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Monday, September 14, 2026

Ban Against Cirque Du Soleil Act Needed More Work, 9th Cir. Says - Bloomberg Law

A district judge didn’t properly analyze hand-balancing routines before partially banning them during a performing duo’s copyright suit against Cirque Du Soleil Nevada Newco Inc., the Ninth Circuit said.

Brothers Marco Paulo Rodrigues Lorador and Paulo Renato Rodrigues Lorador—known as the “Alexis Brothers"—also sued performers hired by Cirque du Soleil to replace them and Las Vegas casino Treasure Island LLC for ripping off their choreography.

A lower court’s partial preliminary injunction order, appealed by both sides, failed to separate and analyze protectable and unprotectable elements as required, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said on Tuesday.

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