United States right of publicityjudicial estoppeldomicile

Inc. v. Marilyn Monroe LLC

692 F.3d 983 (9th Cir. 2012)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtUnited States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Year2012

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A party is judicially estopped from claiming a posthumous right of publicity premised on California (or Indiana) domicile where the decedent's estate had consistently represented in probate that the decedent was domiciled in New York to obtain estate-tax advantages.

Area of Law

General

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