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Author Michael Crichton, creator of ER, in a portrait credited to Jon Chase of the Harvard News Office

Crichton Estate Clears a Minimal-Merit Bar on The Pitt, Not a Verdict

The Nov. 4 opinion says the estate's claim over ER and The Pitt has minimal merit against Warner Bros. Television alone. It does not say the show copied ER, and it sets no trial date.

Culture  · 6 Nov 2026, 12:32  · Maya Calder