Legal Opinion
Gomba Music Inc. v. Avant
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided December 6, 2016No. Case No. 14-11767PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT [82], GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT [83], AND GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT [81]
LAURIE J. MICHELSON, U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE
In the late 1960s, Plaintiff Harry Balk signed a series of contracts to manage, record, and publish music for singer/songwriter Sixto Rodriguez. These contracts gave him the exclusive rights to Rodriguez’s songs. Balk claims that while under this exclusive arrangement, Rodriguez conspired with Defendant Clarence Avant to…
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