Ernest Olson v. National Broadcasting Company, Inc., and Karen Hendel Stephen Cannell McA Inc. & McA Television, Ltd., Ernest Olson v. National Broadcasting Company, Inc., and Stephen Cannell, McA Inc., and McA Television, Ltd., Ernest Olson v. National Broadcasting Company, Inc., and Joseph Cannell, Dba Stephen J. Cannell Productions, McA Inc., and McA Television, Ltd.

855 F.2d 1446 1988 Copr.L.Dec. P 26,319 , 8 U.S.P.Q.2d 1231 Ernest OLSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellee, and Karen Hendel; Stephen Cannell; MCA, Inc. & MCA Television, Ltd., Defendants. Ernest OLSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC., Defendant, and Stephen Cannell, MCA, Inc., and MCA Television, Ltd., Defendants-Appellants. Ernest OLSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC., Defendant, and Joseph Cannell, dba Stephen J. Cannell Productions, MCA, Inc., and MCA Television, Ltd., Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 86-6325, 87-5606 and 87-5664. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 2, 1988. Decided Sept. 1, 1988. Russell H. Beatie, Jr., Law Offices of Russell H. Beatie, Jr., New York City, for plaintiff/appellant/appellee. Ronald S. Rosen, Silverberg, Rosen, Leon & Behr, and Louis P. Petrich, Leopold, Petrich & Smith, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants/appellees/appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before GOODWIN, CYNTHIA HALL, Circuit Judges, and SCHNACKE, * District Judge. GOODWIN, Circuit…