CBS and ‘NCIS’ Creator Settle Lawsuit Over ‘NCIS: L.A.’

Donald Bellisario claimed that he was owed a piece of "NCIS: Los Angeles"

CBS Television Studios and "NCIS" and "JAG" creator Don Bellisario have settled a lawsuit over the "NCIS" offshoot "NCIS: Los Angeles," the network and Bellisario said Friday.

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Terms of the settlement were not disclosed, though Bellisario said in a statement that the suit had been resolved "amicably." CBS Television Studios president David Stapf praised Bellisario in a statement announcing the settlement.

Also read: "NCIS" Creator Sues CBS Over "NCIS: Los Angeles"

While admitting a difference of opinion between the two parties, CBS Television Studios president David Stapf praised Bellisario as "one of the best creative talents of his time and a valued member of the CBS family.”

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