Legal Opinion
Poley v. Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 1, 1994PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ira Gammerman, J.
Consolidated here for determination are two motions: (1) plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction, along with defendant Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.’s (Sony) cross motion for the imposition of sanctions and costs; and (2) Sony’s motion for an order dismissing the complaint as to it and for sanctions and costs.
Plaintiff Ted Poley (Paley) is a musician who, along with defendants Steve Berlow, also known as Steve West (West), and Bruno Dicecco, also known as Bruno Ravel (Ravel), and nonparty Casey Schmitt (Schmitt) signed a recording contract with…
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