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'The Pitt' Seeks to Overturn 'Baseless' 'ER' Knock-Off Claims in Appeal

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May 12, 2026 3:44pm PT

‘The Pitt’ Seeks to Overturn ‘Baseless’ ‘ER’ Knock-Off Claims in Appeal

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Lawyers for Max’s “The Pitt” submitted a final briefing Monday in an attempt to defeat claims that the Emmy-winning show is a knockoff of “ER.” This marks the most recent development in a lawsuit brought by “ER” creator Michael Crichton’s estate against Warner Bros. in 2024.

In a reply brief submitted Monday night, the defendants — who also include producer John Wells and actor Noah Wyle — describe the proposition that “The Pitt” is a “derivative work of the “ER” as “baseless.”

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