1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 795 F.3d
  5. 795 F.3d 1109 (2015)
 

RAY CHARLES FOUNDATION v. ROBINSON

No. 13-55421.

795 F.3d 1109 (2015)

The RAY CHARLES FOUNDATION, a California Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Raenee ROBINSON, an individual; Ray Charles Robinson, Jr., an individual; Sheila Robinson, an individual; David Robinson, an individual; Robert F. Robinson, an individual; Reatha Butler, an individual; and Robyn Moffett, an individual, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 31, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Daniel Passin (argued), Yakub Hazzard, and Daniel G. Stone, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Marc Toberoff (argued), Toberoff & Associates, P.C., Malibu, CA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: DAVID BRYAN SENTELLE, MORGAN CHRISTEN, and ANDREW D. HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

When music legend Ray Charles died, he left behind remarkable legacies in music and philanthropy. This appeal arises from the intersection of the two. Seven of Charles's heirs purported to terminate copyright grants that Charles conferred while he was alive. The Ray Charles Foundation, the sole beneficiary...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases