Legal Opinion
Frigon v. Universal Pictures, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 21, 2018No. NUMBER 2017 CA 0993PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGuidry, J.
A succession representative appeals the dismissal of claims brought on behalf of the decedent's estate relative to the sale of the decedent's "life story." For the following reasons, we: (1) affirm the sustaining of the peremptory exceptions raising the objection of no cause of action; (2) reverse the denial of the special motions to strike; and (3) render judgment to grant the special motions to strike.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On February 19, 1986, Adler Berriman Seal, who was more commonly known as simply Barry Seal, died intestate. In 2014, Universal City Studios, LLC ("Universal"),…
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