The WGA filed suit in state court against WME, CAA, UTA and ICM Partners, accusing the agencies of violating their fiduciary duties to writer clients through packaging, which the guild asserts is a fundamental conflict of interest with agencies earning fees from production entities for helping to assemble TV series and independent films. [Now] CAA maintains that the WGA’s actions have been in violation of exemptions granted to unions for collective bargaining purposes under anti-trust laws.
Source: CAA Joins WME and UTA in Filing Federal Anti-Trust Lawsuit Against Writers Guild – Variety
