Legal Opinion
Bullard v. MRA Holding, LLC
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 28, 2013No. S12Q2087PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Melton, Justice.
This case is before us based upon questions certified to this Court by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia* 1 regarding the availability and scope of an appropriation of likeness claim under Georgia law. Because we conclude that such a claim is available to the plaintiff under the facts presented here, and because we conclude that such a claim is controlled by Georgia law even where, as here, some of the activities that ultimately gave rise to the claim took place in Florida, we outline the parameters of the claim below.
The alleged facts of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Pavesich v. New England Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Cabaniss v. HipsleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- Dowis v. Mud Slingers, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2005
- Risdon Enterprises, Inc. v. Colemill Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Coon v. Medical Center, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2017
- Bearoff v. CratonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019
- McCONNELL Et Al. v. DEPARTMENT OF LABORCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
- Cumberland Contractors, Inc. v. State Bank & Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
- Dep't of Labor v. McconnellSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
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