Often compared to writers like Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, and Dean Koontz, Crichton's most celebrated titles come from the Jurassic Park series, which spawned one of the most iconic multimedia ...

Michael Crichton earned an MD from Harvard that he never put to use in a hospital, but the author's prolific knowledge and understanding of science and biology helped elevate most of his writings.

A lawsuit filed by the estate of Michael Crichton over the alleged similarities between "ER" and the new Max medical drama "The Pitt" has been allowed to proceed, a judge ruled this week.

Crichton received his MD from Harvard Medical School in 1969, but decided to forgo a career in medicine to be a writer. He published more than two dozen novels throughout his lifetime, including ...

A judge has allowed the estate of Michael Crichton to pursue its lawsuit over the Max show “The Pitt,” which the estate argues is an unauthorized reboot of “ER.” Crichton’s widow, Sherri, sued Warner ...

Michael Crichton’s estate has overcome a challenge and can move ahead with its lawsuit alleging the Max medical drama The Pitt is derivative of Crichton’s 1990s TV hit ER, a Los Angeles judge ...

Late filmmaker Michael Crichton went to medical school before he started making movies. He got his undergraduate degree in biological anthropology from Harvard University and later enrolled in ...

His widow, Sherri Crichton, who has been running Michael's estate since he died in 2008, alleges in the lawsuit that the studio is producing an unauthorized reboot of "ER." She claims the new show ...

The estate of late author Michael Crichton is suing Warner Bros. over the new show "The Pitt," which it claims is essentially a reboot of "ER." ...

'ER' creator Michael Crichton's estate sues Warner Bros. over upcoming hospital drama 'The Pitt' Author Michael Crichton poses for a portrait at The Peninsula Hotel in New York on Dec. 7, 2004.

The estate of Michael Crichton, who wrote the screenplay for what became the pilot episode of "ER," has sued Warner Bros. Television over a dispute about an upcoming medical drama.