5th Circ. Won't Hear 'My 600-lb Life' Reality Show Dispute

By Hope Patti · September 14, 2026, 7:36 PM EDT

A split Fifth Circuit refused to entertain legal questions about whether "My 600-lb Life" counts as reality television in a dispute over coverage for underlying suits brought by the show's participants,...

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Case Information

Case Title

Megalomedia, Inc. et al v.Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company

Case Number

4:20-cv-01644

Court

Texas Southern

Nature of Suit

Insurance

Date Filed

May 11, 2020


Case Title

Megalomedia v. Philadelphia Indemnity

Case Number

23-20570

Court

Appellate - 5th Circuit

Nature of Suit

4110 Insurance

Date Filed

November 17, 2023