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Paisley Park Enterprises v. Boxill

371 F. Supp 3d 578 (2019)

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Paisley Park Enterprises v. Boxill

United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
371 F. Supp 3d 578 (2019)

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Facts

Paisley Park Enterprises and Comerica Bank & Trust, NA, as personal representatives of the estate of the late artist Prince Rogers Nelson (the Prince estate) (plaintiffs) brought suit against George Boxill and others (defendants). Boxill was a sound engineer for Prince. The Prince estate alleged in the suit that Boxill and the others unlawfully possessed and attempted to exploit commercially several sound recordings of Prince. The suit asserted various counts, including breach of contract, conversion, and copyright infringement. The Prince estate filed a demand for arbitration as to the breach-of-contract and conversion claims. Boxill moved in court to enjoin the arbitration, arguing that arbitration on both claims was preempted by copyright law. The motion was denied, and following an evidentiary hearing, an arbitrator issued an interim award in favor of the Prince estate as to its breach-of-contract and conversion claims and held that the Prince estate was entitled to damages and the return of the disputed recordings. The final award also awarded the Prince estate reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. Boxill filed a motion to vacate the arbitration award. The Prince estate filed a cross-motion to confirm the award.

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Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Wright, J.)

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