CBS hit back at Happy Days stars with legal action
TV bosses at CBS have hit back at stars of Happy Days after they sued the company for breach of contract, insisting the castmates don't have a case.
Lawyer Jon Pfeiffer, representing the actors, filed a lawsuit against the TV execs in an LA Superior Court in April, accusing them of using the cast's photos on casino slot machines without paying them.
The stars of the American Sitcom, which aired between 1974 - 1984, were promised a 5% cut from net proceeds if their sole image was used and 2.5% if in a group shot.
The actors claim they haven't received a penny for the merchandising.
CBS bosses previously admitted to owing the stars some money (over £5,000) each and said they were working with them to sort out the issue. However, they show executives have now issued legal papers of their own.
The documents obtained by CNN, state: " "Rather than simply seek what they are purportedly owed under their contracts, plaintiffs are attempting to generate a lucrative litigation windfall by riddling their complaint with unsupported and overreaching causes of action.
"(The actors) offer no basis for their vague allegation that defendants did not intend to pay merchandising royalties to plaintiffs at the time the parties entered into the agreements... Instead, all plaintiffs can allege is that defendants ultimately failed to pay, (which is) insufficient as a matter of law to show fraud."