EXCLUSIVE: Man Claims Hit TV Show Modern Family Was His Idea - Files Lawsuit
May 28 2018, Updated 10:19 a.m. ET
The Emmy Award winning hit television show Modern Family premieres its second season on ABC this Wednesday, but Breaking Celebrity News has learned they have been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit that may jeopardize the future of the show.
DOCUMENTS: See The Complaint Filed Against 'Modern Family'
Martin Alexander filed a complaint with the District Court in New York on July 23, 2010 citing that the defendants had "illegally copied from and/or created" Modern Family based upon Alexander's "copyrighted work."
EXCLUSIVE DOCUMENT: Read The Lawsuit
Alexander is seeking the maximum statutory damages to the tune of $30,000 per infringement and $150,000 per willful infringement, as well as a fifty percent "interest in the exclusive copyright."
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According to the complaint, Alexander created and copyrighted a sitcom entitled Loony Ben, which bears a striking similarity to Modern Family.
"Mr. Alexander began circulating his work throughout Hollywood and Los Angeles, California and in New York, submitting it to agents, producers, directors, production compan