Woods

Woods v. FOX BROADCASTING SUB., INC.

Good Law

129 Cal. App. 4th 344·2005 Cal. App. LEXIS 759·2005 Daily Journal DAR 5515·28 Cal. Rptr. 3d 463·2005 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4039

Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMay 5, 2005B173273California5,459 words

Opinion

Rubin, J.

Plaintiffs Mel Woods and Stan Golden appeal from the judgment entered in favor of Fox Entertainment Group and other Fox related entities following the entry of orders sustaining without leave to amend demurrers to several of plaintiffs’ causes of action. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the judgment and the order sustaining the demurrers to plaintiffs’ four causes of action for interference with contract and prospective economic advantage.

FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS

In 1995, the News Corporation, Ltd. (News Corporation), and several of its affiliated companies formed Fox Family Worldwide, Inc. (Fox Family) as a joint venture with Haim Saban (Saban). Fox and Saban each owned 49.5 percent of the shares of Fox Family, with the remaining 1 percent held by another entity. Fox Family was an entertainment company whose assets included the Fox Kids Network and other family-oriented television programming. Before Fox Family was formed, plaintiffs Mel Woods and Stan Golden were high-ranking officers or employees of Saban Entertainment, which was owned by Saban. After the formation of Fox Family, Woods became its president, chief operating officer and chief financial officer.…

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