Hedge Fund Coach Who Claimed Ripoff by ‘Billions’ Loses Appeal (1)

Showtime Networks Inc. convinced the Second Circuit not to revive a copyright lawsuit brought by a Wall Street performance coach and author who alleged a character in the hit series “Billions” was a ripoff from her book.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a lower court’s decision to dismiss the suit, which alleged “Billions” character Dr. Wendy Rhoades was based on a fictionalized version of Denise Shull in the book “Market Mind Games.”

The court said in an order Monday said that Shull’s book and the show aren’t substantially similar. It said the “concept and feel” ...