Lawyer Fred Baron loaned his son Andrew more than $800,000 to help found an Internet-video company called Rocketboom. Sony Pictures signed a seven-figure deal with Rocketboom, giving the start-up a good degree of credibility and promise. Not enough, says father Fred. Valleywag has more on the saga and how Fred took son Andrew to court to try to get his money back.
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