Bruce Springsteen Wins Appeal, Won’t Face Lawsuit Over Vintage Car on 2022 Album Cover
An appellate court upheld the dismissal of litigation over the album artwork for Only The Strong Survive .
A New Jersey appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed against Bruce Springsteen, Sony Music, and his manager Jon Landau. The case alleged that Springsteen had promised additional payments to the family of Louis Billotti, a deceased classic car collector, if his 1967 Pontiac GTO appeared on an album cover. The lawsuit was brought by Billotti's son, claiming the promise was made orally during photoshoots at Springsteen's New Jersey home.
Billotti died just before the 2022 album Only the Strong Survive was released, featuring the GTO in the artwork. A trial court judge had dismissed the case earlier due to lack of sufficient evidence. The appeals court ruled that there was no direct evidence to support the son's claim. Instead, multiple witnesses testified that Billotti was content with the agreed-upon payment and was overjoyed to see his car on the album cover.
The court found the son's allegations to be insufficiently supported and legally untenable, stating that the trial court's decision to grant summary judgment was sound.
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