Warner Bros. is seeking to throw out a lawsuit filed by the estate of Michael Crichton, which argued that the forthcoming Max series "The Pitt" is an unauthorized reboot of "ER." Crichton was a creator of "ER,

Warner Bros. TV, the studio behind ER and the upcoming The Pitt, has officially responded to the breach of contract lawsuit filed by Sherri Crichton.

The studio argues the Michael Crichton estate's lawsuit is trying to use his contract as a "speech stifling weapon" to prevent them from ever making a show about emergency medicine

Warner Bros responds to lawsuit claiming new TV show ripped off ER - New series ‘The Pitt’ is set to debut on Max next year

In a motion to dismiss the case filed on November 4, Warner Bros. Television said that The Pitt is “a completely different show from ER,” and that there was no breach of contr