was any lawsuit filed against it?
Yes, "Variety" sued "The Hollywood Reporter" for $46,500 for plagiarism.
The Hollywood Reporter
 In 1932, "Variety" sued "The Hollywood Reporter" for $46,500 for plagiarism, alleging that "THR" was plagiarizing information from "Variety" following its publication in New York on Tuesdays, 
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The Hollywood Reporter [SEP] Competition and lawsuits
"Variety" was established in 1905 in New York City as a weekly trade paper, initially covering vaudeville, Tin Pan Alley and the city's Theater District. In 1932, "Variety" sued "The Hollywood Reporter" for $46,500 for plagiarism, alleging that "THR" was plagiarizing information from "Variety" following its publication in New York on Tuesdays, by way of phoning or wiring the information back to Hollywood, so that "THR" could publish the information before "Variety" reached Hollywood three days later on Friday. Then, in 1933, "Variety" started its own daily Hollywood edition, "Daily Variety", to cover the film industry. From 1988 to 2014, "Daily Variety" and "The Hollywood Reporter" were both located on Wilshire Boulevard along Miracle Mile.