The court ruled against Warner Bros. Television, which said that it was exercising its free speech rights in creating 'The Pitt.'

The ongoing lawsuit between the Michael Crichton estate and Warner Bros. will be allowed to move through discovery and to trial. This development took place on Monday night when the court dismissed Warner Bros.’ anti-SLAPP motion to dismiss the case.

A judge has allowed the estate of Michael Crichton to pursue its lawsuit over the Max show “The Pitt,” which the estate argues is an unauthorized reboot of “ER.” Crichton’s widow, Sherri, sued Warner Bros.

The Pitt is officially coming back for a second season Max declared on Valentines’ Day, and the legal fray between Michael Crichton's widow and Warner Bros Discovery over the Noah Wylie starrer is officially going forward,