Car Company Asks 9th Circuit To Rethink Fee Denial In Car Chase Film IP Dispute

( October 24, 2025, 10:36 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A classic car company and its owners tell a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel that it erred when it denied the company’s request for attorney fees, arguing that the panel by necessity ruled on a breach of contract claim when it held in May that a Ford Mustang known as “Eleanor” in the film “Gone in 60 Seconds” is not a copyrightable character under a Ninth Circuit test....