Legal Opinion
Bingham v. Zolt
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 15, 1988No. 86 Civ. 9477 (KC)PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONBOY, District Judge:
The estate (“Estate”) of Bob Marley, who at the time of his death in 1981 commanded a global audience for his music of reggae rhythms and political and religious commitment, brings this action against several former legal and financial advisors to both Marley and, following his death, the Estate. Stripped to its essentials, the complaint alleges that the defendants fraudulently diverted three of Marley’s music companies (“The British Virgin Island Companies”) out of the Estate. The defendants move to dismiss the complaint on the grounds that the Court lacks subject…
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