Legal Opinion
Penthouse International, Ltd., a New York Corporation v. Priscilla Barnes
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 30, 1986No. 85-6023PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:
Penthouse International, Ltd. (Penthouse) filed for a declaratory judgment of the terms of a 1975 model release with Priscilla Barnes (Barnes). Barnes counterclaimed for damages and injunctive relief, alleging breach of confidentiality. The district court bifurcated the trial, and this appeal is from the declaratory judgment only.
Pursuant to the contract Penthouse published nude photographs of Barnes under a fictitious name in its March 1976 issue. Penthouse now proposes pursuant to the same contract to republish the photographs using her true identity. The district…
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- Blumenfeld v. R. H. MacY & Co.California Court of Appeal · 1979
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