The Pitt and ER are similar enough for Michael Crichton’s widow’s lawsuit to proceed, court rules

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1. Thu, 5 November 2026

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   • The Guardian World04:57first to report
     The Pitt and ER are similar enough for Michael Crichton’s widow’s lawsuit to proceed, court rules

     Court finds ‘clear and numerous similarities’ between two medical dramas, allowing lawsuit by ER creator’s widow Sherri to go to jury trial in 2027 The Pitt is similar enough to ER to allow Michael Crichton’s widow to pursue a long-running lawsuit over the award-winning medical drama, a US appeals court has ruled. In a unanimous opinion filed on Wednesday, a three-judge panel denied an appeal from Warner Bros Television (WBTV), which has argued for two years that the shows are unrelated....

   • Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)09:56
     “The Pitt somiglia troppo a E.R. – Medici in prima linea”: il tribunale d’appello dà il via libera alla causa della vedova Crichton che detiene i diritti della serie cult del 1994

     Per la serie del momento arriva una brutta notizia in aula. Una corte d’appello californiana ha stabilito che “The Pitt“, il medical drama vincitore dell’Emmy con Noah Wyle, è abbastanza simile a “E.R. – Medici in prima linea”, nato nel 1994, da permettere a Sherri Crichton, vedova dello scrittore Michael Crichton, di portare avanti la […] L'articolo “The Pitt somiglia troppo a E.R. – Medici in prima linea”: il tribunale d’appello dà il via libera alla causa della vedova Crichton che detiene i...

   • BBC News World11:21
     The Pitt and ER are similar enough for lawsuit to proceed, judge rules

     The widow of ER creator Michael Crichton argues The Pitt is effectively a reboot of the 1990s series.

   • ANSA (Italy)14:50
     The Pitt e E.R. Medici in prima linea troppo simili, ok alla causa contro Warner Bros.

     Una corte d'appello della California ha dato ragione alla vedova di Crichton

   • nbcnewyork.com16:32
     ‘ER’ creator’s estate can sue over ‘The Pitt’, appeals court rules
   • lethbridgeherald.com22:06
     'ER' and 'The Pitt' are similar enough for lawsuit to move forward, appeals court finds

     LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court has found that “ER” and “The Pitt” have enough similarity that a lawsuit brought by the widow and estate of

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     • toronto.citynews.ca5 Nov, 22:06their copy
2. Fri, 6 November 2026

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   • Der Spiegel (Germany)12:29
     »ER« und »The Pitt«: Wie sehr ähneln sich die Krankenhausserien? Ein Gericht soll entscheiden

     Die Krankenhausserie »Emergency Room – Die Notaufnahme« gilt als Meilenstein der TV-Geschichte. Aktuell sammelt die HBO-Serie »The Pitt« Preise ein. Für die Witwe von »ER«-Schöpfer Michael Crichton ist sie abgekupfert.