LOS ANGELES CA — Hell hath no fury like a major porn company scored, or so Playboy Enterprises may soon learn thanks to a decision by California Superior Court Judge Ralth W. Dau.The ruling gave the green light to Vivid Entertainment Group, which is keen to seek redress for what it sees as violations to a 10-yer film-output agreement between the two companies as part of a cable network deal that include the Playboy Channel along with other adult video-on-demand packages.

Additionally, Vivid alleges that Playboy reneged on mandated payments agreed upon in 2001, when Playboy purchased three cable networks from Vivid.

Vivid co-chair Bill Asher says that the suit, which was filed in April, has far ranging implications. According to Asher, it “will affirm that we had the right to terminate an agreement that Playboy has violated and we are now free to negotiate with third parties and to compete with Playboy.”

This means big money for Vivid if their suit sees a favorable judgment. “We anticipate that the eventual result of this lawsuit could be worth tens of millions of dollars to Vivid,” Asher admits, “and we are looking forward to proceeding to the discovery phase.”