CBS Sues Over NBC’s New Legal Drama “The Firm”

From the Hollywood Reporter: CBS is suing the writer and developer of the new NBC series The Firm, based on the John Grisham characters, alleging that the series was originally developed for CBS. The writer, Lukas Reiter, and Entertainment One eventually took the project to NBC, CBS claims without its permission. CBS is not suing NBC.

The Firm, being shot in Toronto, is produced by Mr. Reiter and John Grisham