In an interesting turn of events, a legal battle over the rights to the famous car, the Eleanor from the 2000 film “Gone in 60 Seconds”, has ended in a stalemate. A producer of the film and the company of racing legend Carroll Shelby both laid claim to the profitable rights to the car, but a California judge, in a bid to resolve the dispute, has dismissed all claims and counterclaims from both sides after establishing that no wrongdoing had been conducted by either party.
This decision effectively discards any allegations or suits related to the case, signalling a conclusion to this long-haul legal tussle. Despite the evident profitability of the rights to the famed car, ‘the Eleanor’, no illicit actions were found to be committed by either the film’s producer or Carroll Shelby’s company. Therefore, neither party could be declared victorious in the claim for profitability rights.
Law 360 provides a more detailed report on this lawsuit.