{
  "id": 18542084,
  "title": "'ER' and 'The Pitt' Similar Enough for Lawsuit to Move Forward, Appeals Court Says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/er-and-the-pitt-similar-enough-for-lawsuit-to-move-forward-appeals",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T17:09:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MedPage Today",
    "slug": "medpage-today",
    "url": "https://www.medpagetoday.com/emergencymedicine/emergencymedicine/123754"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "(MedPage Today) -- A California appeals court has found that \"ER\" and \"The Pitt\" have enough similarity that a lawsuit brought by the widow and estate of \"ER\" creator Michael Crichton alleging \"The Pitt\" is an unauthorized reboot can move forward...",
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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."
}