Rob Grabow v. Netflix, Inc.

**Plaintiff:** Rob Grabow (individual, Montana) and Paradise Valley Pictures LLC (Montana LLC) **Defendant:** Netflix, Inc., LeBron James, SpringHill Entertainment LLC, Chernin Entertainment LLC, Wise Entertainment Inc., Lake Ellyn Entertainment Inc., Sterlin Harjo, Sydney Freeland, Brit Hensel, and Does 1–20 **Core allegation:** Defendants copied substantial protected expression from Grabow's screenplay *The Gift of the Game* to produce and distribute Netflix's *Rez Ball* (released September 27, 2024). Defendant Hensel obtained the script under a signed NDA and, along with others in Harjo's and Freeland's professional circles, provided Defendants access to the copyrighted work. **Asserted IP:** - Screenplay *The Gift of the Game* — U.S. Copyright Registration No. PAu 4-211-331 **Relief sought:** Not stated in extracted text (complaint truncated), but causes of action include copyright infringement, breach of contract, intentional interference with contractual relations, and intentional interference with prospective economic advantage; jury trial demanded **Why it matters:** The case tests whether a major streamer (Netflix) and a high-profile producer (LeBron James/SpringHill) can face copyright and tort liability when an independently developed script was allegedly accessed via NDA-protected industry pitches before a competing film reached production.