# Producer Sues Tea Shop Productions Over Profit Share Dispute After 'Obsession' Success

Leonora Ann Darby sues Tea Shop Productions alleging breach of contract and exclusion from profit participation following the film Obsession.

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Darby alleges that Tea Shop Productions and its founders breached agreements regarding profit participation and maintained unequal treatment over several years. [^1]

Leonora Ann Darby filed a lawsuit for breach of contract against Tea Shop Productions and its founders, James Harris and Mark Lane, on August 28 at the Superior Court of Los Angeles. [^2]

Darby claims she was incorporated into the company in 2019 with a promise of an equal partnership but was treated as a subordinate while assuming responsibilities across various productions. [^3]

The producer asserts that Tea Shop Productions received verbal and written commitments to grant her a one-third share of the net profits from films she co-produced. [^4]

Leonora Ann Darby says she had an agreement with James Harris and Mark Lane to be treated as a producer and to receive one-third of the net profits from films where she was the lead producer. [^5]

Leonora Ann Darby says the agreement was broken after Obsession became an international hit, denying her the promised one-third share of net profits. [^6]

The horror film Obsession was directed by Curry Barker. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. Darby alleges that Tea Shop Productions and its founders breached agreements regarding profit participation and maintained unequal treatment over several years. (Diario Expreso, News)
2. Leonora Ann Darby filed a lawsuit for breach of contract against Tea Shop Productions and its founders, James Harris and Mark Lane, on August 28 at the Superior Court of Los Angeles. (Diario Expreso, News)
3. Darby claims she was incorporated into the company in 2019 with a promise of an equal partnership but was treated as a subordinate while assuming responsibilities across various productions. (Diario Expreso, News)
4. The producer asserts that Tea Shop Productions received verbal and written commitments to grant her a one-third share of the net profits from films she co-produced. (Diario Expreso, News)
5. Leonora Ann Darby says she had an agreement with James Harris and Mark Lane to be treated as a producer and to receive one-third of the net profits from films where she was the lead producer. (Mid-day, News)
6. Leonora Ann Darby says the agreement was broken after Obsession became an international hit, denying her the promised one-third share of net profits. (Mid-day, News)
7. The horror film Obsession was directed by Curry Barker. (Mid-day, News)

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