Editing The Sopranos (section)

====''Baer v. Chase''====
[[North Jersey]] prosecutor and municipal judge Robert Baer filed a [[breach of contract]] lawsuit against Chase in [[Trenton, New Jersey]], federal court, alleging that he helped to create the show. Baer lost the suit, but he won a ruling that a jury should decide how much he should be paid for services as a location scout, researcher, and story consultant. Baer argued that he had introduced Chase to Tony Spirito, a restaurateur and gambler with alleged mob ties, and Thomas Koczur, a homicide detective for the [[Elizabeth, New Jersey]] police department. Chase had conducted interviews and tours with both, which strongly inspired some characters, settings, and storylines portrayed in ''The Sopranos''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2007/12/trial_hears_from_alleged_reall.html |title=Jury hears from alleged real-life model for Tony Soprano |work=New Jersey Star Ledger |author=Whelan, Jeff S. |date=December 14, 2007 |access-date=January 27, 2015 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101846/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2007/12/trial_hears_from_alleged_reall.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title= Introduction to Business Law |chapter=Chapter 9: ''Baer v. Chase'' |publisher=Cengage Advantage Books |edition=4th |page=152 |author1=Beatty, Jeffrey F.|author2=Samuelson, Susan S.|isbn=978-1-133-18815-5|date=February 1, 2012 }}</ref> On December 19, 2007, a federal jury found against Baer, dismissing all of his claims.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/jury-rules-favor-sopranos-creator-wbna22330362 |title=Jury rules in favor of 'Sopranos' creator|via=The Associated Press|work=Today |date=December 19, 2007 |access-date=April 10, 2019 |archive-date=April 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411052719/https://www.today.com/popculture/jury-rules-favor-sopranos-creator-wbna22330362 |url-status=live }}</ref>