Couple Sues CSI Writer

Don't get a writer angry - especially when they are employed by a hit TV show like 'CSI'. While creating profiles for two shady characters, Sarah Goldfinge decided to use the names of people she did not like in her personal life... or so that's what Melinda and Scott Tamkin are claiming.
The couple claims Sarah not only used their names, but gave the characters similar jobs and cast individuals who LOOK like them.
The Tamkins represented the owners of a Los Angeles home that Goldfinger wanted to buy in 2005, according to the lawsuit. Goldfinger pulled out when the sale was in escrow, but there was no indication of any animosity at the time.
The "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" show set in Las Vegas featured a real estate agent named Melinda, who dies under mysterious circumstances, and her husband Scott, a mortgage broker who watches pornography, drinks and is suspected of killing his wife, according to the suit.
The characters had the last name Tamkin in an original screenplay and Goldfinger helped cast actors who looked like the Tamkins, according to the lawsuit. The Tamkins claim the characters' last name was changed to Tucker at the last minute, which they said was evidence Goldfinger borrowed details from their lives.
What do you think? Do Melinda and Scott have a shot?













I don't think so. The characters have the first names of them sure, but how many OTHER people in this country happen to be named "Melinda" or "Scott".
Seriously.. Its not uncommon for writers to be inspired by details like that. Unless its extremely ridiculing and stuff I dont see why they'd have a case.
Not a chance. I guess they've never heard of "Citizen Kane".
When americans need money they start to sue everyone, folks!!
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