Judge Dismisses Jersey Boys Suit Against Frankie Valli After Trial

Corbello v. DeVito, 08-cv-867 (D. Nev. Nov. 17, 2016).

The widow of a ghostwriter who had been engaged by a member of the Four Seasons to write an autobiography (the work), lost her copyright infringement case against Frankie Valli alleging that he and the other members of the band wrongfully misappropriated the work in making the hit musical "Jersey Boys."  The evidence at trial was un-rebutted that neither Valli nor band-mate Bob Gaudio ever saw the work until their depositions.  The Court further found that all claims for willful infringement failed as a matter of law.