The article in Deadline had more details. It still goes a bit over my head, but I think the gist of it is that MTA (Major Talent Agency) had an agreement in the 1980s that they were supposed to receive a portion of any profits that were made from the original MacGyver series and any spin-offs created from that series. Hanzer Holdings and Arlita Inc. is a company that is considered a "“successor in interest” to MTA, meaning whatever arrangement MTA had with MacGyver now carries over to Hanzer Holdings. So Hanzer Holdings feels that should be entitled to a portion of the profits from the MacGyver reboot, since under the original agreement with MTA, a reboot would be considered a spinoff. CBS disagrees and tried to block this from going to trial, but it was ruled that CBS does not have sufficient grounds to block it. It doesn't mean CBS has been found liable, but just that the case has to go to trial. At least, that's my somewhat vague understanding.
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