1709 REVIEW DENIED A motion picture company that agrees to pay a director for the right of first refusal on projects the director is interested in developing and also agrees to consider using the director's services for future motion pictures and to pay the director whether it uses her services or not, has an obligation to make good faith evaluations of the projects submitted by the director; if it made the promises with no intention of making good faith evaluations, it may be liable for promissory fraud.CitationLOCKE v WARNER BROS (Clint's Deal) 57 CA4 354 [See: Lazar v Superior Court 12 C4 631, T/AT 2/96; Perdue v Crocker 38 C3 913]
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