Tag: Ijaaz Noohu

The defendants in a lawsuit brought by a former production assistant on Amazon MGM’s upcoming Criminal series have formally asked a Los Angeles court to dismiss the case, calling the allegations against showrunner Ed Brubaker and the production companies “meritless” and disputing several of the claims made in the complaint.

The defendants filed a demurrer Sept. 17 in Los Angeles County Superior Court, arguing that Ijaaz Noohu’s complaint fails to adequately establish any of its 12 causes of action under California law. The court is scheduled to hear the demurrer Oct. 15.

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As reported by The Hollywood Reporter and other outlets, Ed Brubaker, the Eisner Award-winning comic book writer and showrunner of Amazon MGM’s upcoming Criminal series, is being sued by a former production assistant who alleges he was subjected to sexual, racial and religious harassment while working on the series, among other allegations.

Ijaaz Noohu filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court against Brubaker, fellow executive producer Phillipp Barnett, Big Indie Pictures, Big Indie Gemini, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Amazon.com Services. The complaint, filed Wednesday, contains 12 causes of action, including claims of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, assault and defamation. Noohu is requesting a jury trial as part of the suit.

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