IPNews® – Renowned test pilot Chuck Yeager on Monday lost his Ninth Circuit appeal of his failed suit seeking to hold two old friends liable for using his likeness without authorization in their aviation memorabilia business.
Yeager’s claims were time-barred, the appeals court ruled. The Ninth Circuit ruled that a declaration Yeager submitted to the court, filled with hundreds of facts he could not remember at his deposition, was a sham. To continue reading, click: Chuck Yeager Loses Ninth Circuit Likeness Rights Appeal