'The Pitt' Lawsuit Decision Delayed as Judge Denies Warner Bros. Discovery's Initial Request to Dismiss

Warner Bros. Discovery's request to dismiss a lawsuit from the Michael Crichton estate and his widow Sherri Crichton over its new medical drama "The Pitt" have been denied. The suit, which accuses WBD of breach of contract, alleges that after a lengthy, years-long negotiation to make a reboot of "ER" that ultimately fell through, WBTV, John Wells, Noah Wyle and R. Scott Gemmill took the concept and reworked it to become "The Pitt." The medical drama follows frontline heroes working in a Pittsburgh hospital. The suit says there are only three major differences between the series . . .