Eriq Gardner
@eriqgardner.bsky.social
Founding Partner and National Correspondent, Puck. I mostly write and speak about legal affairs. Northwestern U grad. L.A. Rams fan. Music obsessive. Signal: EriqG.99
What do you think he’ll say puck.news/josh-shapiro...
November 7, 2025 at 1:21 AM
What do you think he’ll say puck.news/josh-shapiro...
Write me a 200 word horror story about Tom Brady and his cloned dog.
November 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Write me a 200 word horror story about Tom Brady and his cloned dog.
Lots of scoopage in the newsletter tonight including a new and potentially explosive child abuse allegation against Michael Jackson
October 8, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Lots of scoopage in the newsletter tonight including a new and potentially explosive child abuse allegation against Michael Jackson
WSJ moves to dismiss Trump’s defamation lawsuit
September 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
WSJ moves to dismiss Trump’s defamation lawsuit
We don’t agree to a Taylor Swift deposition but we’ve reserved October 20 for you
September 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
We don’t agree to a Taylor Swift deposition but we’ve reserved October 20 for you
I have a lot of trouble following the logic here
September 3, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I have a lot of trouble following the logic here
Sign of the Times
August 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Sign of the Times
Nexstar wants to buy Tegna to create a local TV powerhouse. But as I sketched out a couple of months ago, this isn’t going to happen without legal fireworks…. puck.news/a-warners-le...
August 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Nexstar wants to buy Tegna to create a local TV powerhouse. But as I sketched out a couple of months ago, this isn’t going to happen without legal fireworks…. puck.news/a-warners-le...
I wrote about this earlier in the week, but Warner Bros Discovery is ticketed for a trial later this month that should have Hollywood thinking differently about titles of movies and TV shows. puck.news/will-bill-ma...
August 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I wrote about this earlier in the week, but Warner Bros Discovery is ticketed for a trial later this month that should have Hollywood thinking differently about titles of movies and TV shows. puck.news/will-bill-ma...
Will A.I. be as smart as Swedish journalists? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/w...
July 15, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Will A.I. be as smart as Swedish journalists? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/w...
These IP fashion cases are getting, um, awkward. From Lululemon v. Cosco...
June 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
These IP fashion cases are getting, um, awkward. From Lululemon v. Cosco...
Pretty big news in the entertainment realm as the Supreme Court agrees to hear Cox v Sony. This case has been flying under the radar despite the literal billions at stake—and the future of tech liability for alleged copyright (maybe more) sins.
June 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Pretty big news in the entertainment realm as the Supreme Court agrees to hear Cox v Sony. This case has been flying under the radar despite the literal billions at stake—and the future of tech liability for alleged copyright (maybe more) sins.
Fascinating how the judges are having a conversation with each other. This one’s got nuance. A.I. copyright rulings coming fast and furious now. They will be more soon, not all in favor of A.I., mark my words. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
June 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Fascinating how the judges are having a conversation with each other. This one’s got nuance. A.I. copyright rulings coming fast and furious now. They will be more soon, not all in favor of A.I., mark my words. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Not everyone is going to like this part...
June 24, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Not everyone is going to like this part...
A footnote in the 132-page Lively v Wayfarer opinion about whether a character in a superhero film is defamatory
June 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
A footnote in the 132-page Lively v Wayfarer opinion about whether a character in a superhero film is defamatory
👀This was submitted to Los Angeles Superior Court yesterday: NBA superstar Zion Williamson accused of rape. Plaintiff says she was in a dating relationship with him at Duke—before it got abusive.
May 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
👀This was submitted to Los Angeles Superior Court yesterday: NBA superstar Zion Williamson accused of rape. Plaintiff says she was in a dating relationship with him at Duke—before it got abusive.
Watching Knicks game used to be punishment. How far we’ve come.
May 17, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Watching Knicks game used to be punishment. How far we’ve come.
Here's the response from Michael Gottlieb, lawyer for Blake Lively
May 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Here's the response from Michael Gottlieb, lawyer for Blake Lively
Wow! Justin Baldoni's lawyer is accusing Blake Lively's team of extorting Taylor Swift. Holy shit!
May 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Wow! Justin Baldoni's lawyer is accusing Blake Lively's team of extorting Taylor Swift. Holy shit!
I try (and often fail) to stay away from negativity with regards to others in my profession, but I really, really loathe this article. There’s no reason to treat this court filing as serious except to laugh at a person who is obviously going through some emotional turmoil.
May 6, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I try (and often fail) to stay away from negativity with regards to others in my profession, but I really, really loathe this article. There’s no reason to treat this court filing as serious except to laugh at a person who is obviously going through some emotional turmoil.
Everyone I know trying to be funny
May 3, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Everyone I know trying to be funny
Not sure the diplomat understands the monkey-at-typewriter thing
April 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Not sure the diplomat understands the monkey-at-typewriter thing
The AP wins injunction!
April 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The AP wins injunction!