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Range Media Partners Asks Judge To Dismiss CAA Claims, Accusing Agency Of Double-Dipping In Lawsuit And Arbitration Process


Range Media Partners is hitting back at CAA in the representation firms' contentious legal battle, arguing in a pair of motions Wednesday night that CAA is engaged in a form of double-dipping

The case arises from “the inevitable backlash” against CAA leveraging its position at “the pinnacle of power in Hollywood” to enforce non-compete clauses in employee contracts, Range’s lawyers assert. Rather than being targeted, Range argues, it should be allowed to co-exist with CAA, as do many management firms and agencies, whose employees perform different functions for their shared clients. As they moved from the agency giant to set up their new talent management shop, the group “used tools to avoid detection and eliminate digital fingerprints, fully aware of the legal risk,” the filing said.

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