Rehearing Denied, Modifications Made to Marathon v. Blassi

The Supreme Court has denied a petition for rehearing in Marathon v. Blasi (2008) 42 Cal.4th 974, involving talent agency agreements governed by Labor Code §§ 1700 et seq. We previously discussed the case in a post here.

On page 981, in the fourth full paragraph on that page, the following two sentences are deleted:
“The Labor Commissioner agreed, finding that Marathon had violated the Act by providing talent agency services without a license, including “procur[ing] work for [Blasi] as an actress on the . . . television series, Strong Medicine.”  It voided the parties’ contract ab initio and barred Marathon from recovery.”

Substitute the following for the deleted sentences:
“The Labor Commissioner agreed.  The Commissioner found Marathon had procured various engagements for Blasi, including a role in the television series Strong Medicine.  Concluding that one or more acts of solicitation and procurement by Marathon violated the Act, the Commissioner voided the parties’ contract ab initio and barred Marathon from recovery.”

This modification does not affect the judgment.