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Baer v. Chase
Citation:
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Baer and Chase met for lunch and Baer, who wanted to start his career in television production, suggested a film about the New Jersey Mafia. In 1995, they visited New Jersey and Baer arranged meetings with detectives who shared their experiences with organized crime. After returning to California, Chase sent Baer a copy of a draft of his The Sopranos screenplay. They discussed this screenplay numerous times. Baer claims that he and Chase agreed, orally, multiple times, that if the show became a hit, Chase would “take care of” Baer and “remunerate [him] in a manner commensurate to the true value of his services.” None of this was written down. Baer then did not hear from Chase until he heard from one of the New Jersey detectives that Chase was filming The Sopranos. Chase did not pay Baer. Baer then brought this claim, alleging various actions, including breach of contract. Chase moved for summary judgement, asserting the contract was too “vague, ambiguous, and lacking in essential terms to be enforced.”
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