Erin Moran

==''Happy Days'' lawsuit==

==''Happy Days'' lawsuit==

On April 19, 2011, Moran, three of her ''Happy Days'' co-stars&nbsp;— [[Don Most]], [[Anson Williams]], and [[Marion Ross]]&nbsp;— and the estate of [[Tom Bosley]], who died in 2010, filed a $10 million breach-of-contract lawsuit against CBS, which owns the show. The suit claimed that cast members had not been paid merchandising revenues owed under their contracts. Revenues included those from show-related items such as comic books, T-shirts, scrapbooks, trading cards, games, lunch boxes, dolls, toy cars, magnets, greeting cards, and DVDs with cast members' likenesses on the box covers. Their contracts entitled the actors to be paid 5% of the net proceeds of merchandising if a single actor's likeness was used, and half that amount if the cast members were pictured in a group. CBS stated it owed the actors between $8,500 and $9,000 each, most of it from slot-machine revenues, but the group stated they were owed millions. The lawsuit was initiated after Ross was informed by a friend playing slots at a casino of a ''Happy Days'' machine on which players won the jackpot when five Marion Rosses were rolled.<ref>{{cite news| last=Zamost|first=Scott|title='Happy Days' actors claim fraud, money owed for merchandising| url=https://money.cnn.com/2011/04/19/news/companies/happy_days_fraud_claim/|publisher=[[CNN]]|location=Atlanta|date=April 20, 2011|access-date=April 23, 2017}}</ref>

On April 19, 2011, Moran, three of her ''Happy Days'' co-stars—[[Don Most]], [[Anson Williams]], and [[Marion Ross]]—and the estate of [[Tom Bosley]], who died in 2010, filed a $10 million breach-of-contract lawsuit against CBS, which owns the show. The suit claimed that cast members had not been paid merchandising revenues owed under their contracts. Revenues included those from show-related items such as comic books, T-shirts, scrapbooks, trading cards, games, lunch boxes, dolls, toy cars, magnets, greeting cards, and DVDs with cast members' likenesses on the box covers. Their contracts entitled the actors to be paid 5% of the net proceeds of merchandising if a single actor's likeness was used, and half that amount if the cast members were pictured in a group. CBS stated it owed the actors between $8,500 and $9,000 each, most of it from slot-machine revenues, but the group stated they were owed millions. The lawsuit was initiated after Ross was informed by a friend playing slots at a casino of a ''Happy Days'' machine on which players won the jackpot when five Marion Rosses were rolled.<ref>{{cite news| last=Zamost|first=Scott|title='Happy Days' actors claim fraud, money owed for merchandising| url=https://money.cnn.com/2011/04/19/news/companies/happy_days_fraud_claim/|publisher=[[CNN]]|location=Atlanta|date=April 20, 2011|access-date=April 23, 2017}}</ref>

In October 2011, a judge rejected the group's claim of fraud, thereby eliminating the possibility of recouping millions of dollars in damages.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gardner|first=Eriq|title='Happy Days' Actors Win Key Ruling in CBS Lawsuit|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/happy-days-cbs-merchandising-lawsuit-333369|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=[[Eldridge Industries]]|location=Los Angeles|date=June 5, 2012|access-date=April 23, 2017}}</ref> On June 5, 2012, a judge denied a motion to dismiss filed by CBS, which meant the case would go to trial on July 17 if not settled by then.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/05/showbiz/happy-days-lawsuit/index.html|title='Happy Days' cast members' lawsuit heading for trial|last=Zamost|first=Scott|publisher=[[CNN]]|location=Atlanta|date=June 5, 2012|access-date=April 23, 2017}}</ref> In July 2012, the actors settled their lawsuit with CBS; each received a payment of $65,000 and a promise from CBS to continue honoring the terms of their contracts.<ref>{{cite news| last=Zamost| first=Scott| title='Happy Days' actors settle lawsuit with CBS| url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/06/showbiz/happy-days-lawsuit-settled/index.html|publisher=[[CNN]]|location=Atlanta|date=July 7, 2012|access-date=April 23, 2017}}</ref>

In October 2011, a judge rejected the group's claim of fraud, thereby eliminating the possibility of recouping millions of dollars in damages.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gardner|first=Eriq|title='Happy Days' Actors Win Key Ruling in CBS Lawsuit|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/happy-days-cbs-merchandising-lawsuit-333369|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=[[Eldridge Industries]]|location=Los Angeles|date=June 5, 2012|access-date=April 23, 2017}}</ref> On June 5, 2012, a judge denied a motion to dismiss filed by CBS, which meant the case would go to trial on July 17 if not settled by then.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/05/showbiz/happy-days-lawsuit/index.html|title='Happy Days' cast members' lawsuit heading for trial|last=Zamost|first=Scott|publisher=[[CNN]]|location=Atlanta|date=June 5, 2012|access-date=April 23, 2017}}</ref> In July 2012, the actors settled their lawsuit with CBS; each received a payment of $65,000 and a promise from CBS to continue honoring the terms of their contracts.<ref>{{cite news| last=Zamost| first=Scott| title='Happy Days' actors settle lawsuit with CBS| url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/06/showbiz/happy-days-lawsuit-settled/index.html|publisher=[[CNN]]|location=Atlanta|date=July 7, 2012|access-date=April 23, 2017}}</ref>