros Rebuffed By Appeal Court",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/the-pitts-battle-with-michael-crichton-estate-heading-to-trial-as",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-04T23:43:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/11/the-pitt-michael-crichton-estate-lawsuit-trial-1237213710/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Pitt is deep into production for its upcoming third season, but the Noah Wyle starring Emmy winning drama will have to scrub up for court next year too. Two months after hearing arguments from Pitt producers and the Michael Crichton Estate over whether the HBO Max series is derivative of ER, a panel of […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}