District Court, S.D. New York March 15, 1994, 92 Civ. 2284 (JSM) (Carter v. Goodman Group Music Publishers)

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

MARTIN, District Judge:

Tollie Carter and Calvin Carter, Jr., the individual plaintiffs in this action, are the sons of Calvin Carter, Sr. (“Carter Sr.”) and the nephews of James Bracken (“Bracken”). Carter Sr. and Bracken were composers who died in 1986 and 1972, respectively. The other plaintiffs are music publishing companies previously owned by either Carter Sr.