The Menendez Brothers Sue Over Rights to 'Romeo & Juliet' Adaptations. In a recent development, Lyle and Erik Menendez, the infamous brothers convicted of murdering their parents in 1989, have filed a lawsuit against various production companies and studios over alleged unauthorized adaptations of Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet". The suit claims that these productions infringe on the brothers' rights to the story. This legal dispute highlights the complexities surrounding intellectual property and adaptation rights.

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