Syriana and Plagiarism

One of Hollywood's most liked actors could have been in big trouble after the release of the film Syriana, a co-production between Section Eight studios and Warner Bros. As it is mentioned on the book they were sued for plagiarism by a french writer. Searching up for more info on this I found a couple interesting facts.
The lawsuit was filed by screenwriter Stephanie Vargniault, and it was actually brought up in a French Court, under french law. In our class we focus on the American Legal System and many of the regulations are even exclusive of the State of Missouri, so I think it is interesting to see how international courts can differ but also, for the most part, share similarities with US law.
The name of the original work produced by Vargniault was "Oversight" a script of a thriller about the oil industry. She calimed her script, completed in 2002, was borrowed "very largely" by the Clooney film.
In the book it states that the case was dismissed by the judge because it ruled that the filming of "Syriana" had already started before her scrpts received a United States copyright. This would indicate that US law was utilized over this case. But other articles stated three other main reasons for the French judge to rule the way it did:
First, after comparing both scripts the judged stated they were "obviously different" dissmissing in itself the main argument of plagiarism.
Secondly, more support was given by stating that the small sections were overlap existed were only "coincidental".
Lastly, the ownership of the original script by the french writer was questioned. Court stated "lack of sufficient proof" establishing the "chain of ownership".

I find it interesting how the addictional detail of the case also relate to our content in class. Also, as we have discussed there can be many ways to prove your case and also to dismiss it, the more the stronger your case.
Lastly, it is interesting how this could have been a big problem for huge the corporations in charge of the production had the case been deemed viable, but on the other hand it was a very risky move by the writer, only an individual, because now she is left in charge of paying all the expensive legal fees. I guess another way in which American and French law coincide.