Legal Opinion
Fifty-Six Hope Road Music, Ltd. v. A.V.E.L.A., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 20, 2015No. 12-17502, 12-17519, 12-17595, 13-15407, 13-15473PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge N.R. SMITH; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge CHRISTEN.
OPINION
N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
1. The district court did not err by denying Defendants’ post-trial motion for judgment as a matter of law on the Lanham Act false endorsement claim of Fifty-Six Hope Road Music (“Hope Road”) and Zion Rootswear, LLC (“Zion”). The jury found Appellees, A.V.E.L.A., X One X Movie Archive, Leo Valencia, Freeze, and Jem Sportswear (collectively “Defendants”), (a) used Bob Marle/s image (b) on their t-shirts and other merchandise, (c) in a manner likely to cause confusion as to…
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