Fairness Rocks News Irwin Winkler Settles Lawsuit Against Warner Bros. Over ‘Goodfellas’ Returns


Fairness Rocks News Irwin Winkler Settles Lawsuit Against Warner Bros. Over ‘Goodfellas’ Returns

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Author: Ted Johnson

Date: APRIL 13, 2016

Original Source: Variety

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Irwin Winkler Settles Lawsuit Against Warner Bros. Over ‘Goodfellas’ Returns

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Goodfellas (2015) – Warner Brothers (film) (settled in 2016)

In a lawsuit filed on September 22, 2015, Irwin Winkler, producer of Goodfellas, claimed that the studio failed to pay him the 50% of net profits guaranteed in his contract. His suit, which had both a breach of contract and fraud claim, also alleged that the studio “intentionally misrepresented” receipts from the movie. Winkler claimed he was owed $18 million in royalties. The parties resolved the lawsuit in an undisclosed settlement in April 2016.