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Wa r n e rBr o svNe l s o n Th ed e f e nd a n t ,afil ma r t i s t ,e n t e r e di nt oac o n t r a c twi t ht h ep l a i nt i ffs ,fil m pr o d uc e r s ,f or fif t y t wowe e ks ,r e ne wa bl ef orf u r t he rp e r i o dsoffif t y t wowe e ksa tt h eop t i o noft he p l a i n t i ffs ,wh e r e b ys h ea g r e e dt or e n de rh e re x c l u s i v es e r v i c e sa ss u c ha r t i s tt ot h e p l a i n t i ffs ,a n db ywa yo fn e g a t i v es t i p ul a t i o nn o t ,du r i n gt h ep e r i o do ft hec on t r a c t ,t o r e n d e rs u c hs e r v i c e st oa n yo t h e rpe r s o n . I na dmi t t e db r e a c hoft hi sa g r e e me ntt h ed e f e nd a n te n t e r e di n t oac on t r a c tt ope r f or ma sa fil ma r t i s ti nt hi sc o u nt r yf o rat h i r dp e r s on : He l d, a l s o ,t h a td a ma g e swe r eno ta na pp r o pr i a t ea l t e r n a t i v er e me d ya ndt h a ta ni n j u nc t i on mu s tb egr a n t e d, bu tl i mi t e da st ope r i o di nt e r mswh i c ht h eCo ur t ,i ni t sd i s c r e t i on , t h ou gh tr e a s on a bl e . Pl a i n t i ffs( wa r n e rbr o s )c l a i me da ni n j u n c t i o nt os t o ph e rf r om wor ki n gf ora n yo t h e r p e r s o norc o r p or a t i o no t h e r

Nod oubti ti st hel a wt ha tt heCo u r twi l lnotgr a nts pe c i ficp e r f or ma nc eo fa c o nt r a c tofp e r s ona ls e r v i c e .Butt ha ti sno twha tt hepl a i nt i ffsa r ea s ki n g . The y a r ea s ki n gt ha tape r s onofpa r t i c u l a rq ua l i fic a t i onse n g a g e di napa r t i c ul a rc l a s s ofpe r s ona ls e r vi c es ha l lk e e phe rc ont r a c tno tt owo r kf ora n yonee l s ei nt ha t wa y . He r eda ma g e swo ul dno tbeapr ope rormor ec on v e ni e ntr e me d y , f ort he ywo ul d bedi ffic ul tt oa s s e s s , a n d, mo r e o v e r , di ffic ul tt or e c o v e rf r om a na r t i s t . Thede f e nda nt , ha v i n gbr ok e nhe rp os i t i v eunde r t a ki n gsi nt hec o nt r a c twi t ho ut a n yc a us eore x c us ewh i c hs hewa spr e pa r e dt os u ppor ti nt hewi t ne s s b o x, c o nt e ndst ha ts hec a nno tbee n j oi ne df r ombr e a ki n gt hene g a t i v ec o v e na nt sa l s o . Norwi l lt heCo ur t , t r uet ot hep r i nc i pl et h a ts pe c i ficpe r f or ma nc eo fac o nt r a c t ofpe r s ona ls e r vi c ewi l lne v e rbeor de r e d ,gr a nta ni n j unc t i oni nt hec a s eofs uc h ac on t r a c tt oe nf or c ene g a t i v ec o v e na nt si ft hee ffe c to fs odoi n gwo ul dbet o dr i v et hede f e n da nte i t he rt os t a r v a t i onort os pe c i ficpe r f or ma nc eoft hepos i t i v e c o v e na nt wh e r eac ont r a c tofpe r s ona ls e r vi c ec o nt a i nsn e g a t i v ec o v e na nt st he e nf or c e me ntofwhi c hwi l lnota mounte i t he rt oade c r e eofs pe c i ficpe r f or ma nc e oft hepo s i t i v ec o v e na nt soft hec on t r a c to rt ot hegi vi n gofad e c r e eun de rwhi c h t hede f e nda ntmus te i t he rr e ma i ni dl eorpe r f or mt hos epos i t i v ec o v e n a nt s , t he

Co ur twi l le nf or c et hos ene g a t i v ec o v e na nt s; Thec a s eb e f or emei s ,t he r e f or e ,on ei nwh i c hi two ul dbepr ope rt ogr a nta n i n j unc t i onunl e s st od os owo ul di nt hec i r c ums t a nc e sbet a nt a mo untt oor de r i n g t hede f e nda ntt ope r f or mhe rc ont r a c torr e ma i ni dl eorunl e s sda ma g e swo ul dbe t hemor ea ppr opr i a t er e me d y . I ti sc o nfine dt of or bi ddi n gt hede f e nda nt , wi t houtt hec ons e ntoft hepl a i nt i ffs , t or e n de ra n ys e r v i c e sf orori na n ymo t i onpi c t ur eors t a g epr oduc t i onf ora n y oneo t he rt ha nt hepl a i nt i ffs . Thede f e nda nti ss t a t e dt ob eape r s o nofi nt e l l i g e n c e , c a pa c i t ya ndme a ns , a nd noe v i de nc ewa sa dd uc e dt os ho wt ha t , i fe n j oi ne df r omdo i n gt hes pe c i fie da c t s o t he r wi s et ha nf ort hepl a i nt i ffs ,s hewi l lno tbea bl et oe mpl o yhe r s e l fbot h us e f ul l ya n dr e mune r a t i v e l yi not he rs phe r e sofa c t i vi t y , r e mune r a t i v e l ya si nh e rs pe c i a ll i ne .Shewi l lno tbedr i v e n, a l t hou ghs hema ybe t e mp t e d, t ope r f or mt hec ont r a c t , a ndt hef a c tt ha ts hema ybes ot e mp t e di sno ob j e c t i ont ot hegr a n tofa ni n j unc t i on. di ffic ul t yofe s t i ma t i n gt heda ma g e swhi c ht he yma ys uffe rf r omt hebr e a c hb y t hede f e nda ntofhe rc ont r a c t .d e f e nda ntt ha the rs e r v i c e s ,b e i n g" ofas pe c i a l , uni q ue , e x t r a or di na r ya ndi nt e l l e c t ua lc ha r a c t e r"g i v e st he mapa r t i c ul a rv a l ue" t hel os sofwhi c hc a nnotber e a s ona bl yo ra de q ua t e l yc ompe ns a t e di nda ma g e s" a ndt ha tabr e a c hma y" c os tt hepr o duc e rgr e a ta ndi r r e pa r a bl ei n j ur ya nd da ma g e...