Entertainment

Stock car racer Michael Brill claims Disney and Pixar violated his trademark red car No. 95 for the “Lightning McQueen” character in theirmovie “Cars,” and that they admit it but won’t pay for it, in Oklahoma City Federal Court.           The Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts in Detroit cheated Outback Concerts of Tennessee of $59,000 from ticket sales for an April 11 Etta James concert, Outback claims in Davidson County Court, Nashville.           Sharon Ellis claims New Age Books swiped her artwork and used it for the cover of its book, “Anatomy and Physiology of Yogic Practices,” in Manhattan Federal Court.           Monkey Hill Productions claims Ripple Effect and Golden 1 Productions violated its copyright in a Mardi Gras 2007 music CD, in New Orleans Federal Court.