T.E.A.M. Entertainment, Inc. v. Douglas

MEMORANDUM ORDER

RAKOFF, District Judge.

Plaintiff T.E.A.M. Entertainment (“T.E.A.M.”), a company specializing in the production of hip-hop and rhythm-and-blues music recordings, has sued singer Ashanti Douglas (“Ashanti”) and her manager mother, Tina Douglas, alleging two counts of breach of contract and one count of unjust enrichment. Defendants now move for summary judgment on all three claims. For the reasons that follow, the motion is denied.

The pertinent facts, taken most favorably to plaintiff, are as follows:

In or around June 1996, when Ashanti was sixteen years old, defendants…