David Chase in Court Over Stolen Ideas Claims  12/13/07

The Sopranos creator David Chase is in court in New Jersey today (12Dec07) fighting plagiarism claims he stole plot ideas from a judge.

The retired lawman, Robert Baer, alleges Chase owes him a cut of the fortune he made from the series, which ended earlier this year (07).

The writer confirms the judge had a limited role in the show's development but they never discussed a deal.

Baer claims he proposed the idea about basing Chase's show around the New Jersey Mafia in meetings with the writer/director in the mid-to-late 1990s.

The lawsuit claims Chase made phone calls to Baer at his home to ask for his advice.

Chase admits he sent Baer a draft of the first episode, but it took Baer 14 months to respond and he didn't make any suggestions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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