{
  "id": 18211643,
  "title": "‘The Pitt’ and ‘ER’ Are Similar Enough to Allow Crichton Suit, Appeals Court Rules",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/the-pitt-and-er-are-similar-enough-to-allow-crichton-suit-appeals",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T00:27:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/the-pitt-noah-wyle-crichton-lawsuit-1236939852/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "An appeals court ruled on Wednesday that “The Pitt” is similar enough to “ER” to allow Michael Crichton’s widow to pursue a lawsuit over the Emmy-winning show. In a unanimous opinion, a three-judge panel denied an appeal from Warner Bros. Television, which has argued that the two shows are unrelated. “There are clear and numerous […]",
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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."
}