Market Data Approach ‘Particularly Unsuitable’ to Valuing Feature Film

Business Valuation UpdateVol. 23 No. 3
BVLaw Case Update
March 2017

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7812 Motion Picture and Video Tape Production
512110 Motion Picture and Video Production
economic damages & lost profits
damages, expert testimony, breach of fiduciary duty, fair market value (FMV), market-based approach, fraudulent transfer, comparable companies method, valuation
Holder v. Howe
2016 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 8989
December 14, 2016
US
State Court
California
Court of Appeal
Larry Gerbrandt (plaintiff); unknown (defendants)
Chaney

Summary

Court rejects expert’s movie valuation based on percentage of cost of making it; market data approach is “particularly unsuitable” because simply averaging price of films and cost to create them does not yield information about value of particular film.

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Market Data Approach ‘Particularly Unsuitable’ to Valuing Feature Film

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December 14, 2016

Court rejects expert’s movie valuation based on percentage of cost of making it; market data approach is “particularly unsuitable” because simply averaging price of films and cost to create them does not yield information about value of particular film.