Legal Opinion
19 Recordings Ltd. v. Sony Music Entertainment
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 18, 2016No. 14 Civ. 1056 (RA) (GWG)PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
GABRIEL W. GORENSTEIN, United States Magistrate Judge
In this suit by 19 Recordings (“19”) against Sony Music Entertainment (“Sony”), 19 moves to amend the existing complaint to include claims for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fan-dealing.1 For the reasons stated below, the plaintiffs motion is denied.
I. BACKGROUND
Because the resolution of the motion to amend turns on whether the proposed Second Amended Complaint states a claim for relief, we assume its allegations are true and draw all reasonable inferences in 19’s favor. See, e.g., Steginsky v. Xcelera…
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