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CLAIM INFORMATION

To Submit Your Claim:

First, read the Notice to be sure you're a settlement class member. If you have questions about that, contact Class Counsel.
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Click to download claim form.

The length of the form may seem discouraging at first but don’t be discouraged!  Much of it simply involves checking off boxes, and you may know most of the answers off the top of your head. 
Several pages provide narrative explanations or signature pages, and don’t entail any work for you at all.

Answer all required questions and as many of the optional questions as you can.

If you are not sure how to interpret or answer a question, contact Class Counsel for guidance.
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Attach any documents that you want to submit with your claim form.  Put your name and Social Security number on the top of every page you attach! (Social Security numbers are required for identification because any compensation paid will be subject to income tax withholding. Your Social Security number will be kept strictly confidential and may not be used for any other purpose.)

BE SURE TO SIGN YOUR CLAIM FORM AND KEEP A COPY.

Mail your completed form to:
Claims Administrator
TV Writers' Age Cases
PO Box 8894
Melville, NY  11747  

Forms must be postmarked by April 13, 2010

Defendants

 

The defendants named in each of the 19 settling cases are listed below. 

By clicking on the case number of each case, you can access the Settlement Agreement and the Proposed Judgment for each case.

The Settlement Agreement is first; scroll down to read the Proposed Final Judgment.


All other settlement documents are the same in each of the 19 cases.

Defendants and Affiliates covered by the Settlement

 

An alphabetical list of the defendants and some of their affiliates covered by the Settlement follows:

Note:  F/K/A means “formerly known as.”

12:05 AM PRODUCTIONS, LLC
AARON SPELLING PRODUCTIONS, INC.
ABC CABLE NETWORKS GROUP
ABC FAMILY
ABC, INC.
AGENCY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, INC.
AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC.
THE BARN PRODUCTIONS
BIG TICKET PRODUCTIONS INC.
BIG TICKET TELEVISION INC.
BRAVO MEDIA LLC
BUENA VISTA PRODUCTIONS
BUENA VISTA TELEVISION
THE CARSEY-WERNER COMPANY, LLC
CARSEY-WERNER-MANDABACH PRODUCTIONS, LLC F/K/A CARSEY-WERNER PRODUCTIONS, LLC
CASTLE ROCK TELEVISION, A DIVISION OF CASTLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
CBS BROADCASTING INC.
CBS CORPORATION F/K/A VIACOM INC.
CBS STUDIOS INC. (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO TELEVISION PRODUCTION DIVISION, PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION)
CBS STUDIOS PRODUCTION LLC F/K/A VIACOM PRODUCTIONS INC. AND VIACOM PRODUCTIONS LLC
COLUMBIA TRISTAR TELEVISON, INC.
DISNEY CHANNEL
DW DRAMATIC TV L.L.C., F/K/A DREAMWORKS DRAMATIC TELEVISION, LLC
DW SKG TV L.L.C., F/K/A DREAMWORKS SKG TV LLC
DW TV L.L.C, F/K/A DREAMWORKS TELEVISION LLC
THE ENDEAVOR AGENCY, LLC
ESPN PRODUCTIONS
ESPN, INC.
FINAL STRETCH PRODUCTIONS, INC.
FOX 21, INC.  
FOX BROADCASTING COMPANY
FOX ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC.
FOX LATE NIGHT PRODUCTIONS, INC.
FOX NITETIME PRODUCTIONS, INC.
FOX SQUARE PRODUCTIONS
FOX TELEVISION ANIMATION, INC.
FOX TELEVISION STUDIOS, INC.
FX NETWORKS, LLC
GALAXY WAY PRODUCTIONS, INC.
GENESIS, A LITERARY AGENCY
THE GERSH AGENCY, INC.
THE GERSH AGENCY NEW YORK, INC.
GONE FISSION, INC.
GREENBLATT JANOLLARI STUDIO, INC.
GREENGRASS PRODUCTIONS
HORNRIM PRODUCTIONS, INC.
LUCY STILLE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
MIRAMAX FILM CORP
MIRAMAX PRODUCTIONS, INC.
MIRAMAX TELEVISION
NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.
NATIONAL STUDIOS INC.
NBC ENTERTAINMENT
NBC PRODUCTIONS
NBC STUDIOS, INC.
NBC UNIVERSAL, INC. F/K/A NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.
NBC UNIVERSAL, INC. F/K/A VIVENDI UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT LLP
NORTHERN ENTERTAINMENT
OPEN 4 BUSINESS PRODUCTIONS LLC
OXYGEN MEDIA LLC
PARADIGM TALENT AGENCY
PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION
PENNEBAKER LLC
REALAND PRODUCTIONS LLC
REDWEED PRODUCTIONS, LLC
REGENCY TELEVISION, LLC
REY SEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
S.G.A. REPRESENTATION, INC.
SHAPIRO-LICHTMAN, INC.
SONY PICTURES TELEVISION INC.
SPELLING DAYTIME TELEVISION INC.
SPELLING ENTERTAINMENT LLC F/K/A SPELLING ENTERTAINMENT INC.
SPELLING TELEVISION INC.
STRIKE-A-MATCH PRODUCTIONS
STUDIOS USA PICTURES DEVELOPMENT LLC
STUDIOS USA PROGRAMMING LLC
STUDIOS USA TELEVISION LLC
TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.
TOUCHSTONE TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS, LLC
TRISTAR TELEVISION, INC.
TVM PRODUCTIONS, INC.
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX TELEVISION
TWENTIETH TELEVISION, INC.
UPN
UNITED TALENT AGENCY, INC.
UNIVERSAL NETWORK PROGRAMMING LLC
UNIVERSAL NETWORK TELEVISION LLC
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, INC.
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS NETWORK PROGRAMMING F/K/A BRILLSTEIN GREY ENTERTAINMENT
UNIVERSAL TELEVISION & NETWORKS GROUP, INC.
UNIVERSAL TELEVISION ENTERPRISES, INC.
UNIVERSAL TELEVISION ENTERPRISES LLLP
UNIVERSAL TELEVISION ENTERPRISES PRODUCTIONS, INC.
UNIVERSAL TELEVISION ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
UNIVERSAL TELEVISION ENTERTAINMENT LLC
UNIVERSAL TELEVISION GROUP LLC
UNIVERSAL TELEVISION, INC.
USA CABLE ENTERTAINMENT DEVELOPMENT LLC
USA NETWORKS, INC.
USI NETWORK DEVELOPMENT LLC
UT AVAILABLE LLC
VIVENDI UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT LLLP
THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
WALT DISNEY PICTURES AND TELEVISION
WALT DISNEY TELEVISION ANIMATION
WARNER BROS. TELEVISION
THE WB TELEVISION NETWORK PARTNERS, L.P.
WILLIAM MORRIS AGENCY, LLC
WILLIAM MORRIS ENDEAVOR ENTERTAINMENT, LLP
WRITERS & ARTISTS AGENCY, INC.