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Netflix Releases Panama Papers Movie Despite Lawsuit

Associated Press

   NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT - Netflix has released a movie based on the
   so-called Panama Papers despite an attempt by two lawyers to stop the
   streaming premiere.

   "The Laundromat," starring Gary Oldman, Antonio Banderas and Meryl
   Streep, debuted Friday on Netflix after a limited release in theaters.

   Two Panamanian lawyers, Jurgen Mossack and Ramon Fonseca, sued Netflix
   in federal court in Connecticut this week, saying the movie defamed
   them and could prejudice criminal cases against them. Netflix asked a
   judge to dismiss the suit but did not address the allegations.

   The Panama Papers were more than 11 million documents leaked from the
   two lawyers' firm that shed light on how the rich hide their money.

   A judge ruled there was no valid reason to file the case in Connecticut
   and ordered it transferred to the Los Angeles-area federal court
   district.

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