Buss was a big fan of “The Office” and approached Kaling with the premise about five years ago. Kaling ended up as the co-creator, writer and executive producer alongside Ike Barinholtz and David Stassen.

Mindy Kaling's upcoming project is encountering legal issues just days before its debut on Netflix. Find out what’s causing the trouble.

Pepperdine University claims that the studios infringed on its trademarks with the fictional basketball team in the new comedy series.

"Would I want to come to Montecito and have her cook for me? I wanted to get taken care of in that moment of my life," Kaling said, in an interview, of the request that came while she was on maternity leave.

Pepperdine University filed a lawsuit against Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery Thursday for alleged trademark infringement over Mind Kaling's upcoming comedy series "Running Point." The upcoming series centers around a fictional party girl,

Ahead of its Netflix premiere on Feb. 27, Mindy Kaling‘s new sports comedy series Running Point is already making waves. On Thursday, Pepperdine University announced a trademark infringement lawsuit against Netflix and Warner Bros.

The lawsuit claims the show promotes themes that don’t correspond to the university’s values, including alcohol and substance use, sexual innuendo and imagery, and foul language.

Pepperdine University has filed a lawsuit against Netflix and Warner Bros., accusing them of trademark infringement over the new sports comedy Running Point. The Malibu-based Christian university claims the show’s fictional basketball team,