Editing Michael Crichton (section)

===Intellectual property cases===
In November 2006, at the [[National Press Club (United States)|National Press Club]] in Washington, D.C., Crichton joked that he considered himself an expert in intellectual property law. He had been involved in several lawsuits with others claiming credit for his work.<ref name="fora.tv">{{cite web|url=http://fora.tv/2006/11/28/Michael_Crichton|title=Michael Crichton|website=Fora.tv|access-date=August 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328151617/http://fora.tv/2006/11/28/Michael_Crichton|archive-date=March 28, 2010|url-status=usurped}}</ref> In 1985, the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]] heard ''Berkic v. Crichton'', 761 F.2d 1289 (1985). Plaintiff Ted Berkic wrote a screenplay called ''Reincarnation Inc.'', which he claims Crichton plagiarized for the movie ''[[Coma (1978 film)|Coma]]''. The court ruled in Crichton's favor, stating the works were not substantially similar.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=4645996206573075884 |title=Berkic v. Crichton'', 761 F. 2d 1289 – Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit'' |year=1985 |access-date=February 27, 2016 |archive-date=January 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107012633/https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=4645996206573075884 |url-status=live}} <!-- as backup, also at http://www.leagle.com/decision/19852050761F2d1289_11858/BERKIC%20v.%20CRICHTON --></ref> In the 1996 case, ''Williams v. Crichton'', 84 F.3d 581 (2d Cir. 1996), Geoffrey Williams claimed that ''Jurassic Park'' violated his copyright covering his dinosaur-themed children's stories published in the late 1980s. The court granted [[summary judgment]] in favor of Crichton.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=5801028099837723098|title=''Williams v. Crichton'', 84 F. 3d 581 – Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit 1996|year=1996|access-date=February 27, 2016|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107012645/https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=5801028099837723098|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1998, A United States District Court in Missouri heard the case of ''Kessler v. Crichton'' that actually went all the way to a jury trial, unlike the other cases. Plaintiff Stephen Kessler claimed the movie ''[[Twister (1996 film)|Twister]]'' (1996) was based on his work ''Catch the Wind''. It took the jury about 45 minutes to reach a verdict in favor of Crichton. After the verdict, Crichton refused to shake Kessler's hand.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jan-29-fi-13421-story.html|title=Spielberg, Crichton Cleared in 'Twister' Piracy Suit|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=January 29, 1998|access-date=April 5, 2020|agency=Associated Press|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804095403/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jan-29-fi-13421-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Crichton later summarized his intellectual property legal cases: "I always win."<ref name="fora.tv" />