Warner Bros. wins legal victory against the Tolkien Estate

It has been months since the Tolkien Estate originally sued Warner Bros. and the Paul Zaentz Company $80 million for overstepping the bounds of their contract. Since then, Warner Bros. has filed a counter-claim saying that the lawsuit damaged them financially and has undermined their contractual rights. This also was some months ago. Progress is always slow in the courts, yet every once in a while something exciting happens.  

Warner Bros. claims that the Tolkien Estate has breached their contract.
First, the Tolkien Estate sued The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit producers, including Warner Bros. for breaching the written contract. Second, the Saul Zaentz Co., rightsholder to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, claimed that the Tolkien Estate has breached an unwritten agreement. Now, Warner Bros. counter-sues the Tolkien Estate!