Legal Opinion
Ruffin-Steinback v. DePasse
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided February 3, 2000No. 99-70513, 99-70514, 99-70515, 99-71088PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
FEIKENS, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The production and airing of a miniseries docudrama 1 depicting the story of the “legendary Motown act” the “Temptations” set the stage for this case. Plaintiffs are the estate of one of the former members of the group, Davis “David” Ruf-fin (Ruffin), Ruffin’s heirs and his mother, and three other persons depicted in the mini-series. They filed complaints against several defendants, alleging state law tort claims for violation of the right of publicity, unjust enrichment, negligence, conspiracy, invasion of privacy, defamation and…
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