The estate of the best-selling author, which has intellectual property rights to “ER,” and the creators of the new hit TV show are waging a legal battle over whether it’s a stealth reboot.

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The roots of this week’s summer blockbuster “Jurassic World Rebirth” go back to 1990 when Michael Crichton’s bestselling novel “Jurassic Park” employed DNA to fantasize on genetic engineering that ...

A lawsuit filed by the estate of Michael Crichton over the alleged similarities between “ER” and the new Max medical drama “The Pitt” has been allowed to proceed, a judge ruled this week. Sherri ...

A judge is allowing the estate of Michael Crichton — the creator of hit television series "ER" — to pursue its lawsuit against Max's new medical drama "The Pitt." Crichton's widow, Sherri Crichton, ...

Michael Crichton’s estate has overcome a challenge and can move ahead with its lawsuit alleging the Max medical drama The Pitt is derivative of Crichton’s 1990s TV hit ER, a Los Angeles judge has ...

Noah Wyle as Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch in "The Pitt" Season 1 (Credit: Max) A decision on Warner Bros. Discovery’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit from the Michael Crichton estate from the Michael ...

For this week’s Infinite Scroll column, Cal Newport is filling in for Kyle Chayka. In 1968, a young Michael Crichton, still a student at Harvard Medical School, sent a manuscript to Robert Gottlieb, ...