United States Ninth Circuit
Sam Francis Foundation v. Christies, Inc., 12-56067
In a suit brought by artists and their estates against auction companies, alleging violations the California Resale Royalty Act for failing to pay mandatory royalties on sales of fine art, the district court's holding that the Act fell in its entirety is reversed and remanded, where only the portion of the Act regulating out-of-state sales violates the dormant Commerce Clause, but that provision is severable from the remainder of the Act.
Appellate Information
- Decided 05/05/2015
- Published 05/05/2015
Judges
- Graber
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit