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CAA Reaches Settlement With TV Writer John Musero Days Before Trial

The conditional deal averts a trial that would have probed CAA’s internal client lists.

Overview

  • Musero’s lawyers filed a notice Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court stating the case will be dismissed upon satisfactory completion of specified terms within 45 days.
  • The settlement was reported at roughly $500,000, after Musero initially sought $25 million.
  • CAA said the lawsuit was meritless, emphasized there was no finding of wrongdoing, and characterized the resolution as nuisance value.
  • A 2025 ruling had narrowed the case to claims tied to 2016 internal lists that labeled Musero an underperformer and a client his agent was getting rid of.
  • The trial had been scheduled to start this week, with expected witnesses including Aaron Sorkin and former CAA television chief Peter Micelli.