Appeals Court Rules 'The Pitt' Similar Enough to 'ER' for Lawsuit to Proceed
A US appeals court denied Warner Bros Television's appeal, allowing Michael Crichton’s widow to take her claim that the HBO drama is an unauthorized reboot of ER to a jury trial in 2027.
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First reported by Deadline, 43 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
The story so far
8 publishers have covered this in 8 articles since 4 Nov 2026. Deadline published first, on 4 November at 23:43 UTC; Variety followed 44 min later. The most recent article, from The A.V. Club, appeared on 6 November at 18:24 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), The Guardian (major outlet), The New York Times (major outlet), Deadline, Rolling Stone, BBC Entertainment, MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians, The A.V. Club.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- Deadline‘The Pitt’s Battle With Michael Crichton Estate Heading To Trial As Warner Bros Rebuffed By Appeal Court
- Variety‘The Pitt’ and ‘ER’ Are Similar Enough to Allow Crichton Suit, Appeals Court Rules
- The GuardianThe Pitt and ER are similar enough for Michael Crichton’s widow’s lawsuit to proceed, court rules
- Rolling StoneAppeals Court Says Lawsuit Over ‘The Pitt’ Can Proceed, Cites ‘Numerous’ Similarities to ‘ER’
- BBC EntertainmentThe Pitt and ER are similar enough for lawsuit to proceed, judge rules
- The New York Times‘The Pitt’ Resembles ‘ER’ Enough for Lawsuit to Proceed, Judge Rules
- MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians'ER' and 'The Pitt' Similar Enough for Lawsuit to Move Forward, Appeals Court Says
- The A.V. ClubThe Pitt heads to court
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- ‘The Pitt’ Resembles ‘ER’ Enough for Lawsuit to Proceed, Judge Rules The New York Times ·
- The Pitt and ER are similar enough for Michael Crichton’s widow’s lawsuit to proceed, court rules The Guardian ·
- ‘The Pitt’ and ‘ER’ Are Similar Enough to Allow Crichton Suit, Appeals Court Rules Variety ·
- The Pitt heads to court The A.V. Club
- 'ER' and 'The Pitt' Similar Enough for Lawsuit to Move Forward, Appeals Court Says MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians
- The Pitt and ER are similar enough for lawsuit to proceed, judge rules BBC Entertainment
- Appeals Court Says Lawsuit Over ‘The Pitt’ Can Proceed, Cites ‘Numerous’ Similarities to ‘ER’ Rolling Stone
- ‘The Pitt’s Battle With Michael Crichton Estate Heading To Trial As Warner Bros Rebuffed By Appeal Court Deadline
In this story
- The Pitt
- ER
- Michael Crichton
- Warner Bros Television
- Sherri Crichton