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MATTER OF ESTATE OF BISIGNANO

No. 22-0288.

991 N.W.2d 135 (2023)

In the MATTER OF the ESTATE OF Ruth C. BISIGNANO, Deceased. Exile Brewing Company, LLC, Appellant, v. Estate of Ruth C. Bisignano, Appellee. In the Matter of the Estate of Frank J. Bisignano, Deceased. Exile Brewing Company, LLC, Appellant, v. Estate of Frank J. Bisignano, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed May 26, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kristina J. Kamler (argued) and Robert S. Keith of Engles, Ketcham, Olson & Keith, P.C., Omaha, Nebraska, for appellant.

Scott M. Wadding (argued), Matthew G. Sease , and Delaney J. Kozlowski of Sease & Wadding, Des Moines, for appellees.

McDermott, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which all justices joined.

The Estates of Ruth Bisignano and her husband Frank Bisignano sued Exile Brewing Company based on the use of Ruth's name and likeness in Exile's promotion and sale of its popular beer called "Ruthie." To enable the estates to pursue these claims, Frank Bisignano's nephew first filed petitions in the probate court to reopen the...

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