California Court of Appeal

In this tort action brought by for misappropriation of likeness by plaintiff as the assignee of two models who are not parties to the action, motion for judgment on the pleadings in favor of defendants is reversed, where a misappropriation of likeness claim, which concerns only the pecuniary benefits to be derived from the commercial exploitation of a person's likeness, is assignable.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/12/2014
• Published 09/12/2014

Judges

• Kitching

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel