A dispute between an art publisher and the estate of Robert Indiana—who created the famous “LOVE” sculptures and a postal stamp based on the design must go back to a trial court for a second look, as it’s unclear if a contract requiring arbitration was undone by a later agreement, the First Circuit said.
Whether a 2019 “Term Sheet” supersedes a 2008 contract between Indiana and the publisher, Michael McKenzie, is for a court to determine, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit said.
It vacated a lower court’s ruling that sent the case to arbitrators to determine ...